Designers Suggest Scale as an Alternative to the 60-30-10 Rule for Mixing Patterns

Two articles on Yahoo and Homes and Gardens suggest an alternative to the 60-30-10 rule for mixing patterns: using scale, meaning the size of the motifs. Designers believe this approach makes it possible to combine contrasting patterns in a coherent design.

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• Scale refers to the size of the motifs, and designers see it as the secret to coherence in design.

  «Designers say scale is the secret to a cohesive scheme – it allows you to layer even the most contrasting patterns»

  YAHOO! • Homes and Gardens
• Scale allows contrasting patterns to layer within the same design.

  «it allows you to layer even the most contrasting patterns»

  YAHOO!
• Homes and Gardens presents scale as an alternative to the 60-30-10 rule for mixing patterns.

  «Forget the 60-30-10 Rule, Designers Are Using Scale To Mix Patterns Instead»

  Homes and Gardens

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