by bgaddis | Jun 6, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Residential Design, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
Here is a reallly good article on the “Death and Life of Downtown Shopping Districts.” It is worth a read for anyone interested in retail store design.
by bgaddis | Jun 4, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
Above is a local shop, what would be called a “Mom & Pop” shop. The name of the shop is more about describing the product than creating a brand identity. The sign, though in a prominient location, is not graphically pronounced because there is little...
by bgaddis | Jun 4, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
Unbranding, it appears from my research, is a term used to describe a fix, meaning one or more of the following: My idea of unbranding, in the context of this discussion, goes more to the question raised by John Freeman in the...
by bgaddis | May 21, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
At the AIA convention this week I attended an event entitled: Bathesda Row a Retrospective Look at a Retail Icon. For anyone not familiar with it, Bethesda Row it is a highly successful mixed use development project that took place over 17 or so years. It is a...
by bgaddis | May 4, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
<►>Night Maximizing the visibility of an unshaded East facing exterior storefront for a business that has both day and night time traffic is an undeniable design challenge. This one is successful because of some expert decision making. Someone decided to...
