The brand new Print & Sample e book: Nature

I’ve acquired you a Christmas current… I managed to get my fingers on an early evaluate copy, kindly equipped by the writer, of the brand new Print & Sample e book: Nature, and I’m gonna offer you a bit preview to get you salivating!

The e book is ~~popping out in January 2017~~ out now. That is the newest e book within the sequence, based mostly on the tremendous widespread Print & Sample weblog run by Marie Perkins (aka Bowie Model).

Let’s get the fundamental details out of the way in which first:

Creator: Bowie Model (aka Marie Perkins)
304 stunning and glossy pages
430 shiny and vibrant illustrations
101 superb artists and designers featured
Prices £19.99 and you’ll order from Amazon
Printed by Laurence King [ISBN: 9781780679150]

Okay so, who of their proper thoughts, a minimum of on the planet of floor sample design, doesn’t love a great e book stuffed with vibrant and beautiful patterns? Nicely, I do, and I wasn’t stunned to see that, as soon as once more, Marie has managed to curate a beautiful assortment of prints and patterns from a few of the greatest artists and designers round.

There have been 4 books already revealed on this sequence: Print & Sample 1, 2, Children and Geometric. This time the theme is the pure world and all its wonderfulness. So in case you’re into flowers, leaves, timber, little bugs and woodland creatures you then’re in for a deal with…

For the reason that very first artwork varieties had been created, individuals have been impressed for example the marvels of the pure world. The colors, patterns and wonder present in nature present limitless sources of inspiration for designers, from flowers and timber to leaves, grasses, bugs, pebbles and feathers. – Marie Perkins

In the event you personal any of the opposite books within the sequence, you may count on the identical glorious high quality, format and clear and easy structure. Not a lot has modified there, but when it ain’t broke, don’t repair it.

There are 1 or 2 spreads per designer/artist, with a great size bio and some generously sized illustrations, every with their very own caption. In the event you’re something like me and prefer to learn fine details concerning the artists, you’ll respect the information included. As all the time it’s extremely inspirational to learn the designers’ bios, their workflows and who they’ve labored for/with, to not point out their very own sources of inspiration.

The designers featured are from all world wide, with the bulk being from Europe and North America. We are able to discover the standard suspects amongst them: Bonnie Christine, Brie Harrison, Carolyn Gavin, Elizabeth Olwen and Helen Dardik are only some of the names that a few of you may recognise.

Documenting the work of the perfect designers within the area, the e book is a useful supply of reference and inspiration for floor designers, designer-makers and craftspeople, graphic designers, illustrators and textile designers. – Marie Perkins

The e book showcases an amazing vary of sample making methods comparable to watercolour, gouache, display screen printing, block printing, felt-tip pens, ink, collaging or solely digital.

One factor that’s fairly noticeable on this difficulty is that hand-drawn motifs, texture and watercolour maintain cropping up web page after web page. Positively much more than within the different Print & Sample books… It could be due to the character of the e book (increase increase). Jokes apart, I feel this displays the development we maintain seeing in every single place of going again to the handmade, to our extra artisanal expertise.

Motif types vary from the simplified and really graphic to the painterly and extra lifelike. I feel it’s protected to say that flowers and leaves are the primary attraction, being probably the most ample. Color additionally has a really sturdy function right here, so count on an explosion of it!

Specific types and motifs could change with style and trend, however nature stays probably the most enduring supply of inspiration for designers. – Marie Perkins

So the conclusion is: this Print & Sample e book delivers, as all its predecessors did, and each web page is a shock and a delight. In the event you love sample and color, it is a must-have!