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Magical Mystery Illustration Tour – Scott Balmer

By Patternbank On August 30, 2012 · In Graphics

Long ago when mobile phones were the size of houses and the closest thing to the internet was the loading screens on a zx spectrum. There was a kid who could almost always be found scribbling away. Conjuring up imagery of anything and everything from hyper advanced cars to magnificent beasts. That kid was Scott Balmer. After graduating from Duncan of Jordanstone college of Art & Design in Scotland, Balmer started life as a freelance illustrator and has never looked back since. Patternbank is digging Scott’s trippy graphic explorations in colour and pattern. With clients like Umbro, The Guardian, Howies and The New York Times magazine already tapping into his creative mindset, he’s definitely one to watch. See more of his illustration portfolio here.

Nate Duval – Crazy Chaotic Harmony

By Patternbank On August 25, 2012 · In Graphics

Nate Duval’s quantity, quality and variety of work is incredible, one man creates all this great stuff. These are gig posters, band t-shirts and album covers of the highest order. We love the crazy and often chaotic, almost psychedelic patterns and textures that he crafts into his work and the freaky amalgamation of humans and animals. It’s beautiful to see such consistent quality throughout this Massachusetts-based illustrator and designer’s work. To see his drawings before he’s coloured them up check out his Tumblr, for everything else get yourself over to nateduval.com

Textural Photographic Colour Blasts – Michael Chase

By Patternbank On August 23, 2012 · In Inspiration

Patternbank have already highlighted Michael Chase’s amazing photographic abstract art in our ‘Beautiful Decay’ post but after seeing some of his recent work we wanted to highlight more. Chase’s new photographic experimental studies are great inspiration for our Spring/Summer 2013 colour trend forecast ‘Vibrant Glow’. With acid candy tones and pastel combinations these new textural photos are a great resource for print and pattern inspiration. See more of Michael Chase’s textural studies at his tumblr site Areaofinterest.com

Typographical Fun Statements – Andy Smith

By Patternbank On August 23, 2012 · In Graphics

Mixing humour with beautifully hand crafted typography is where illustrator Andy Smith excels. The Patternbank team love his quirky offbeat type statements that have real energy and impact. Smith studied at the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art and now lives by the sea in Hastings, East Sussex. We first spotted his work at Pick Me Up(contemporary art fair) at Somerset House and have continued to follow his inspiring work. See more of his work here at asmithillustration.com

Future Past Pop Art Prints – Morgan Blair

By Patternbank On August 20, 2012 · In Graphics, Inspiration

Patternbank are loving the handcrafted neon bright ‘Pop Art ‘statements by Morgan Blair. Morgan is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is interested in using pattern, symbols, and pop culture references to explore hypothetical scenarios from a cryptic future-past. Her work has been exhibited around the U.S. and internationally. See more of her work at morganblair.com

Vintage U.S Airline Baggage Tickets – Vintage Inspiration

By Patternbank On August 12, 2012 · In Graphics

Vintage graphics are such a major source of inspiration for new design developments. Patternbank aims to deliver vintage print & graphics for direction and inspiration in layout, colour use and typography. We stumbled across this amazing and stimulating collection of U.S airline baggage tickets. Covering the 50s, 60s and 70s, this collection is a rich source of of graphic inspiration. Flickr member MR38 has over 1000 ticket examples that show off great colour combos and typography trends of that time. Get lost at MR38 Flickr site now, just make sure you have a good hour or so spare !

Mysterious Assemblages – Eva Eun-Sil Han

By Patternbank On August 9, 2012 · In Inspiration

Layering materials hides the original identity of photographs, transforming them into these mysterious, collaged assemblages. Flashes of colour, from found papers, add depth and contrast in the bold monochromatic mood of the collection. Layers and repetition of shape create an inherent sense of pattern and control – as well as adding a 3D element to a flat image. The recurring circular form has become a signature of Eva Eun-Sil Han – find more of these intriguing pieces at evahan.weebly.com

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Olympic 2012 Fractured Illustrations – Charis Tsevis

By Patternbank On August 8, 2012 · In Graphics

With the London 2012 Olympics in full swing, the Patternbank team thought we’d enter into the sporting action with a graphically sporty highlight. We’ve been tracking Greek based visual artist Charis Tsevis for some time now. His work focuses on fractured graphic pattern, and the 2012 Olympics is no better place to find a great variaty of shapes and visual movement. These amazing artworks have been recently created by Tsevis for Yahoo’s Olympic 2012 coverage.