3 Window Display Ideas..more to come

My Weekend: Inspiration?

I spent most of my weekend about 18 hours painting my workplace. The kitchen was my top priority. It was all white and everything looked very blank. I added a dark blue color to the chair rail that was already present and we painted a few other things blue. My weekend reminded me of Urban studio on Steroids. Needless to say I was drained and I don't want to see another paint brush again.

A Step in the Right Direction

So far we have made quite a few contacts in the last two day, receiving donations form Gail's too on Spring Garden in Greensboro, and well as Platos Closetand many more to come. The donations are really gonna help us in setting the standard for the type of things that will be made available to and in the Select store. The Idea of the Red Shoe Installations is taking off with many consignment shops donating to our cause. I believe that the efforts being made here will not only benefit the Salvation Army but the idea that recycling unwanted or no longer needed goods as a Positive Green Effort and Thrift Stires are a large avenue for this. The community is really eager to help and we look forward to having the Shoe installations that we create make a statment for the Salvation Army Select Store.

thinking about shoes....my first love

This week we were assigned to market our new coming Salvation Army Select store. We hopped on the idea of getting more donations and how to market it in a clever way. The idea of shoes came to mind. We broke into groups Josie, Diana and I came up with the idea of placing hundreds of shoes down a side walk. Walking side by side whether they be glued to the pavement or loose. Everyone walking aside the shoes would follow where they were headed. At the end of the road would be a huge red donation bin for the Salvation Army Select store. We then discussed this idea with our classmates and a second proposal came about. What if we scrounged up a bunch of mismatched shoes and spray painted them red with either the logo in black or a website on the bottom. We think if students were walking down Tate st. or Spring Garden they would follow the shoes curiously. We as a group can volunteer our time on a busy afternoon and take the donations. This idea can also be repeated for the grand opening. Aside from the shoe idea drawing footprints on a side walk with the logo was another way we could take this.

Timepeices-Idea #1

The Timepiece assignment here and below, has really helped me to clarify exactly what my concept is for my entire space. As you review these time piece Ideas think of how a locomotive affects the surroundings in which it travels through, the rustle of leaves, Shaking of buildings( I live beside the Railroad track ), the flicker of interior lights and the sound of that train whistle clearing its path. These affects are the source of my inspiration for my time pieces as well as my concept. The above time piece is a light grid that at the top of every hour provides a light show for your shopping pleasure.

Idea #2

This musical peice consisting of Organ pipes cloaked in a white coat of walls, acts as a time peice as it signifies the top and bottom and bottom of every hour with a very specific tune for each hour. The organ pipe is at a low pitch to provide a quaint melody to shop to as well as keep track of your time. The Pipe organ is remincent of the whistle of the locomotive, but decorative accents add a hint of color to the very basic color scheme of the retail space.

Idea #3

My third Idea this very interesting idea of interlocking Circles, they visual along with the moth of the clock hands show the idea of motion.the clock is a fair size, at 2 feet in height and 2 and 1/2 ft wide.

Locomotion

Instamatic Schematic....a materials exploration

Given a product and a concept we have to develop a materials presentation. My Concept is Locomotion and my product is Coats Ties and Scarves. At first my instinct went to programing of the space and I lost focus of materials. So after being pulled back from LaLa land I went back to thinking about my concept more. Wanting to steer clear of " Train" like images I focused on what locomotion meant and its origin. It is derived from Locus( Latin) meaning place, center , or source, and motion meaning; change in physical position or place. Then I went on a search for imagery that read in this manner to see what I could find.Above are a few images that I found that I am thinking of pulling my color pallet from.

Palm Avenue

Perch