Designing for Various Retail Environments

by | Jul 18, 2016

Recently Carrie Rossenfeld wrote and article for the Globest.com dealing with current changes in the retail environment that are affecting how architects and designers approach a project.  The title, is The Changing Art of Designing Urban Retail Projects, is...

Store Design: Exploring the “Unbrand”

by | Sep 24, 2014

If you are a sometimes visitor to this site you may have seen me ponder the impacts of “unbrand” in previous posts.  With this recent article on “AdNews” I find myself again bestirred on the subject.  The gist of the article is that...

The suggestive power of real display merchandising.

by | Sep 12, 2013

<►>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...

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Daytime View of Storefront Don’t be fooled by the dirty outdated canopy, fluorescent lighting, bad or non existent signage, and muralstone finish.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...