Kids Patterns

For myself, I tend to gravitate to muted colors and neutrals, but I still appreciate color. Making designs and prints frees me up to play with color without having to plaster it on my walls. I was just at a baby shower this past weekend, and was reminded once again of the fun of color in looking at all the wrapping paper and gift choices available. It inspired me to play around with some cute, colorful ideas in Illustrator.

Surface design or pattern design is something I would love to be doing, so I made up a pattern rather than a single, non-repeating design:



I like the simplicity of just the one little birdie, but I had to try for a version with a worm, too:



With that started, and with inspiration from the delightfully cute gift bag I bought that was designed by Helen Dardik, I'm tempted to try for a few more kid-oriented animals. (Please do check out her blog -- and take a peek at how she perks up photos she posts to her blog with doodles and designs; such a good idea!)

More complicated patterns are sure to come, but I'm a sucker for simplicity and white backgrounds.