Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Designing The Dress by Nicole, Part II: The Shop


In Part I of Designing The Dress by Nicole, I talked about the process my wife and I went through to establish an identity for her new boutique. As challenging as that was, it was nothing compared to what we went through to actually pull everything together. While Nicole was hunting down the latest designers and picking out each and every dress, accesssory, and gift she wanted to carry in her store, we also had to think about how we were going to merchandise everything. Before we could start laying out the store, we of course had to settle on a location.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Michael S. Smith | White House Decorator


California native, Michael S. Smith has been chosen by Michelle Obama to redecorate the private quarters of the White House. Click below to learn more about Michael and check out images of Smith's previous work.
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Monday, January 12, 2009

Sharp Thinking


Recenty Sharpie has released an ad campaign that has allowed passers-by a chance to very publicly take part in an act of “vandalism”. These interactive billboards allow a viewer to pick colors and leave their mark all over cities’ ads, sort of taking the opinion: “Its going to happen anyway, why not facilitate it.”

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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Movie Title Screens R' Us


This guy, Steven Hill, has collected a countless amount of movie title screens on his website that are really pretty fantastic. From a design and typographic standpoint, the site really highlights what I feel has been an overlooked part of the movie-going experience.

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Sony Hana-Akari Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells


Sony's Hana-Akari (HANAAKARI) lamp prototype uses dye-sensitized solar cells to turn light into energy. Big breakthrough is not only dye-sensitized cells are cheaper than conventional solar cells, they can also be dyed in different colors and shades.
Sony expects to develop the lamp further so it can also power other small devices attached to it. If you take a look at the image above, you can see a small fan connected to a panel to demonstrate this ability. Slated for a 2009 release, SONY has announced that they have ‘big plans’ for the technology.

Source:http://www.gizmodo.com/
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Designing The Dress by Nicole, Part I: The Identity

For the better part of a year, my wife has been working on opening up a bridal boutique. It just so happens that she is married to a retail designer (yes, that would be me), so naturally I’ve been working on everything from the business’s identity to the website to the store’s interior. This is Part I of my story, entitled The Identity.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Holiday Store Design: ANTHROPOLOGIE



I am always impressed with the way Anthropologie re-invents their store every season/holiday. They are especially creative with their use of materials; such as ribbon, colored rope, paper chains, nuts, painted wood chunks. Click below to see some of their ideas for holiday store design from coast to coast. (store images taken from NYC and Southern California)
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