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October 13, 2012 by Karen Harris

doodle graphics make for home fashions with “sophisticated funk”

my print and pattern process always starts with my freehand ink drawings. sometimes i pull an element out of those drawings and that motif can take on a life of its very own. and sometimes i just like to go back to basics and and leave a drawing as is. these examples from my collaboration […]
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August 13, 2010 by Karen Harris

The Shape of Things – 08.13.10

Project : Echoes 2 (08.13.10) My second installment in the Echoes project takes me to an image I took of the famed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.  This amazing building was designed by one of the masters of modern architecture, I.M. Pei. I titled this installment “the Shape of Things”…to me you have […]
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Project : Echoes, Surface and Pattern Design, Visual Ramblings of an Intense Doodler · Tagged abstract, art, Cleveland, doodle art, drawing, freehand, handdrawn, I.M. Pei, ink drawing, inspiration, inspired, Micron, minimalist, modern, pattern design, photography, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, surface design · Leave a Reply ·

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August 11, 2010 by Karen Harris

Mega Doodle…

I am going to fast-forward just a little bit.  I have plenty more free-hand drawings to share but wanted to share this one.  It was completed just a short time ago and it was my first foray into the world of full-size drawings. On this particular day, I just decided it was time to try […]
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August 9, 2010 by Karen Harris

Mila’s Necklace and Cinderella’s Kimono

Many of my posts discuss the important role of inspiration in the design process.  I wanted to share this fun example of how you can be inspired by just about anything.
Posted in Art & Design Reflections, Design Entertainment, Design on TV, Design Tips & Ideas, Surface and Pattern Design, Visual Ramblings of an Intense Doodler · Tagged art, art licensing, contemporary, doodle art, drawing, freehand, handdrawn, ink drawing, inspiration, Mila Hermanovski, modern, pattern design, Project Runway, surface design · 2 Replies ·

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August 6, 2010 by Karen Harris

Inspired by the Notion of “Being Inspired” – 08.06.10

Project : Echoes 1 (08.06.10) My “Project : Echoes” is a self-imposed, “just -for-fun” project that was inspired by “being inspired.” With this project I have paired two creative “loves” of mine – freehand graphics and photography.  Throughout the year, each week, I will post the result of a selected photographic image of an interesting […]
Posted in Photography, Project : Echoes, Surface and Pattern Design, Visual Ramblings of an Intense Doodler · Tagged abstract, contemporary, doodle art, drawing, freehand, handdrawn, ink drawing, inspiration, inspired, minimalist, modern, pattern design, photography, project, surface design · Leave a Reply ·

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August 4, 2010 by Karen Harris

Visual Energy…

I really love that term…visual energy. I wish that I could say that I came up with it myself…but I actually heard David Bromstad (the first HGTV Design Star and host of HGTV’s Color Splash:Miami) use it when describing what the added touches he was proposing would do for the room.
Posted in Design Entertainment, Design on TV, HGTV, Surface and Pattern Design, Visual Ramblings of an Intense Doodler · Tagged abstract, art, art licensing, contemporary, doodle art, drawing, freehand, handdrawn, ink drawing, inspiration, modern, pattern design, product design · Leave a Reply ·
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