Pattern Development

After creating thumbnails (see my learning journal) of patterns that could go around the outside of my paint container, which could then be used as a flower pot, I chose the most promising and mocked them up in Illustrator. All my patterns were floral, linking the design back to the secondary function of a flower pot.

This was my first attempt of a pattern and I felt that it was a bit too busy to work successfully.

I felt that my first design (top left) did not hold the same sophisticated look as the others and would therefore not appeal to my target audience. This design appeared more childish. The other designs, however, I felt would work well as a repetitive pattern and looked simple, yet elegant.

This pattern was more complex than the others. I took inspiration from the wallpapers designs I had been researching and was pleased with this look. The design shape took inspiration from a flower, with the circle being the flower and the two leaves below that, though I made this a more stylized design. I flipped this shape and repeated it to create this pattern.

I felt this was the most subtle and simple of my patterns, with just the one image of two joined flowers being repeated. Yet this simplicity is what makes it so elegant.

Inspired by the shape of a leaf. Elegant curves. Stripes add further splash of colour.


Seen above were not the finalized colours and I felt that I would be able to promote the Edward Bulmer company further with these designs if I was to instead use their logo colours, which can be seen below.

Colour experiment.