Double Vision

by | Feb 22, 2013

I have probably posted these notes about daytime storefronts in the wrong order.  This post  really should have been first because the images provide a visual definition of the main problem a designer faces when dealing with storefront display options at a time of day...

More Right than Wrong

by | Dec 6, 2012

<►>Daytime View of Storefront Don’t be fooled by the dirty outdated canopy, fluorescent lighting, bad or non existent signage, and muralstone finish.  This is a very effective storefront and I bet the shop owner is not, even a little,  interested  in...

New Old Town

by | Jun 9, 2012

Is it possible to make a newly built “un-mall” look more authentic?  Would it imporve the retail traffic if the landlord  were to infill with “mom & pop” tenants, including their home made store designs?  A good question?  I don’t...

Does downtown shopping have a future?

by | Jun 6, 2012

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.