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Title: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 22 07 04:33
My specialty.

  I want to know what you would call the profession where you do window designs and the like.  I don't mean drapes or valances....but setting up merchandise in a store window.

  If I put window designer in Google, it brings up Windows....like shapes of window, and curtains and such.

  There must be a name for it.....why oh why can't I think of what it is.

  Help ?  
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: Lil Me on Oct 22 07 04:49
No questions are stupid!
 
 I think it's called "retail staging"?
 Here's a website for someone who does this in the U.S.:
 [a href="vny!://www.upislandhome.com/index.html"]vny!://www.upislandhome.com/index.html[/a]
 
 A friend of mine used to work at Coquitlam Centre (for quite a few stores) and do their displays at night- windows, re-arrange clothing on racks, etc.  I remember when she told me all the stores were changing their layout so the women's clothes were on the right and the men's clothing on the left.  Apparently, that's the way men and women nataurally gravitate.
   
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 22 07 05:01
Oh I like that Lil Me.  That isn't the direction my mind was going.....but it works.  Thanks.  I have decided for my resume, that that's what I am.....rofl. (I have actually done this work before....but as everything these days has a label to it....I  thought I'd best use the latest terminology.)

  Do you think that 'staging' is directly related to the 'science' of layout....or the 'design' of it ?

  I remember reading an article about the layouts of department stores based on studies that men will naturally gravitate in one direction and the women another.  Who'd a thunk.
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: 49er on Oct 22 07 05:03
its called window dressing  
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 22 07 05:18
That's the direction I was thinking, but do you think it covers all types of retail display?
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: Michel on Oct 22 07 05:58
   
 
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 22 07 06:10
Display Designer works.  That best describes what I'm after.  (there is still another name badwordling around in the back of my mind.)

  Thank you all.  [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a194.gif" border=0]
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: JJ on Oct 23 07 01:50
Visual Merchantising
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 25 07 11:31
Thanks JJ.....I like that one too.

  While I'm on a roll......here's another stupid question that I've been curious about for the longest time.

  This is a computer question.

  When you have copies of digital photos (or any pictures for that matter) in more than one folder, does each one take up hard-drive space?  For example....I have about 5 different photo programs....each one with copies of the same photos in each.  Is this sucking up space for each one ?  (I hope that made sense)  
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: Sawdust on Oct 25 07 01:18
Unless it is only a shortcut to the original, each location will occupy extra space.
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 25 07 01:21
[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c008.gif" border=0]  You mean I just could have asked you ?

  *If this long distance question thing works.....I have a million more.
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: P.C. on Oct 25 07 01:34
Well, I think I just freed up half our hard-drive.  
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: Michel on Oct 25 07 01:37
   
 
Title: Re: It's Stupid Question Time....
Post by: Lise on Oct 25 07 06:20
Window Dressing or Staging... though I'm more inclined to call it staging. It sounds more professional.