AM I overthinking this or is there an actual design/pattern for this look?
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I would call it a variation on slanted layers.
That is pretty cool looking! I would guess that they used a scraper of some kind to get those shapes. If you search "soap scraper" on YT, you will find a lot of videos showing the many ways the technique can be used.
I don’t think this was made with scrapers because the layers aren’t consistent in the shape throughout all the bars. I would guess that the layers were either made separately, poured into a mold that is propped up, allowed to set up and lightly sculpted with a spoon (or something). Or each layer was brought to a medium thick trace one at a time and sculpted before bringing the next next layer to medium trace, etc.
Thanks everyone, hoping to give it a try in the near future. I love the clean simple look of it in lovely muted colors. 
I am going to respectfully disagree with my good friends here. People! It's an alternating wall pour!
Yeah, I'm with @Zing. It reminds me of one of my attempts at angled layers (aka alternating wall pour). If the batter isn't thick enough, your layers will slump and give you that look. (These layers aren't as slumpy as the ones on the original post, but it's the same idea).
Wow, thanks to both @Zing and @The_Emerald_Chicken for spotting that. I was sure that the layers had been scraped or textured with a spoon to get that uneven look. I may have to revisit this technique with some thicker batter because I have always liked how Zings' AWPs turned out, and I also love the pic above. Thanks!
We don’t have to disagree. I see slumped, slanted/angled layers made using alternating wall pours, possibly coaxed a little with a spoon in order to achieve the perfect design.
I agree with a wall pour which I used to like to do.
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