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“When I decided to create Wallflowers, the first edition, I scoured my many notebooks for little drawings I had done over the years to compile the first set. She describes her process : “ The core of pattern creation lies within what is commonly referred to as the ‘seed.’ In the simplest of patterns, the seed would be the design element/s filling up the shape of a square or rectangle, which automatically turns into a tile.” I found it fascinating that any sketch could be turned into a pattern.” I grew up in a house with a lot of interesting wallpaper as a kid, and I loved to try sketch out the ‘seeds’ of the patterns on the walls and from the awesome 1970s wallpaper swatch books my mom had.

Laura’s inspiration came from her childhood. Floral motifs, abstracts, skeletons, lipstick kisses, even insects – she’s got them all! They are super easy to use as they all come with a PDF User Guide that includes a key for accessing every image, as well as samples of the pattern they create. Although primarily known for her script and handwriting fonts, this talented typeface designer and hand-lettering artist lovingly created these unique, hand drawn wallpaper tiles and accompanying icons. One very beautiful and useful pattern font series is Wallflowers I, II, and III, designed by Laura Worthington.

They can be combined, overlapped, and overlaid – your imagination is the limit. They can set the mood of a genre or a time period – from traditional to modern, simple to fancy, geometric to organic to abstract. With a little ingenuity, they can also be used as a fill for headline type. Pattern fonts are also great for borders and as individual icons or decorative elements.

They are great for print projects, such as menus, signage, invitations, bookplates, posters, packaging, book covers and editorial pages, as well as fabric and clothing, wallpaper, logos, branding and identity, etc. Pattern fonts can also be used for a lot more than just web page backgrounds. You also have the option of intermixing them to create your own, uniquely personal pattern. Pattern fonts offer ease of use as well as unlimited flexibility by allowing you to change their size, proportion, color and transparency. While innumerable background images can be found on the web, they are usually jpg files with fixed sizes and colors, which limit their usage.

One of the most common uses for patterns is to create backgrounds for websites, blogs, and social media pages. Pattern fonts consist of decorative or illustrative elements which, when repeated (or tiled) vertically and/or horizontally, create a perfectly seamlessly aligned pattern which can be used for a wide range of purposes. But a font can be used to display more than the alphabet. Q: Do you have any suggestion on how to liven up my design using some unusual fonts?Ī: When we talk about fonts, most people assume we are talking about type.