Since the first patterns I made ended up looking too feminine I got thinking about ways that could be a little more masculine or neutral. The watercolour lino prints had been quite soft so I thought maybe something more bold and stylised would work better.
I started trying to translate leaves into geometric shapes, and patterns based on these shapes. I have been working in the colours that we decided on from the survey, green/turquoise, orange, and yellow. I think paired with the black background it looks quite dynamic. Obviously these are just quick idea sketches that would need to be refined, but I like the way this is looking. I think the patterns and colour schemes are obviously gender neutral. The colours are bright and appealing to a wide range of audiences, I think it's got a bit of a youthful look to it, quite energetic and fun.
Ellie said a tutor has advised us not to lose sight of why we chose the name 'Taboo' - one of the reasons being Adam & Eve covering themselves with leaves, so I've done some really rough sketches of these patterns over body shapes. I don't really know if they'd be at all successful.
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