Experiments

Checker

Optical patterns built from one square, tested at every size from a stamp to a wall.

Client

Self-initiated

Year

2024

Role

Pattern design

Deliverables

Optical pattern set, wallpaper print

Brief

How far can a single square go before it stops being a pattern and starts being a picture?

Approach

I drew one square and repeated, scaled and shifted it, testing every pattern at stamp size and at wall size. Only the patterns that worked at both sizes made it into the set.

Result

One pattern was printed as wallpaper for a friend’s studio, and the set is now available as a small series of prints.

Chevron variation

Checker on fabric

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