Juxtaposed shapes to play with.
Tonal greys highlighted with with a shot of bright yellow.
Repeating patterns with subtle changes in scale and form.
Free flowing branches soften bold hard edges.
Perspective guided by thick and fine lines.
Glass reflecting light and shadow highlighting contrasts.
Inspiration can be hard to find when you actively set out to go and find it. Have you ever experienced seeing an everyday object in a completely new way? Well that happened to me this morning and instead of thinking “well that’s nice” I picked up a pen and sketchbook and began to draw…
As I started to wash up in the kitchen this morning, the stopper on the soap bottle caught my eye. I noticed a beautiful textural pattern. I began to draw the linear texture. The drawing process unveiled why it caught my eye. Whilst drawing I noticed how the texture was sometimes linear, sometimes pointed at the end or curved. The lines varied in thickness and length, the rhythms were craftily interrupted by delicate shafts of light. This stopper holds a wealth of inspiration for a whole series of new geometric patterns. My designs are created using photography, but aided by drawing. Drawing unveils the inspiration on how to create exciting patterns.
Snippets of inspiration this week…
I am looking forward to beginning a new range…
Dog walk: Pattern, texture, neutral colours, random spacing
Back Yard: Composition, texture, weathered, neutral
Music workshop in a chapel : Geometric shapes, light, transparency, layering, contemporary
34 hrs in NYC
Highlights include
A Walk on The Highline in the sunshine
Lunch at Santina’s
Central Park -standing in a park surrounded by trees & highrise
A performance of Don Carlos at The Met
A stroll through West Village on a Sunday afternoon -Bohochic street fashion
Lunch at The Spotted Pig
Urban Art on The Highline
Glass Reflections
West Village, elegant ironwork
The Chrysler Building and Grand Central Station
Clean, classical lines & light
Glass Reflections and Grid patterns
Buildings & Trees competing for height at Central Park NYC
Unlikely Sources of Inspiration…
I have taken thousands of pictures for design inspiration!
Here are some from the “Geometric /Manmade ” category.
From top left: Wire basket, Shadow from a garden chair, Shadow of wrought iron gate and chicken wire against foliage
Manmade patterns
From top left: Wire fence against corrugated iron, manhole cover, chicken wire.
Two Images
First, reflections of a glass roof at The Royal Opera House before a performance of Falstaff
Second, distorted lines of a draining board whilst washing up.
One grand, one ordinary
Both Magnificent!
Reflections
Distorted reflections
Art Deco Pattern Inspiration from The Imperial Hotel Prague.
Art Deco Style
Criss crossing lines and clean colourful geometric shapes make striking patterns in both colour and shades of grey ( see Prague trams below )When it comes to creating new colourways, the golds, deep teals and neutrals in this nostalgic colour palette may sit well next to Pantone’s colour of the year Marsala. I would be tempted to add some bright accents in there too!
Art Deco Floor Tiles at the Imperial Hotel Prague
Clean elegant lines and shapes on the floor tiles and windows from almost 100 years ago!
Prague Trams
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