Stage 4 Analysis

     I realised that my previous designs were not inspired by vintage patterns as I have been focusing on how to create the disruptions within the images, so I have decided to make another collection which will be inspired by vintage patterns and my first collection will be focused on image disruptions. The second collection will be intended for screen print production as I want it to have a different feel to my other collection. I have decided to use the same colour palette as the other collection so they have a link.
     Joel Dewberry's wallpaper is inspired by vintage print designs. His designs are created on Illustrator and uses contemporary colours to make his designs current to the market. I have decided that I will use Illustrator to create most of my designs for this collection as it will give me more control of the outcome of the image than hand drawing and I need to improve my skills on Illustrator as most print design jobs ask for skills in both Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. For a design to be contemporary it is suitable for either its imagery or colours to be modern, it does not have to be both, so I have decided I will use contemporary colours to make my collection current.

Dewberry, J, 2014, Deer Valley Collection, Digital Design, Viewed 10/04/2014, http://www.joeldewberry.com/pages/design-collection-deer-valley

     I am happy with the outcome of my designs I have produced for this collection so far, I felt that in the past unit some of my designs were too large and looked clumsy so I have taken into account the actual size of the print and how it would appear on the wall. I have started to create visualisations to represent the settings which would be best suited for each print; the audience for my second collection will be home owners. I have chosen interior settings which have a colour scheme to match my designs. This is important when companies are selling their designs because they are trying to sell a style to the audience, not just a wallpaper design. It is important for the audience to see what scale the prints are in context to the room. 

     I contacted wallpaper companies asking for production costs, one replied but wished to remain unnamed, they informed me that the cost for a roll of wallpaper would average between £4- £7 depending on the type of paint and paper and amount of colours. My designs would use matt paint and because of the minimal amount of colours would cost around £4 to produce but would sell for between £15 to £25.

Stage 3 Analysis

     I decided to make a pitch for a space in the Vertical Gallery for during the degree show as I felt that even though my work is not meant for a gallery space it would increase exposure of my work, and some print designers have created work for gallery spaces, such as Katrin Olina who creates wall art on commission for public spaces but created the piece below for a gallery space. I like how the piece works with the space as it curves round the ledge on the ground. I decided I wanted my wall hanging to work in the space by curving round at the bottom mimicking the curves on the windows of the lecture rooms, and also giving a softness to the harsh concrete around it.

Olina, K, 2012, Wall hanging, Photograph, Viewed 24/ 03/2014, http://designapplause.com/2012/straight-outta-iceland-katrin-olina/28271/

 

     David Szauder is another glitch artist that runs his own blog and website called Pixelnoizz. The piece below inspired me to use classic prints within my designs and use these as glitches to distort the image as well. Szauder creates his designs using computer programmes but I want to create all my glitches by hand so I have control over the outcome. 

     

Szauder, D, 2011, All made by triangles, Digital Design, Viewed 26/03/2014, http://pixelnoizz.wordpress.com/page/4/

This design is inspired by the polka dot print and I viewed each polka dot as representing a pixel. I also wanted to test using a mixture of different pixel sizes to distort the image even more, I think because of the images used in this print it appears too distorted and the larger pixeled images look like blobs. I want to test this idea further. 

     Wallpaper companies have designed woven wallpaper designs for many years as it adds texture to the wall and would coordinate with other features in the room, the design below is from the wallpaper company Thibaut. I am not aiming to create textured wallpaper within my collection but I thought that using my photographs of architecture and flowers I could weave these and create glitches within the images with each weave.  

Thibaut, 2012, Anguilla Weave- Wallpaper, Scan, Viewed 31/03/2014, http://www.thibautdesign.com/collection/old_collection.php?productID=4852&patternID=857

     Most wallpaper companies offer alternate colour ways of their designs as some colours may not sell as well as others and colour trends for interiors also change the popularity of some designs. The design below by Erica Wakerly is sold in three different colour ways, one which is more vivid and the other two in silver are more muted. The designs within my collection which have few colours in and don't include photography or drawn elements will offer three different colour ways so they reach a broader audience. 

Wakerly, E, 2008, Teepee Wallpaper, Photograph, Viewed 3/04/2014, 

http://www.ericawakerly.co.uk/teepee.htm

     I think these prints work effectively as at first glance you are not sure what they are, but the flowers start to reveal themselves. Because of the layers on the second print you are never quite sure what it is you are looking at. I think this difference within the designs makes them different enough to become part of one collection as you don't want two designs to look too similar. I also created three different colour ways for both these designs. 

Stage 2 Analysis

     I applied for a job advertised on the Print & Pattern job board; a home textiles print designer at Riva Home. Riva Home are one of the largest importers and wholesalers of textiles in the UK and also sell throughout Europe. After sending some of my designs to them I was asked to attend an interview. I was not offered the job as a more suitable candidate that had more experience designing bed wear got the job. But this experience was valuable as I feel more confident for when I next attend an interview, because I now know what type of questions I could be asked; they focused on questions about my experiences on work placements, especially at Graham & Brown.
     Phillip Stearns is a glitch artists and his work inspired me to create designs which were made up wholly of pixels.

Stearns, P, 2013, Fragmented Memory, Photograph, Viewed 11/03/2014, http://phillipstearns.wordpress.com/fragmented-memory/

I thought the piece below was too simple and I felt that I had seen designs like this before in fashion so I decided to work into it more. I also tested this design with the flowers in black and white to create a more muted print so your eyes are focused on the imagery and not all the bright colours, but I found that the flowers cant be distinguished as easily from each other.

     Another of Phillip Stearns designs inspired me to stretch out some of the pixels along the length of the image, distorting the flowers even more. I decided to lay the flowers on top of stripes so they didn't pop out of the plain ground so much. 

Stearns, P, 2012, Year of the Glitch, Photograph, Viewed 11/03/2014, http://rhizome.org/editorial/2013/jan/8/phillip-stearns-rhizomes-community-fundraiser/

     Flavor Paper are an American wallpaper company who create bright and lively designs. I have decided I would like some of my designs in my collection to be vivid as I have never created designs like this before. But I also recognise that some of my audience would like more muted colours so I will also offer this within my collection as well. 

Flavor Paper, 2013, Vivid Victorian, Print, Viewed 14/ 03/2014, http://www.flavorpaper.com/wallpaper/vivid-victorian