Designing Patterns - Lotta Kühlhorn's inspirational new book

Yes, Lotta Kühlhorn designs for IKEA - and she's got a spectacular new book out that shares her pattern design tips and sources of inspiration.
Check out my review on the Make it in Design blog. 

The book, published by Gestalten, is lavishly illustrated, contains lots of tips - and no techie overload.

Surface Design Bookshelf (Part 5)

Part 5 of Surface Design Bookshelf, which concludes the series, is now up on the Make it in Design Blog. The ability to design prints and patterns comes in very handy for papercrafters - so you may want to check out these titles!