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The Pattern Post · Tuesday, October 20, 2026
The people, patterns & possibilities shaping the creative industry.
If you're new here, The Pattern Post is my free weekly read on surface pattern design, art licensing, and illustration news, every Tuesday. This is issue one, sent October 20, 2026.
This week in a sentence: Green won the color this year, and the human hand has won the consumer. Design accordingly!
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