Just wanted to say I don’t know when everything I planned to do with here will be finished. I’ve just got out of hospital and I have a portfolio to sort out for an unexpected interview on top of...

Ten Free Fabric Texture Patterns

Something to tide you over whilst I finish working on my new project I haven’t added these to the pattern archive in the usual way since everything will be remodeled very shortly. Feel free to use...

Can You Guess What I’m Bringing Back?

Happy New Year Baby

I deleted my last post because I didn’t want such negativity on my main page. If you missed it, all it was was me feeling rubbish about leaving university. I know I keep saying I’m working on here...

Here comes a boring, whiny personal post. You’re probably best skipping past this. I’ve decided to leave university. Without going into too much personal detail the stress of deadlines, tutorials...

This weeks projects

This month has been a busy one for me – I’ve started my first non-freelance job (what’s the word I’m looking for there?) and I’ve gone back to university after nine months off. It’s an adjustment...

Things I like

… A.K.A Lauren is a spoilt brat. Yesterday I was in my local WaterStones and realised they have a pattern design section! Well, a shelf, but that’s the most we’re going to get really. Pretty much...

More favourite pattern resources

It might shock you all to learn this, but I love patterns. Carrying on from my last pattern resource post here’s three great websites offering orginal, creative patterns for your use. Please...

Faking Traditional Artwork in PhotoShop

It’s very rare that I draw traditionally as I can’t guarantee that I’ll always have access to a scanner. I also prefer working digitally as that gives me more room to experiment, knowing I can...

Design Inspiration: Morrissey Record Covers

I’ve loved these early nineties record sleeves since I first saw them on Tumblr a while ago. The combinations of pattern, colour and type perfectly recreate retro style and someone could be excused...

new url

In a bid to tie this blog in with my portfolio I have moved urls! The new address to access animus is http://blog.laurenharrison.org. It would be appreciated if anyone who links here updates their...

Step by Step – Crown of Thorns

I haven’t had much time for personal work this week – I’m working on so many projects at once I finally know what it feels like to be a designer After a week or so of looking at web designs my eyes...

Joanna Hobbs

Joanna is a great inspiration of mine. I’ve been lucky enough to follow her work for a few years now and she constantly invokes aw in her fantastic ideas and pure talent. Polluted Planet - This...

New Premium Resources

This morning I launch my new project, my premium resource shop. I want to stress this isn’t going to replace my free resources! The shop isn’t a money making project – the plan is to upgrade to a...

How to be Happy with Your Art

Looking through my keywords some-one recently ended up here by searching “not happy with my art”. This made me sad for you, anonymous stranger! If it makes you feel better, I think most artists...

Simulating Screen Printing in PhotoShop

Since I posted my illustration of Jarvis Cocker I’ve had a few people ask on how to create that style of image. This tutorial is a very basic walk through of how to achieve the pop-art, screen...

A new lease of life

I find it funny that this theme is quite graphically reliant whilst I tried to keep the last theme really simple. I’m going to take that as either a sign of finding direction or a sign of over...

Help me revamp this blog!

This is a really boring post that most of you will want to skip past, but I need feedback on this.I want to work harder on this blog. I’m in the middle of working on a new theme which better fits...

Favourite Pattern Resources

In case you can’t tell, I really love patterns! When ever I find myself on a graphic resource website I immediately check if there’s a pattern section and browse through for inspiration. Most of...

Elvis Costello – I Don’t Want to go to Chelsea

Lately I’m really getting into Elvis Costello but my familiarity with his music extends to my childhood. My Dad’s a pretty big fan and I remember hearing his music when I was very young. My main...