This project was about discovering something new, being inspired by it and designing something out from it. I researched into design trends and came across Memphis design. It caught my eye straight-away due to its bold patterns and vibrant colours. Doing further research I discovered it was a huge hit back in the 80's and was discovered by Ettore Sottsass and fellow designers. The Memphis movement was about taking a risk and it was influenced by existing design trends such as Pop Art and Art Deco. It involves bold colours, geometric shapes and funky patterns. Camille Walala was a huge inspiration towards this project, along with Benjamin Craven and stationery brand Write Sketch &.
I started to create my own patterns on Adobe Illustrator which was fun to experiment with layout, shapes and colours. I moved on to screen-printing a few shapes and playing around with different colour combinations. I enjoyed creating my own Memphis designs and I believe these patterns can be applied to all sorts of products such as apparel and stationery. I experimented these patterns on greeting cards which was exhibited at New Designers 2017, alongside the prints.
I started to create my own patterns on Adobe Illustrator which was fun to experiment with layout, shapes and colours. I moved on to screen-printing a few shapes and playing around with different colour combinations. I enjoyed creating my own Memphis designs and I believe these patterns can be applied to all sorts of products such as apparel and stationery. I experimented these patterns on greeting cards which was exhibited at New Designers 2017, alongside the prints.
This project was featured on the homepage of Creative Pool in December 2017.
Screenprinted
Greeting cards (shown at New Designers 2017)