i've got some problems with downloading a pattern for illustrator. When I opend the ai-file there is nothing without the colours?!
there's no pattern?!
can somebody help me and tell me what i did wrong?!

thx a lot!

cheers, dennis

Hi
Unfortunately, the patterns here are not down loadable as vector files. All you can do is download them as a palette file of the colours in the pattern (which is probably what you did). If all went right, you should see the colours in the swatches palette.

You can download a bitmap "pattern tile" if you click on the "download this pattern" link on the right of the page. Or if you right click (or ctrl click on a mac) on the pattern and choose "view background image". Then you can save that image to your computer.
Or you can download the pattern as a desktop by clicking on one of the "get this pattern image" options just above the "download this pattern" link.

thank you very much!!!!!!!!

and then?how can we make this image as a pattern in illustrator?I have the same problem and think all these wonderful patterns are just for watching?! somebody..help me pleasee

The patterns are not downloadable as illustrator files. You are only downloading the colours that went into making up the pattern. Thats why it says " download palette" and not "download pattern" in those little links next to the pattern preview. :)

The link that does say "download pattern" on the right, only downloads a raster version - a pattern tile. You could probably turn this into a vector file that you can edit in illustrator using live trace, but I dont think you would get the results you are after...

I think the patterns are not downloadable as vector files for a reason - probably something to do with copyright? I can only guess.

you can use inkscape - a free vector graphics software - to trace bitmaps and thus create vector images from them. i'm sure illustrator would also do this as that's a more advanced app, but i'm not an expert as i use only free apps when possible... d;D