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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 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 5, 2010 by Karen Harris

Primary Colors of Cleveland

I LOVE color! And primary colors are my favorite! They are not just for kids, apparently. If you look around you they are the most popular colors used for logos, signs, and even trucks! I went on a photowalk in the summer of 2009 and was very inspired by the experience.
Posted in Photography, Project : Primary Colors · Tagged Cleveland, colorful, contemporary, design, inspiration, inspired, modern, modern home decor, photography, primary colors, project · 2 Replies ·

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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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August 2, 2010 by Karen Harris

Putting Pen to Paper….

Doodling” was something that I recall doing even as a child; but this new phase started sometime in December 2009. Unlike so many other things in my life, I didn’t analyze it, and over-analyze it, and research it, and study it and practice it…I just started…
Posted in Surface and Pattern Design, Visual Ramblings of an Intense Doodler · Tagged abstract, Adobe, Adobe Creative Suite, art, art licensing, doodle art, Finepoint Sharpie, freehand, handdrawn, ink drawing, inspiration, Moleskine, pattern design, PhotoShop, surface design · 3 Replies ·
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