Print & Pattern Kids Bowie Style Published in 2013 by Laurence King Publishing Ltd 361–373 City Road London EC1V 1LR United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7841 6900 Fax: +44 20 7841 6910 email: [email protected] www.laurenceking.com © text 2013 MARIE PERKINS All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-78067300-4 Book and cover design: & SMITH www.andsmithdesign.com Senior Editor: Sophie Wise Printed in China. Contents 01 Akemi Tezuka 8 02 Alain Grée 10 03 Albert + Marie 16 04 Alice Apple 20 05 Amy Mullen 24 06 Amy Schimler 26 07 Amy Wilde 30 08 Andrea Turk 32 09 Angela Nickeas 36 10 Ann Kelle 42 11 Audrey Jeanne 46 12 Aurélie Guillerey 50 13 Belle & Boo 54 14 biroRobot 58 15 Blanca Gómez 60 16 Boden 62 17 Bumpkin 66 18 Buttongirl Designs 68 19 Castle 70 20 Cath Kidston 72 21 Charlotte Swiden 78 22 Claire Louise Milne 80 23 Creepy Tree 82 24 Dan Stiles 84 25 Dawn Bishop 88 26 Dawn Machell 92 27 Dennis Bennett 94 28 Designers Guild Kids 98 29 Ecojot 100 30 Ed Emberley 104 31 Elissa Hudson 110 32 Ellen Crimi-Trent 112 33 Esther Hall 114 34 ferm LIVING 116 35 Filipa Cipriano 120 69 Michéle Brummer Everett 210 36 Flora Waycott 122 70 minimega 214 37 Gail Veillette 124 71 Mondaland 216 38 Haciendo el Indio 126 72 My Lovely Spot 220 39 Helen Dardik 128 73 Nancy Wolff 222 40 Hikje 132 74 Nina van de Goor 224 41 I’d like to be... 134 75 Noi Publishing 228 42 Ian Dutton 138 76 Orla Kiely 232 43 IKEA 140 77 PaaPii Design 234 44 Ingela P. Arrhenius 144 78 Paper Moon 236 45 Isa Form 146 79 Paperchase 240 46 Isak 148 80 Paulita Ortiz 244 47 Jay-Cyn Designs 152 81 Pepillo 246 48 Jayne Schofi eld 154 82 Pink Light Design 248 49 Jillian Phillips 156 83 Prestigious Textiles 250 50 June Craft 160 84 Rebecca Jones 252 51 Kara White 164 85 Robin & Mould 256 52 Kate Legge 166 86 Rosalind Maroney 258 53 Ketchup on Everything 168 87 Ruka-Ruka 260 54 Khristian A. Howell 170 88 Samarra Khaja 262 55 Laura Ashley 172 89 Sarah Alcock 264 56 Lemon Ribbon 176 90 Sparky & Marie 268 57 Lesley Grainger 178 91 Stephen Barker 270 58 Lisa Martin 180 92 Studio 2 272 59 Little Studio 184 93 Studio Seed 274 60 Liz Alpass 186 94 Susan Driscoll 276 61 Luli Bunny 188 95 Susan Mansell 278 62 made with love by mrs booth 190 96 Suzanne Washington 280 63 Mamas & Papas 192 97 Vanja Kragulj 282 64 Marc Boutavant 196 98 Victor Fox 286 65 Margo Slingerland 200 99 We Love Patterns 288 66 Marie Perkins 202 100 Wendy Burns 292 67 Marimekko 204 101 Westfalenstoff e 296 68 Mélusine Allirol 208 102 Zutano 300 Introduction Within the world of design, I fi nd I am continually Marie Perkins drawn to patterns and illustrations created for children. And so, it would seem, are many other creatives. Perhaps it is the boldness of the a.k.a. Bowie Style colours or the graphic simplicity of the motifs, but many a designer will be attracted to this fun www.printpattern.blogspot.com and expressive genre. Legendary graphic designer Paul Rand, well-known for his posters and logos, relished the work he created for children’s books in the late 1950s. He felt it gave him a welcome respite from the constraints of corporate work. For children, especially those who may not have yet fully developed their literacy skills, imagery is everything. In their early, formative years their decor, clothing and books will be their introduction to the visual arts. With this in mind, parents naturally want to surround their children with fun and stimulating design, which has created a fantastic market for designers and illustrators working today. Introduction Here we have gathered together just over 100 individuals and companies to celebrate the wonderful creativity that is available in this market. We showcase the skills of designers who can distil complex ideas, objects, animals and themes into images children can identify with and understand. We asked all of our contributors which designers and illustrators have most inspired them. I hope this will give you a great insight into their infl uences and perhaps introduce you to new artists you weren’t aware of and whom you may want to research for yourself. Many of the individual designers featured are freelancers and would be absolutely delighted to receive commissions or licensing enquiries. Marie Perkins Akemi Tezuka www.asterisk-agency.com [email protected] 01 // Akemi Tezuka is a designer and illustrator based in Tokyo, Japan. Akemi studied Graphic Design in the Industrial Design Faculty at Joshi Bijutsu University. Her clients have included Pie Books, Kokuyo S&T, Benesse Corporation, Gakken Holdings, and Kumon Publishing. ‘My main inspirations for my works are the design elements in screen structures,’ Akemi says. Her dream commission would be to write and illustrate a book that appealed to both adults and children. In the future Akemi hopes to illustrate books for a publishing company that will ‘keep reprinting for decades’. Design Hero: Olle Eksell Favourite Children’s Illustrators: Alain Grée (see pages 10–15), Ed Emberley (see pages 104–9) Top / Weather Forecast Opposite / Connect Proportion and balance When examined closely, are used to great eff ect Akemi’s illustrations have in this composition, which a stippled texture that could be best described looks like traditional as cheerful, thanks to the airbrushing. In fact, Akemi character’s beaming smile. uses Adobe Photoshop to The very tall hat and do all her work, and all her outstretched arm create works done prior to digital, the structure but also add a such as watercolours or humorous, whimsical touch. designs created using other techniques, have been kept Bottom / Squirrels as stock. In this design Two adorable squirrels, diff erent people from made even cuter by their around the globe are neckerchiefs, gather nuts invited to connect. using spoons. The French text, which has been very cleverly placed in the negative space left by the spoons, refers to ‘harvest fruits’. 8 Print & Pattern 01 Akemi Tezuka