Anna Niestroj aka Blink Blink is part of the Berlin Handmade and DIY scene, she was born in Poland and bought up in Germany. She creates these beautiful handmade patterns with a beautiful mix of bright colours, lines, shapes and textures from her studio in Berlin. She also runs her own very interesting blog, go check out more of her excellent work on Flickr.
In Halloween Mood, the Patternbank team thought we’d share these unique and stylish illustrations. Graham Erwin, a designer, illustrator and screen printer based in Columbus, Ohio. His work is a real mix of crafted linear illustrations and precise studied detail. Check out more of his work on his portfolio site grahamerwin.com and learn more about his recent exhibitions on his blog.
Patternbank love vintage graphics and with such an abundance of inspiring visuals on the web, sometimes it can be hard to track key graphic trends happening. This great collection of inspiring vintage potato graphics caught our eye recently. PopKulture’s Flickr site is a inspirational destination for vintage graphics, signage highlights and forgotten U.S graphics.
Patternbank love the work of NYC born artist Max Rippon (Ripo), now based in Barcelona. Heavily influenced by sign painting, Ripo creates text-based work with an urban aesthetic. Elaborately-drawn fonts, formed with watercolour, ink, graphite, sign painters enamel and oil pastels on delicate hand-cut paper, allow us to appreciate the aesthetics of the words regardless of their associations. Using techniques of calligraphy and layering, Ripo crafts letters that appear to jut and curve outside of the page in swift, fluid motion. Bleeding colours and splashes of paint burst beyond the constraints of the page, rendered in incredibly fine detail. To see more of his work both in the streets and studio check out his website ripovisuals.com and at whitewallssf.com
Patternbank are loving the way Harold Hollingsworth re-interprets vintage lettering and embellishments into beautiful layered large scale mixed media paintings. They contain a great deal of texture and depth with the beautiful hand painted vintage lettering dissected and then overlaid on to canvas and panels. For more of Harold’s work check out his website.
These captivating optical collages are the work of Marco Migani aka Inserirefloppino. Italian artist Migani, combines great colours, optical pattern and geometric shapes in his cut and sprayed pieces. Patternbank love the playful aspect of the urban and rural landscapes which have been chopped and twisted to create mesmerizing patterns.
The Bases Loaded Series is an exploration of conceptual graphic design and storytelling using American Baseball as the vehicle. The concepts are driven home with the relationship of text and image, and the process is 100% hand-done. Raw, hand-drawn iconography in partnership with hand-crafted typography are used to convey strong and sometimes deep messages. These icons and graphics emphasize concept and idea over aesthetic. The aesthetic is achieved by way of the idea, the tools used, and the process. For more of Brian’s incredible work check here, and on this beautifully designed site – Eephus Leauge Magazine.
Patternbank are loving Huang Qi Lin’s geometry and mathematical fueled visual structures. These mesmerizing artworks explore the scientific beauty of maths through typography and linear form. The ‘Eureka’ branding project for Elaine Wong includes three sections: Eureka Ornament, Eureka Pattern & Eureka Type. Check out more of Huang Qi Lin’s work at the Chinese Designers Union CDA.
