Journal 02: Found Patterns

This pattern was found in my apartment. It is a blanket that was actually draped over me at the time the picture was taken.  The hair like nature of the textile drew me to the pattern, and also the fact that it was keeping me very warm at the time.

The pattern shown here is a twill pattern on my friends couch.  I took a textiles class last semester and the intricacies of the twill design stuck with me. I love the hand of this fabric, and I think its texture is really aparent through the photo.

I found this patter when I was walking home from the RPAC.  It is one of the thousands of mats found at crosswalks around campus. I was drawn to it by the curvalinear and raised nature of the dots, while the background of the mat utilizes a cubed pattern. I also like the fact that this object was a design solution to indicate a cross walk and reduce slippage.

This is a chain link fence. I found this patter walking on campus. I like the coolness of the metal offset by the snow. The interlocking of the links is attractive.

These are the pavers outside of the SAS building on campus.  The very clean lines of the rectalinear tile is neutralized by the dust and salt caked over the face of the tile. The color contrast this creates is also very appealing.

 

This is the arm of a sign on Lane Ave.  It drew my attention because the metal it is made out of is bent without any hard edges that match the circular cut outs in the material.

This wood grain pattern was found on the side of a building on Lane. The vertical lines running between the planks oppose the rough texture of the planks themselves. The gradation of color and general erosion of the material also added to my intrigue of this pattern.   

This pattern is a chainlink fence found on campus.  I took the picture from this angle because it shows the scalloped structure of the metal. This pattern is interesting because it's something we see frequently, but it can take on a completely different nature when viewed from an unconventional perspective.

This pattern is a bench placed next to an outdoor basketball court on campus.  The ergonomic holes placed in the bench create the pattern and I helped emphasize it using one point perspective. The original pattern itself was somewhat bland on its own.

This final pattern is the side of a trashcan near the same basketball court.  The conglomerate nature of the pebbles and the grey scale color scheme caught me eye.  I chose to include the rust stain to emphasize the lack of chroma throughout the rest of the material.