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Eye Candy: how “beautification” becomes the new retail currency.

Retail Focus

A comprehensive brand experience is promoted from the outside and into the physical space as well as other brand touchpoints. Brands can use visual merchandising techniques, such as using vertical space and creating focal points, to create a visually appealing store that feels spacious and inviting.

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Taxi Studio’s branding for a cancer charity includes a “bowel-inspired” typeface

Design Week

The project’s focal point is a bespoke typeface, designed in partnership with long-time Taxi collaborator Tom Lane. “Know your sh*t” Sophia Bold and Sophia Display are both used throughout the identity in brand communications, on social media and promotional items like bags and t-shirts.

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The Art & Science of Visual Merchandising [Inside the Evolution of Retail]

Rose

Regarding the artistic component, “Visual merchandising applies to everything from the exterior of your retail store to the well-lit entryway all the way through to the well-placed furniture, fixtures, and promotional displays. Manufacturers often provide such promotional tools; don’t hesitate to use them. Curated Displays.

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How to Master Retail Design Concepts: Transforming Your Store into a Shopper’s Haven

Greater Group

Where the transaction was once the sole focal point of retail design, modern shopfitters and designers take the entire shopping experience into consideration: Someone glimpses a shop window and enters the shop, then browses and samples or tries on the merchandise, eventually making it to the counter and walking out with a purchase.

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