Designing for Kids: Create Playful Patterns
About Me
A course by Tati Abaurre , Pattern Designer and Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To get started, let me introduce myself! I will share my journey of becoming a pattern designer and illustrator. You will discover what led me from architecture and sustainability into the wonderful world of design for kids. I will also share my favorite projects and insights into my creative journey.”
In this video lesson Tati Abaurre addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing for Kids: Create Playful Patterns. Learn to create a collection of whimsical pattern designs for children's clothing and decor, from the initial sketch to the final mock-up.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, I'm Tati Abaurre. I'm a pattern designer and illustrator from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I fell in love with art at a young age and throughout my life, I always found myself sketching, painting, writing, or doing something creative. I studied architecture because at the time it felt like a safer path for me. I got a bachelor's in architecture and urban planning, and directly after that, I got a master's in green building and sustainability from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. I love architecture and I'm passionate about sustainability, but after graduati...”
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Course summary for: Designing for Kids: Create Playful Patterns
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Pattern Design, Product Design, Traditional illustration

Tati Abaurre
A course by Tati Abaurre
Tati Abaurre is a Brazilian pattern designer and illustrator. She fell in love with art from a young age and experimented with sketching, painting, writing, and beyond before going on to study architecture. In search of something that fulfilled her more creatively, she took a course on children’s book illustration and fell in love with the medium. Soon after, she immersed herself in the world of pattern design and illustration, sharing her creations on Instagram and dedicating herself to creating patterns full-time.
Since then, Tati has brought her designs to life in the form of kids’ decor, rugs, art prints, wallpaper, greeting cards, clothing, and beyond. She has also designed patterns for Disney, Lilipinso, Figo Fabrics, Up with paper, YOYO Books, and Stormy Knight. In 2021, she also started her own brand of stationery, "By Tati Abaurre".
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