Everything isn't always so Black and White

Gold print on Emerald Gold print on Harvest Black print on Natural Gold print on Claret. As I predominantly work in black and white when producing patterns for wallpapers, I thought it would be interesting and worth-while to see how my fractal wallpaper patterns looked in and on different colours. Due to the ambiguity of the pattern, using colour could affect how it is portrayed. For example, if the pattern was printed onto a green background and/or in green ink, it would imply that the pattern is linked to nature (trees, leaves, branches). However, if the colour red was used then this would have a much more biological appearance (veins, blood). Also, using colour may be helpful when designing more commercial patterns for example, using metallic inks or paper within an interior space can be interestng as they are affected by both artificial and natural light and the architectural contours of the space. I work in black and white as I feel this does not detract from the pattern or force opinion onto the viewer. Yet commercially, where interior design is concerned, colour can be extremely important depending on the architectural space and function of a room.