Retail
Retail Design Principles
Our good friend and ex-colleague Jason Milne, now of Contagious in bonnie Scotland has as good presentation to watch if you’re new (or old for that matter) to retail design. Lots of good illustrative images and usable text about the principles of Retail Design. I’ve added it to Issuu so you can flick through at your leisure. Click on the centre of the presentation to go full screen, press Read more …
Experience Retailing
I find myself in a Costa Coffee at a service station; very early for a meeting again! Here I am musing on the future of the High Street. I have predicted future trends in the past although I have often found clients bemused or just thinking I am talking rubbish. Eight years ago I told a client their web site had more potential for sales and profit than any single store; I also suggested they should Read more …
Happy Birthday Gap
Joining in the general retail birthday celebrations, Gap celebrate their 40th with a pop up store in Kingly Street (just off Carnaby Street) in London. Some nice art pieces and simple bright furniture complement the pared down space. The store is apparently only there for 19 days and 69 hours from Saturday 12th September. More detail on the Wallpaper article and a slideshow. Also on Retail Week. Read More …
Super Supermarket Sarah
A lovely website with a real sense of discovery and browseability. Hover over the products to see what’s still available and what’s sold. Click the browse button to see a different catalogue view. Take a look for yourself. Supermarket Sarah. Originally from the very excellent Design Milk Read More …
More Snog
I’ve writtten about Snog on here before and I must admit I keep coming back to it every time we look at a fascia on another job. So now here’s some more pics and even videos at Lighting which has an excellent write up about the lighting scheme. Also worth having a look at is their kiosk which opened in Westfield on Monday. Not many images online yet but no doubt they’ll start appearing Read more …
Danesi
I came across a couple of pictures of Danesi on Scott Hansen’s very fine ISO50 blog and it inspired me to look more into the Danesi brand. The first set of pictures shows the ‘dch’ (danesi coffee house) concept, ” … a real tasting place to experience the original Italian espresso and distribute new “coffee culture” products; each one is located in large city centres.” What Read more …
Buy chocolate, feel better
Apparently in this recession we’re spending our money on going out and chocolate, as opposed to moving house and buying cars. Always partial to a good chocolate shop this one in Singapore is worth a look. Great attention to detail all the way through. Chocolate Research Facility Read More …
Happy Birthday everybody
Everywhere I look it seems that it’s birthday season Marks & Spencer today announced the return of the penny bazaar. Here’s a few more recent celebrations. Adidas House Party from Human Resources Sainsbury’s Happy 140 Selfridges 100 complete with it’s own yellow website, as always well worth checking out the window scheme. Read More …
Where's your $300 million button?
Here’s a story well worth reading for those of you with ecommerce sites. Jared Spool from UIE changed the usual user/register button to be optional. Annual Revenue increased by $300 million because customers would rather have the option not to register and just pay, rather like the High Street. The best quote “I’m not here to enter into a relationship. I just want to buy something.” Read More …
Deptford Fun City
The Deptford Project is the first step of a project to regenerate the are around Deptford Station and makes great use of a 1960′s South East Trains carriage. Designed and handpainted by the very fine Studio Myerscough. Read More …
