Composition and Color for Textile and Surface Designs

Get started by meeting designer Silvia Stella Osella. She tells you about her career in textile and surface design and shows you the designers and artists that have influenced her style.

Next, start laying the groundwork for your final project. Discover the key aspects that you need to include in a concept to create a commercial pattern collection with a strong identity.

Learn about brand forecasting and why studying trends is crucial to determining the design for your collection. Then analyze a brief and follow up with some thorough research on the topic.

Compile everything you found, cut anything that is unnecessary, and build an inspirational mood board for your final project. Using the ideas from your mood board, start designing your patterns, explore color schemes, and put together several mock-ups to create your collection.

Once your patterns are finished, prepare your file for printing and learn how to communicate clearly and efficiently with clients and printers.