Colour of the Year 2014

As 2013 draws to a close we start to look at the colour of the year for 2014.. I've loved Emerald Green this year and am excited to see what Pantone choose for next years colour. The infographic below shows what some creatives think it will be and why.. what do you think it will be?

Colour of the Week: Pumpkin

Bit of an autumnal feel to this week's Colour of the Week as we start to think about the transition into autumn. I'm always sad to see the end of summer but there are such gorgeous colours in autumn that I do love it's arrival!

This week's colour is one of Pantone's Fall 2013 Colours (they call it Koi) which you can see here.

Below I have created colour palettes featuring Pumpkin, I hope they inspire you and make you excited for autumn!

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013

Let's Fly Blog Hop

Today I am taking part in the fabulous 'Let's Fly' blog hop. More than 50 designers from across the world have come together to celebrate the start of 2013 by creating a mini design collections featuring Pantone Colour of the Year, Emerald, and based on the theme 'flying'.

If you're taking part in the blog hop you will have arrived here from the WONDERFUL Natalie Alexander's blog, isn't her work gorgeous?! If you've landed on my blog and want to take part in the blog hop you can start from the beginning of the hop here or hop back to Natalie's blog and do the whole thing backwards!

I'll take a second to introduce myself; I'm Rosie, a twenty-something graphic design graduate with a passion for both graphic and surface design, and a style that incorporates both these passions. I love to work with colour and texture and combine graphic illustrations and typography to make a real feast for the eyes!

Here is a sneak peek of my working, I was inspired by how a butterfly develops into a beautiful creature and spreads it wings and flies, hand drawing all my motifs and choosing a fresh colour palette featuring Emerald.

So without further ado, I present to you my Emerald Flying inspired designs, hope you like them!

This year I have some big goals for myself; first and foremost, I want to achieve my first licensing deal. Seeing my surface pattern designs on products has always been my dream and this year I hope to make it a reality!

Thanks for visiting, if you want to see more of my work please take a look around my blog or visit my website. You can also follow me on Twitter and Facebook. 

I will now pass you on to the wonderful Tiffany Designs, enjoy the rest of the hop!

Big thanks to Rosie from Believe Creative Studio for curating this wonderful blog hop.

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013

New NYC Inspired Designs

Today I am sharing with you a sneak peek of some new designs inspired by my recent trip to NYC..

I created the designs for MOYO magazine's second issue design brief contest, Architecture. If you haven't heard of MOYO magazine before, it's the world's only online magazine dedicated to Surface Pattern Design, made by the creators of 'The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design' Rachael Taylor and Beth Nicholls. If you love design, pattern, colour, you should definitely check it out!

Someone told me they look like the 'life line' in an emergency room.. I love idea that they represent the heartbeat of the city as well as it's architecture and skyline! I'm going to develop the designs further and in different colour palettes so expect to see more soon!

Don't forget, it's the Lets Fly bloghop TOMORROW! I, along with more than 50 international designers will be sharing new designs using Pantone Colour of the Year: Emerald! It's not to be missed!

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013 // Bloghop logo: MaJoBV

Hello 2013!

Hello everyone! Happy New Year! I hope 2013 has been good to you all so far..

Sorry for the lack of posting recently, I can now assure you I am back and intend for 2013 to be the best year yet!

I must say I am really enjoying the fresh feeling of a new year.. after a lovely break I am feeling ready to get back to work and set goals for the year, in my freshly cleaned and tidied study.. ahh.

There is so much to share, inspiration from my recent trips, new designs, exciting features and collaborations, great new featured designers on Fridays and more!

2013 is already looking like it's going to be a great year, I love Pantone's Colour of the year - Emerald

Talking of colour of the year Emerald, this Thursday I am taking part in a worldwide Surface Pattern Design Bloghop inspired by and using Pantone of the year, Emerald! There are more than 50 designers taking part and it's going to be a fantastic event, so don't forget to come back on Thursday and check out my post! You can reach the start of the bloghop at 14:00 GMT Thursday (9:00 EST)

Images copyright Rosie Simons 2013 // Bloghop flyer by Believe Creative Studio // Bloghop logo by MaJoBV