Surface Pattern Design
A very creative surface design project is underway for Jonathan Ward London. I have a lot to live up to as the brand is so beautiful but I have been asked to use my textile design skills to design some surface pattern designs for packaging. I have the brief and the research is underway. Very … Continue reading
“Finest Quality Scented Candles”
I have completed a lovely repeat pattern design for a new client to be used across packaging and stationery and as a result I have been awarded more exciting work. This time I will be creating concepts for an interior product display for Jonathan Ward London. Results will be added to the portfolio in due … Continue reading
Botanical Inspired Florals
Just wanted to upload some more illustration and textile designs. These botanical inspired flowers are hand drawn first in pencil, shaded and then overlayed with ink and coloured markers they’ve then been layered up in Photoshop. Just for fun these ones! All images copy right of Zoe Barker 2011. No use reproduction without prior consent. … Continue reading
Print Happy
I love working on ‘tangible’ projects and although my forte is fabric print I’m a dab hand at choosing card and paper stock too. For the last week I’ve been umming and ahhing on various textures and finishes from the gorgeous GFSmith paper range. I have made headway this morning and requested (a very complicated) … Continue reading
Lovebirds – An Ode to the Royal Wedding
Another addition to my developing technique and an ode to the happy couple, Kate Middleton and Prince William. I drew some Lovebirds with the trusty 2B pencil, overlayed with 0.2 black fine liner, overlayed again with 0.8 black fine liner and cross hatched with a 0.1 and then I played around with colour layers in … Continue reading
Bluetits
I’ve been playing with some design ideas and techniques based on my collections gone by. I used these drawings in 2008 but somehow they seem more relevant to me now. I have simplified the techniques I used back then, which brings new life to the li’l Bluetits. These Bluetit designs are based on layering coloured … Continue reading
A wonderful hub of creativeness
As always I have ideas galore. The trouble I have is that i think too much, achieving zilch or I act too rashly, achieving zilch. So it’s time for new tactics and my blog is a good place to start. It has been difficult since graduating from Chelsea in 2008, the recession hasn’t helped and … Continue reading
It’s been a while!
It’s been a while since posting, I’ve been busy cooing over my two new nephews and scribbling in sketchbooks but the time has come to start bombarding the blogging world with my views and news. To get the ball rolling I’d like to share with you my favourite find of the week. I’m a girly … Continue reading
Understanding Textile Design
Textile design is often misunderstood and for good reason – the discipline itself, the process and the practice, is not in the public eye. Having said that, textile design itself is always in the public eye, found on interior furnishings, apparel and artwork to name but a few. I’ll touch on the discipline in more … Continue reading
Computer Arts – Repeat Performance
Although this article I contributed to is an oldie, I came across it again recently and it has helped me make a few design decisions. In light of this I have decided to share it once more – hopefully it will prove of interest to someone else out there. I’d love to hear your thoughts. … Continue reading
Zoe Louise Barker 