I see possible design patterns everywhere. I can’t stop myself. People in the street or at yoga or in the grocery store. Sometimes I stop random strangers and ask them for a picture and sometimes I try to snap sneaky pics without anyone noticing. I’ve been told I’m not actually sneaky though so who knows what they think I’m doing. One design I sketched while driving away from the person wearing it. Sketching and driving has to be at least as dangerous as texting as driving….I won’t do that again. The folder on my desktop to hold these treasures is named “Design Ideas (people I accosted to take pictures)”.
It happens during show and movies too. Not just clothing but a wall, a carving, a ring or earring, a landscape or even an evoked emotion from a scene. At home I can shout to the husband – “Stop! Go back! I need a screenshot of that!” Watching a movie in the theater feels like a real risk since I might see something awesome and forget about it by the time the credits roll. Here are a few.
Every so often a design mimics a thing very closely.
And sometimes it is simply a piece I design with a specific character in mind. Beatrice (one of my favorite water vampires from a book series I love), Amy Pond (Dr. Who), Kaylee (from Firefly of course, also our golden retriever), Peggy Carter (anyone else bummed that show ended?), Groot, and others are all examples.
In other news – the husband found another bat. The good news is that we’ve finally managed to keep them out of our living space. The bad news is they still find a way to hibernate in our attic. We relocated this one with the help of a wildlife biologist friend. The smaller boy and at least one cat wanted to keep it.
