Advanced Visual Cognition

I guess I am too much of a cynic to think that this storefront design was anything other than a happy accident, nevertheless it demonstrates my principle of visual cognition, mistake or not.  The texture and pattern of the leafy backdrop causes the merchandise to...

Crossing Over the Line of Confusion

This is an instructive exercise on two levels.  First lets consider the impact of merchandise placement in the black and white photo.  It is quickly apparent that the main show, directly in the line of view as a customer enters or passes by the store, is an...

The suggestive power of real display merchandising.

<►>Heals, UK Spring 2012 Is it time for a return to old fashioned department store display merchandising?  The allure of Heal’s colorful spring program is undeniable, fresh, maybe a new view of bygone expos?  The color is expertly used to glue the...

Approaching After

  This is one of my projects in an almost finished condition.  The storefront display is not yet in and there is still a blade sign and interior work to complete.  In a few weeks you will find the completed project in the portfolio menu above. I have posted it...

Visual Synergy

Wow!  What a great example of what can be done with the most simple and inexpensive props.  This photo, from a post by a fellow blogger about how it is easier to sell the idea of color rather than the idea of painting a wall, does a whole lot more than that.  It does...