'Feathr' is a wallpaper company which sells wallpaper that is not made for decoration, but as a form of art to make the inside of your home stylish and contemporary. I heard about this brief during our final responsive crit, and as I have always wanted to make a pattern before, I thought I would have a go as I knew this was not a large brief and would have a short turn around time!
Looking at their online shop, no two of the wallpapers they sell are the same. Some are patterns from Photographs, others very geometric and then some more are abstract. I noticed on some of the designs you can blatantly see where the design stopped and started again (third image above), I am not sure if this is on purpose? Either way I was really interested in this company because they are very open minded and seem to look at their designers with admiration as opposed to any other large company that sells wallpaper.
These are the four mood boards that are given in the brief pack. I initially thought I liked the 'natural world' one the most as everything I have done in this module so far is very digitally refined. But then I realised that most of my work is digital for a reason, because I enjoy it and feel most confident in it. Instead of going for 'natural world', I then took a look at 'pop modern'. This was the most obscure to me, but the more I thought about it, the more it intrigued me and I wanted to have a go at it. Pop modern is still quite abstract, but it is bright and bold, something which I want to explore within a wallpaper concept.
The brief offers a video for you to watch to help you with making a seamless pattern. I have watched this twice already, but I know I am going to need it because I have never made a pattern before, so it will be a must. I also opted to do this brief because at the start I knew I wanted to be adventurous, and go for things that interest me, but I wouldn't have had the confidence to enter. This is a prime example of how I felt, so of course I had to enter it!
I immediately started to have a look into all the nature-like patterns that I wanted to make and take influence from and felt so inspired! As you can see from this board, my inspiration developed further into 'pop modern' patterns and I decided more concretely to go for this concept that the nature one. I loved the bold shapes, sharp shapes and sometimes 3D shapes! I thought I could have a go at depth and perspective within my patterns, as well as go wild with colour! I am really excited for this brief!
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