Decorative Brick Pattern This is the third class of this Geometric Surface Pattern Design Series. In this class we explore some of the terminology used to create decorative patterns. It’s not an exhaustive list of terms. It is just enough…
Decorative Bands Have ever struggled with designing a decorative band that looks balanced and in proportion? To be successful, a pattern requires a sense of rhythm, and to achieve this rhythm, geometry plays an important part. This week, I published…
Arts & Crafts Class Now on Skillshare If you are interested to learn how to create an Arts & Crafts pattern, pop over to Skillshare. I have published my first class. Over time, I’ll add more classes that will step…
I thought I’d share how to build the iOS Icon Grid by way of a simple animation. This is the same method that is described step-by-step in the book ‘Icon Design‘. Phi – Golden Ratio Phi (golden ratio) plays an important…
Constructed between 1865 and 1868 in the Gothic Revival style, much of Auckland’s former Supreme Court (now Old High Court) building was restored in the late 1980’s as part of the High Court redevelopment. Stencilling features prominently in the restoration of…
Designed for Kelly and Jo from ‘You, Me and the Dream‘, these round towels are based on the same proportional grid system that I use for designing icons. Golden Ratio The golden ratio was used to lay out the decorative elements of both…
Geometric Designs The following six geometric designs were drawn by following the instructions in Draw Islamic Geometric Star Patterns by Eric Broug. With seven examples, the book is a great introduction to drawing Islamic geometric patterns. The process involves drawing a grid…
Icon Grids for iOS, OS X, tvOS and Apple Watch I’m really excited to announce the long-awaited update to Icon Design. With two new geometrically derived icon grids for OSX, a tvOS icon grid and two Apple Watch grids, you…
With a referendum on whether to change the New Zealand flag, the opportunity to submit a design is an opportunity that is not to be missed. Apart from its similarity to and being mistaken for the Australian flag, there isn’t…
The Power of Form by R. W. Billings Years ago, I used to frequent the second hand book shops around Auckland for books on architecture and geometry. For the princely sum of $11.00 I picked up an autographed book called…
