Get your creative juices flowing with this colorful collection of pattern designs from today’s most innovate and stylish artists. This beautiful lookbook celebrates oodles of groundbreaking new talent in the world of pattern design, showcasing the gorgeous work of today’s top indie artists, designers, and illustrators. Including surface art by Julia Rothman, Jill Bliss, Junzo Terada, Rifle Paper Co., Amy Butler, Sukie, and many more, Pretty Patterns features an eclectic range of more than one hundred decidedly dazzling contemporary repeats, from geometric and figurative patterns to organic and botanical designs. Every page in this enchanting catalog offers a visual treat and a wellspring of creative inspiration. This intimate and attractive little package makes an appealing gift for those who appreciate a rich, delightful design aesthetic.

Pretty Patterns to Paint​ features hand-illustrated patterns for artists to paint and color with any medium, from watercolor and acrylic to colored pencil and crayons.

Design and develop high-performance, reusable, and maintainable applications using traditional and modern Julia patterns with this comprehensive guide Key FeaturesExplore useful design patterns along with object-oriented programming in Julia 1.0Implement macros and metaprogramming techniques to make your code faster, concise, and efficientDevelop the skills necessary to implement design patterns for creating robust and maintainable applicationsBook Description Design patterns are fundamental techniques for developing reusable and maintainable code. They provide a set of proven solutions that allow developers to solve problems in software development quickly. This book will demonstrate how to leverage design patterns with real-world applications. Starting with an overview of design patterns and best practices in application design, you'll learn about some of the most fundamental Julia features such as modules, data types, functions/interfaces, and metaprogramming. You'll then get to grips with the modern Julia design patterns for building large-scale applications with a focus on performance, reusability, robustness, and maintainability. The book also covers anti-patterns and how to avoid common mistakes and pitfalls in development. You'll see how traditional object-oriented patterns can be implemented differently and more effectively in Julia. Finally, you'll explore various use cases and examples, such as how expert Julia developers use design patterns in their open source packages. By the end of this Julia programming book, you'll have learned methods to improve software design, extensibility, and reusability, and be able to use design patterns efficiently to overcome common challenges in software development. What you will learnMaster the Julia language features that are key to developing large-scale software applicationsDiscover design patterns to improve overall application architecture and designDevelop reusable programs that are modular, extendable, performant, and easy to maintainWeigh up the pros and cons of using different design patterns for use casesExplore methods for transitioning from object-oriented programming to using equivalent or more advanced Julia techniquesWho this book is for This book is for beginner to intermediate-level Julia programmers who want to enhance their skills in designing and developing large-scale applications.

This practical guide explains the ins and outs of designing patterns while the included CD features templates for experimentation by beginners and professionals alike.

"Pattern" is one kind of art form which by its nature repeats itself. The repetition can be adjacent, consecutive, alternate, random or mirrored. We see all kinds of patterns everywhere, in cloths, carvings in temples, borders, in nature and many other places. Patterns by nature of repetition gives a soothing effect on your mind when you look at them. The repetitive nature is what makes it so divine and creates harmonious feel. In today's busy life, art is bringing back the much-needed stability, sanity, therapeutic peace of mind & liberated feeling through the form of coloring. Creative coloring helps relieve stress, boosts memory & improves self-confidence. Shading intricate patterns helps build concentration, logic & decision-making quality. Option to choose color, texture & ways of coloring gives strong sense of freedom, accomplishment & boosts self-esteem. Currently Coloring is most celebrated, enjoyed & recommended activity to kids, youth & adults equally for so many great reasons listed above plus many. As the name says. This book "PRETTY PATTERNS" is filled with thirty five different beautiful patterns for all your coloring adventures which will take you on a "zensational" journey. These Unique, high quality Patterns were hand drawn in digital media by Artist Deepa with lots of love, time, effort, attention to detail & dedication. Go grab a copy of this first volume of PRETTY PATTERNS series by Deepa! Enjoy beautiful perfect patterns along with bonus pages on tips about coloring, blank pages to test colors & for your notes if you want to write an anecdote about pattern. You can choose many mediums to color like color pencils, fine point gel pens, markers, crayons, felt tip pens, & or pastels. You can proudly display your finished artwork & then start new art project as you have 35 different designs to choose from. Soon you will have a chance to buy second set of PRETTY PATTERNS to color. Deepa will be eagerly waiting for your inputs & reviews. Even though she is long-time artist, she is a new publisher & your support means the world to her. Thank you very much!! Happy Coloring!! Please do not forget to check out the recent very first publication by Artist Deepa which is "Mohaka Mandalas". This is Mandala coloring book which has 20 unique mandalas. Pretty Patterns is first Pattern book publication in patterns series and second publication in total by Artist Deepa. Please note: Disclaimer: All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information in it may be quoted from or reproduced in any form by means such as printing, scanning, photocopying and no part of book be stored by any means electronic or mechanical otherwise without prior written permission of the copyright holder except for your own personal use or for book review.

"One of the great things about the book is the way the authors explain concepts very simply using analogies rather than programming examples–this has been very inspiring for a product I'm working on: an audio-only introduction to OOP and software development." –Bruce Eckel "...I would expect that readers with a basic understanding of object-oriented programming and design would find this book useful, before approaching design patterns completely. Design Patterns Explained complements the existing design patterns texts and may perform a very useful role, fitting between introductory texts such as UML Distilled and the more advanced patterns books." –James Noble Leverage the quality and productivity benefits of patterns–without the complexity! Design Patterns Explained, Second Edition is the field's simplest, clearest, most practical introduction to patterns. Using dozens of updated Java examples, it shows programmers and architects exactly how to use patterns to design, develop, and deliver software far more effectively. You'll start with a complete overview of the fundamental principles of patterns, and the role of object-oriented analysis and design in contemporary software development. Then, using easy-to-understand sample code, Alan Shalloway and James Trott illuminate dozens of today's most useful patterns: their underlying concepts, advantages, tradeoffs, implementation techniques, and pitfalls to avoid. Many patterns are accompanied by UML diagrams. Building on their best-selling First Edition, Shalloway and Trott have thoroughly updated this book to reflect new software design trends, patterns, and implementation techniques. Reflecting extensive reader feedback, they have deepened and clarified coverage throughout, and reorganized content for even greater ease of understanding. New and revamped coverage in this edition includes Better ways to start "thinking in patterns" How design patterns can facilitate agile development using eXtreme Programming and other methods How to use commonality and variability analysis to design application architectures The key role of testing into a patterns-driven development process How to use factories to instantiate and manage objects more effectively The Object-Pool Pattern–a new pattern not identified by the "Gang of Four" New study/practice questions at the end of every chapter Gentle yet thorough, this book assumes no patterns experience whatsoever. It's the ideal "first book" on patterns, and a perfect complement to Gamma's classic Design Patterns. If you're a programmer or architect who wants the clearest possible understanding of design patterns–or if you've struggled to make them work for you–read this book.

An insider's guide to the world's largest archive of patterns and textiles, the source of inspiration for the globe's top designers Every season, designers from fashion, home furnishings, textiles, graphic arts, and paper-product industries seek inspiration from patterns to bring their collections to life. Many of these designers - including Beacon Hill, Boden, Calvin Klein, Clinique, Colefax & Fowler, Lululemon, Nike, Oscar de la Renta, Pottery Barn, and Target - look to the Design Library, the world's largest archive of surface design. This one-of-a-kind book, drawn from the Design Library’s archive, is an exclusive and ultimate sourcebook of pattern and ornament.