• Alternate Gridwork
• Asymmetry
• Dense Quilting
• Graphic Layout
• Improvisation
• Minimalism
• Modern Traditionalism

• No Borders
• Play on Scale
• Solid Fabrics
• Modern Prints
• Vast use of negative space
• Maximalism

Element 1

• Use at least 2 of the SVMQG Guild colors
• Use a neon color
• Use at least 8 colors
• Use black, white, + one color
• Use a tertiary color scheme
• Use a complimentary color scheme
• Use only tints in your color scheme
• Use a split complimentary color scheme

Element 2

• Inspiration by artist Anni Albers
• Modernize the Road to California block
• Nod to mother nature
• Modernize the King’s Crown block
• Inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama
• Modernize the Return of the Swallows block
• Album Art inspiration
• Inspiration by artist Kehinde Wiley

Element 1

• Use this beetle as inspiration for your color palette:
  • Cincindela Chinensis
  • Chrysolina Cerealis
  • Sphaerocoris Annulus
  • Tectocoris Diophthalmus
  • Anthaxia Candens
  • Hoplia Coerulea
  • Acrocinus Longimanus
  • Cincindela Chinensis

Element 2

• Use any reference to this city for inspiration:
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Lagos, Nigeria
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Brisbane, Australia
  • Mumbai, India
  • Dubai, UAE
  • Lima, Peru

Element 1

• Use this film as inspiration for your color palette:
  • Avatar
  • Kill Bill
  • Hidden Figures
  • Grand Budapest Hotel*
  • Life of Pi
  • Améle
  • Vertigo

Element 2

• Use this architect’s work as inspiration:
  • Bjarke Ingels
  • Alvar Aalto
  • Maya Lin
  • Renzo Piano
  • Zaha Hadid
  • Tadao Ando
  • Norma Merrick Sklarek