Before launching into the next couple of patterns, I feel I should explain the Pattern-A-Day project a little bit.

You may look at the collection and say “These aren’t really patterns, Smarty.” And I’ll say, “You’re right. They are tiles for a seamless repeat pattern.” While the image itself may or may not be a pattern, when repeated, they should do so seamlessly.

Crappy technical tip: So if you want to see this at work, right-click on the image, click “Save As.” Then you can go to your System Preferences, choose “Change Desktop Background”, and select the image. Depending on your system, there are options such as “Fill Screen,” “Stretch to Screen,” or “Tile.” Select “Tile” and there you have it. See the image of my lovely desktop below:

Anyway, onto some new patterns (yes, I’m sticking with the misnomer for consistency!)

Pattern #9: Rec Room

So I didn’t grow up with a Rec Room, but I read many books of teens who had them in their basements. I didn’t even have a basement, or stairs, so the whole idea intrigued me. I always pictured Rec Rooms with some crazy wallpaper and shag carpet. And maybe a handmade mahogany bar stocked with Seagrams 7 and Wild Turkey. If that mental picture was at all accurate, I’d bet the wallpaper was something like the following.

All I ask is you provide a link back to my blog to let folks know where you got it.

 

Pattern #10: Hello, Dahlia!

It’s dahlia season, and Volunteer Park in Seattle has a beautiful collection of these structural, unique flowers. I snapped pics today and collaged them. I love the screenprinted effect (without getting my hands dirty). This would make an excellent desktop wallpaper, Twitter background, or blog background. Take a deep whiff and enjoy!

 

Today is a twofer since I didn’t get to post yesterday.

Pattern #7: Argyle Love Connection

I’ve been a fan of argyle for years, so for today, I thought I’d show it a little love…connection.

The lines connect star-crossed lovers all across your desktop!

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Pattern #8: Hot Shade

Two years ago, we took a little trip to LA. One day, we visited the Getty, which was a truly amazing experience. One thing I really loved were the tumbled travertine pavers in the courtyard, enhanced by the shade of the well-placed trees. I took some of these tiles and manipulated them. I think they look a little like watercolor now. Enjoy!

Again, if you repost, all I ask is you provide a link back to my blog to let folks know where you got it.

Pattern #6: Pole Position

I was inspired by this weekend’s trip to the LeMay Car Museum. The cars were beautiful and the building itself was a sight to see! I’m only a casual car enthusiast. “Appreciator” is more of an accurate term. My husband is the true enthusiast, pointing out the horsepower of this, the xx-liter engine of that (I really don’t know). But what I was struck by were all the design details, especially before the 1960s. From this collection, it seemed like there was a true intention to design and create beautiful details, even in production vehicles. I think car manufacturers are just beginning to head back in this direction, but are a far cry from the real “coolness” that existed in other eras.

I digress. Here’s today’s pattern. Numbers galore!

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Pattern #5: Bright Boho

This is a little bit of a cheat, but I liked #4 so much, I created a couple of different colorways. I can see these sunny amoeba-flowers gracing a tote bag or little clutch. Of course, I post these here for electronic use, but maybe someday I’ll get into textile design. 🙂 So download away, friends!

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Pattern #4: Boho Summer

This one was a lot of fun. I used an actual PENCIL and PAPER! I liked it so much, I made it the cover image for the Committed Facebook page. You could fiddle with it and do the same!

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Pattern #3: Georetro

I’m kind of excited about this one. Inspired by Charley Harper’s awesome geometric animals, and just a 60s look in general, I wanted to bring in some fun shapes and colors and see if they’d work together in a seamless pattern. Maybe repeat it to create a nice timeline header?

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Pattern #2: Lateral Lavender

This pattern was originally inspired by plaid and gingham, but went another, more modern direction. I am thinking it’ll be a good one for a desktop!

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For the month of August, I’ve decided to sharpen my design chops and do a little daily project. Every day, I’ll be designing a seamless pattern.

The plan is to design a pattern each day and post for you lovely readers to download and use as backgrounds for your blogs, twitter pages, or other social/electro-/inter-media. All I ask is you provide a link back to my blog to let folks know where you got it.

Easy, right?

Today’s pattern is Mod Peacock. Enjoy!