Product design research

When i started to think about the merchandise product that i would like to create, i decided to first think about the target market and what they might appreciate and like to buy. When i think about Agnes Obel's music and the type of person  that might listen to it, the main type of person that i think of is someone that might want to take a step back from life and relax, as her music gives a very calm soothing vibe. With this in mind i started to think of what goes along with relaxation and i think the most obvious thing is comfort. This gave me the idea to create a cushion and maybe some other home wears to go along with it. 

I looked on Etsy to do some product research for ideas and inspiration, i came across a shop called Maybelandbird Its a company that sells cute shaped cushions. The cushions have a very simplistic look and feel to them. They look as if they are screen printed and i think that works very well for the designs because they are made from simple descriptive shapes. The thing that i think works best throughout these cushion designs is the unique shapes that they are rather than the usual square shape that you would expect to find in a cushion. With the cushion that i want to design i would like to apply the idea of having a uniquely shaped cushion as i think it ads a more interesting element to the design. 

For my design i would use the shape of a leaf and use the same colour scheme as i will on the album cover to make the product look like it is part of the same brand. I think this idea will work well with the concept that i have for the album design.