Diversity Banner: Research

 Personal Banner - Research 

Source 1: ( https://www.google.com/search?q=color+block+faces&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjloun0ncyEAxUXgYkEHTxdAJAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=color+block+faces&gs_lp=EgNpbWciEWNvbG9yIGJsb2NrIGZhY2VzSOIqUOcKWJAkcAB4AJABAJgBugOgAaILqgEHOC4zLjQtMbgBA8gBAPgBAYoCC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwgIEECMYJ8ICBhAAGAcYHsICBRAAGIAEwgIIEAAYBRgHGB7CAggQABgIGAcYHogGAQ&sclient=img&ei=KDXeZeXuApeCptQPvLqBgAk&bih=874&biw=1824&client=firefox-b-1-d#imgrc=iRE_9Ow_DiFV-M)
 

I wanted to try using a style like color blocking and maybe using embroidery or fabric paint to add additional details. I thought it might have potential to work well with quilting since I would just need to cut out different shapes for the base then add additional details as needed.

Source 2: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Diptych)
 

This was where I first got the inspiration I was looking at pop art which then lead to color blocking. I briefly considered just using paint but I think I like the using different fabric types more I think it will add better texture. 

 Source 3: (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/03/adrienne-was-here/475719/)

 This last source isn't an image it's an article. I had read it before and it was sort of what inspired the main idea of my personal banner. I think everyone has seen a piece of graffiti that roughly looks like "I Was Here" at some point. I kind of like the tendency people have to put proof they exist in random places, so I thought it would be fun to put that on my personal banner.

Sketch:

Club Banner - Research

Source 1: Saints Connect

I based my first two designs on the club logo (pictured above) and the 4 pillars located in the club's mission statement (Entrepreneurship, Action, Impact) before sending it to the club for feedback.

Source 2: Sent to me from the club

This was the design that is going to be the new logo for the club that the Saints Connect hadn't been updated with yet. 

Source 3: Club meeting - (Sketches by me)

I went to a club meeting to get feedback from the club directly. The final sketch was the ideal banner they settled on. (I might try and streamline it a bit) 

Sketches:

Surface Design Pattern: Designs

 

 

 

Surface Design Pattern: Research

  Research #1

  The first design is inspired by Amaranth, which is a type of grain crop. It can be used as a dye but the plant itself is beautiful color, and I think making a design based off of it would be a fun challenge. Especially since when researching to see if there was anyone who had already made a pattern based on the plant I did not succeed in finding an example.

 

 

(The above image is sourced from "https://farmdirectseed.com/products/mayo-amaranth-amaranthus-cruentus" Which is website for purchasing seeds) 

 

Research #2

The other design is going to be based on wheat. I really like botanical based designs for fabric so I enjoyed the idea of making a design based on plants. I chose amaranth for the first design because I had been wanting to use it in a project for a while and I thought since wheat is also a grain plant (and also has an interesting shape) it would be a good companion for the amaranth.

 

 

 (I chose this image since it give a good amount of range for how wheat can look at different stages in the process Source: "https://www.realsimple.com/is-wheat-bread-healthy-8418255") 

 

Research #3

This example is a stylized depiction of wheat for a piece of upholstery fabric. I liked how the wheat had been simplified, though my final design probably won't look precisely like this as I am toying with the idea of my pattern also including bread as well as dry and still growing wheat to add some more color.

 

(Image Source: "https://www.amazon.com/Ambesonne-Agriculture-Farmland-Decorative-Upholstery/dp/B07PCSBWQH")