I began my research by looking at the patterns that i found around me. The first pattern I noticed was a very intricate wallpaper on a wall inside a bar which featured floral imagery and a repeating rabbit and bird. because of how detailed and overly decorative the design is, you would not be able to spot the rabbit and bed from a distance.
I like this design, although I would not like to create something too detailed. I do however want to take the idea that the design can be appreciated in diferent ways (from a distance and directly up close).
I knew from the start that I wanted to create a design that incorporated a 3 dimensional weaving characteristic as seen below. My initial ideas were started by taking notice of the patterns in the thread of on of my knitted hats.
Some other uses of this characteristic are more intricate. The design below is more complex, but the weaving isn't the first this that you notice. The shapes created by the lines are what stand out first.
A 2 dimensional design like the one below doesn't have the same impact as the 3D ones.
When looking at pattern books, I stumbled upon this interesting design. I thought about what I saw first (the diagonal lines). What I noticed second is something that was probably not intended by the design. There seems to be what looks like lots of small white swastikas all over the design. When creating a pattern myself I will look out for any unintentional imagery as this could offend the audience.
I like the idea of using an optical illusion aspect in my design. The more interaction with the wallpaper a person can have the better. The design below interests me because you can see 3 dimensional cubes and then you can look at it differently and see that the sides of the cubes connect to make upside down cubes.
I took inspiration from the well known optical illusion called a 'penrose triangle' and made a 2 dimensional version that connected with others. The outcome looked like folded paper.
I had a few issues deciding how close to place the triangles but final settled on placing them close to confuse the audience slightly in a way that should hopefully make them look closer a try to figure out where each line goes.
I chose a primary colour colour scheme which made the design more interesting as it caused each parallel line to alternate colour.
I;m pleased with the final design although i'm not sure how practical it is. I don't believe it could be widely used. Because of this I plan to experiment with the colour scheme and simplify the design to two colours (background and lines).
