Pattern Research

Web Vector Patterns

Below are 4 examples of vector based patterns that are the sort of things that are commonly used to make things look prettier, generally in web design, but tend not to have any sort of context. I find myself in a situation where I need something like this to brighten up my design, but I want to find something with context, not that just looks nice

Context
There are two lines in the song from which I can draw inspiration from for the pattern:

"There’s a Chinese cigarette case and the rest you can keep" and "There’ll be twisted karaoke at the Aniseed Lounge"

Chinese Cigarette Cases

Having looked online at the sort of patterns on Chinese cigarette cases, I've come to the rather predictable conclusion that all Chinese cigarette cases have the stereotypical oriental style dragon on them, which doesn't really link to the song or artist.

Aniseed

After unsuccessfully trying to find out what an Aniseed Lounge is (although I have a niggling feeling it's some sort of crack den), I've decided to narrow down this line to aniseed, which I know is some kind of herb or seed or something of that nature, in a sense, it's quite similar to a coffee bean in the grand scheme of things.

I will experiment using ground coffee to make aniseed patters like the ones above and will experiment with implementing them into the design to give it more depth and character. I feel as if doing this could make the cover look a bit happier due to the sun-like shape of the aniseed though, and so I'll have to be careful no to change the attitude of my design, as I feel it was spot on beforehand.