Name: Coleen Campbell
Brand: MU Collections
Title: Surface Design Portfolio
The creative world is limitless. If you think it you can create it, and I can’t image a more beautiful and vibrant place to work. I enjoy many areas of art and am always working to improve myself. I’ve worked in Graphic Design for 10 years, and dabble in drawing, watercolours and moulding with clay. My most favourite thing to buy is socks with different patterns on them, and this simple creature comfort is what has driven me to step into Surface Pattern Design.
It is a dream to one day have my pattern or designs feature on a product like yours, which will hopefully bring a spark of enjoyment into someone’s life.
MU [ moo ]
Is a mythical continent which some believe all civilizations originated from.
When I started my venture into Surface Pattern Design, I wanted a brand name that would encompass: Simplicity, Ethnicity and Inclusion.
I feel both the name and my designs achieve this.
Having lived in South Africa for 20 years from birth, it’s not suprising the tribal and ethnicity had inspired me when I started my venture into Surface Design.
African patterns have been used before and are still used today. There is soemthing aobut the striking contrast and look that appeals to the eye and never seems to get old.
This is a simple and elegant pattern which looks great on both white and balck ceramic.
Both versions seen here, as well as a combination of other patterns featured in this portfolio, mocked up on Ceramic Plates and Cups.
A set of patterns listed here and displayed black on white surface, except for the tribal platte shown in a beige on white.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates, Cups, and Towels.
These patterns can be changed up for alternate effects. The middle plate has taken a line from MU002 and repeated it to give a different look.
MU002 MU003
MU004
A couple of black on white patterns laid out here using rough dots, lines and triangles.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates, Cups, Towels and a Placemat.
Going back to my childhood days, living in South Africa and seeing bushmen paintings on a school trip, I had to do a set of my own.
These little guys are so striking on a white background mixed in with other tribal patterns.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates, Cups, Teapot, Container and above on a Cushion.
Inspired by an African Plant pot I own, this was the first pattern I decided to put on the outside of a dish.
The bold black Triangles and rough lines gives this an ethnic look and I loved the idea of eating out of a dish like you were eating out of a real African bowl.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates and Cups
These rough dots and dashes bring to mind an African basket when doubled up.
This is a simple, clean pattern which shows simplicity does not detract from beauty and elegance.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates and Cups
Taking the Toadstool from an above perspective and turning it in to a pattern has been loads of fun.
I love Toadstools, it’s such a cheerful mushroom, and this whimsical pattern looks good on almost any surface.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates, with the pattern appearing on the outside of the dish, Enamel Cups, Cushions and a Tea Towel.
Over Christmas I painted Toadstools with watercolours for Christmas Tags, which gave me the idea to turn some into a surface pattern.
These were sketched out, scanned in and repainted digitally with watercolour brush effect in Photoshop.
Seen here mocked up on Ceramic Plates, with the pattern appearing on the outside of the dish, a Container, Cushion and a Tea Towel.
