Good news!
In case you didn't know, baby, it's a wide world.

As designers we need to GET OUT!

This project offers that opportunity...

but first!

 

Homework:

Be working on your pieces!

We should see progress between now
and the next class.

 

Meanwhile...

 

"A Trend-Spotting Segue"

 

Alien Workshop Decks

 

 

Okay, back to the project...

 

 

The Khamsa Motif
(Used to deflect the evil eye)
Painted/Tooled Leather Water Bottle
Mauritania

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trousers and Tunic
Ethiopia

 

 

 

 

 

Calligraphy and Decorated Drum
Tunisia

 

 

 

 

 

Appliqued Wall Hanging
Egypt

 

 

 

 

 

Terracotta Altar
Nigeria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wall-hanging Textiles
Nigeria

 

 

 

Elephant Mask
Cameroon

 

 

 

 

 

Raphia Textile
Congo

 

 

 

 

 

Silk Textiles
Madagascar

 

 

 

 

Pottery Vessels
Uganda

 

 

Vector Stylizations:

 

Motifs:

 

 

Images from Northwest Native Americans

 

 

 

Lil'Wat Blanket Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

Squamish garments

 

 

 

 

Lil'Wat Blanket Designs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Squamish Basket Designs

 

 

 

 

Kwakitutl Mask, Pacific Northwest

 

 

(Authentic "Tribals")
John Kit Elswa, Haida

 

 

 

Salmon headdress used to act out myths

 

 

 

 

Modern re-creation in the style of the Northwest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raven holding a box of daylight
Headdress, Tlingit

 

 

 

 

Modern representation of Thunderbird and Snakes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most popularly...

 

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Okay...
Back to the West:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In-Class Production:

 

Recreate one of these patterns:

(We'll be using it for a demo)

 

This too (possibly):