pattern design
Repeating visual arrangement
Pattern design is the creation of decorative motifs intended for repetition across surfaces—textiles, wallpaper, packaging, digital backgrounds.
The discipline involves arranging visual elements so they tile seamlessly: She studied pattern design at art school.
A pattern design is also the finished result: The pattern design features interlocking geometric shapes.
- motifRecurring thematic element
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- repetitionAct of redoing
geometric shape · fractal · ornamentation · William Morris · grid · batik · ikat · block print · colorway · color palette · weaving · mandala · mosaic · warp and weft · folk art · generative art · digital print · embroidery
- Design HistoryArt Nouveau, Bauhaus, mid-century modern, Modernism, Postmodernism
- decoration designornamentation, embellishment, flourish, filigree, scrollwork
- applied artsapplied arts, decorative arts, craftsmanship, furniture making, glassblowing
- designfunctionality, emphasis, unity, typography, logos
- graphic artssketch, illustration, print, typography, printmaking
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color