STORE SNAPS - sainsburys

these are some snaps taken in uk supermarket sainsbury's where the seasonal promotion is of course on stationery, for the 'back to school' ranges.

BOOK - over & over

today im posting another great book to add to your pattern design bookshelf. "over & over - a catalog of hand-drawn patterns" is from mike perry, is packed with over 250 patterns, designers featured include hanna werning, dan funderburgh, andreas samuelsson, and maja sten. you can see some of the spreads below or go to mike perry's own site for more and to find out all about mike. get it here on amazon uk or amazon usa. published by princeton architectural press.

VINTAGE INSPIRATION - aurinko

ive picked out some of my favourites from the vintage japanese website aurinko. i love to find inspiration for new designs and aurinko benefits from really great photography.

BACK TO SCHOOL - rock scissor paper

its the first of september and many stationery retailers will be in full swing with their 'back to school' campaigns. rock scissor paper have come up with an original collection here called 'school days'. fun colours and nice motifs make for paper goods suitable for all ages. see them online here.

DESIGNER - bang bang you're thread

bang bang you're thread is the online shop of illustrator and artist allison cole, who is based in rhode island, usa. her charming website has selection of button badges and stationery, featuring fab patterns such as 'tree' and 'cloud'. click here to see her portfolio or head this way to go straight to the shop.