Creative Patterns for Graphic Design

Setting up Your Illustrator to Create Simple Patterns 2

A course by Giorgia Smiraglia , Graphic Designer

100% positive reviews (223)

4,497 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Setting up Your Illustrator to Create Simple Patterns 2

Overview

“Here I will show you how to create patter swatches.”

In this video lesson Giorgia Smiraglia addresses the topic: Setting up Your Illustrator to Create Simple Patterns 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Patterns for Graphic Design. Get inspired by your surroundings to create unique patterns and apply them to a mock-up product set in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Partial transcription of the video

“Setting Up Your Illustrator to Create Simple Patterns So far, you've seen how to create a swatch for relatively simple motifs, but what happens with less intuitive patterns. Let's take for example this interlaced pattern coming from this illustration. The challenge was to create a pattern swatch that would keep the regularity of the woven trend of the line. This one might be tricky, so brace yourself. If I just select the illustration and convert it into a pattern swatch, this is the result I would get. The pattern appears immediately wrong. There is a discontinuity, the strand is broken, i...”

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Course summary for: Creative Patterns for Graphic Design

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (223)
4497 students
4 units
15 lessons (2h 38m)
3 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Design, Pattern Design, Product Design, Traditional illustration

Giorgia Smiraglia

A course by Giorgia Smiraglia

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Graphic Designer

Giorgia Smiraglia is an Italian graphic designer. After receiving a degree in graphic design from the Instituto Europeo di Design in Milan, Giorgia moved to London where she has been working as a freelance designer in the branding sector.

Her designs have been used for international brands ranging from body care products, alcoholic beverages, luxury hotels, restaurants, and fashion firms. Giorgio’s client list include Fila, The Body Shop, Marriott International, Fortnum & Mason, Pernod Ricard, Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, Rothschild, Mondadori.