Pattern Research

I began to research more patterns online that I could reciprocate onto my design. I noticed that in the night market there were lots of cultural patterns, a large amount being asian patterns. On one specific pattern that I wanted to focus was the lanterns that hung around the night market. I figured the lanterns in the area shows that the market is quite cultural based. I decided to reciprocate the lines of the lantern and also the round shape.

For the underground market, I noticed that it was quite feminine. There were a lot of floral patterns on the market flags and knick-knacks including: candle cups, clothing, jewellery and etc. Along with the floral patterns, I also noticed that the market has sort of a vintage theme, giving brown being the dominant colour. It gave a soft feeling and I wanted to incorporate the flowery patterns along with a soft brown to convey this atmosphere.

Lastly for the fruit and vegetable market, I wanted to focus on the patterns of the fruit and vegetable being sold. I wanted to use leave veins and the pattern of the fruits when cut in half. The area was quite busy and I tried using overlay circles to convey the stacking of fruits. (circles relating to oranges, apples and tomatoes.

I decided on two shapes to focus on: using triangles and circles constantly throughout my design. Triangles representing the market flags, down arrows (underground market) and circles representing fruits, lanterns and the shape of jewellery and cups sold at the underground market.