Two Dimensional Desing Projects

I'm taking two dimensional design this semester and I decided  to put up some of my work.

This design is based on a 10x10 grid composed of five different smaller designs all based on a one inch squares. Its radially symmetric and forms a diamond like shape based on the ordering of individually patterned 1x1 squares.

This is an impossible form I drew based on M.C. Escher's impossible triangle. I added depth to the form by altering the weight of my line and adding the woven grid pattern behind the main triangular form.

This next project was fun to work on. It started with a 8x8 square and an 8in diameter circle. The square and circle were cut up into smaller shapes and then glued back onto illustration board to from a new shape/design.

This was is the shape I put together after cutting up the circle. 

I've heard it likened to a lion with an angel in its mouth.

In the upper left corner  it is possible to see how I cut up the circle to get the smaller shapes.

Here you can see the form made from the dissection and reassembly of the 8x8 square. I was surprised at how curvilinear i could make a from that was originally a square.

In the lower right corner you can see how I cut up the square.

In my travels

Since I've been taking these graphic design classes I find myself seeing patterns and designs and fonts based on art movements we have been studying. They really are everywhere and i always try to stop and take pictures to put up.

 I spent a little time in Men's Warehouse the other day. I was killing time so I started looking at the selection of shirts and ties and realized that the patterns and designs were things that i recognized. On the left is the back of a shirt that uses a series of free flowing curvilinear lines
in an art nouveau style.

On the right is another shirt with the pattern on the front. This "S" and "C" curve ornament is in a French rococo style.

Here are a few more patterns i found on ties and handkerchiefs. 

A  Paisley pattern.
Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetable motif of Indian, Pakistani and Persian origin. The pattern is sometimes called "Persian pickles" by American traditionalists, especially quiltmakers or "Welsh pears" in Welsh textiles as far back as 1888.









Just a few more simple grid based patterns.