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Visual Merchandising Display - Fairchild Books

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Extended Contents<br />

Preface xiii<br />

Acknowledgments xiv<br />

Part One Getting Started-<br />

<strong>Visual</strong> <strong>Merchandising</strong> and <strong>Display</strong> Basics xvi<br />

1 Why Do We <strong>Display</strong>? 1<br />

2 Color and Texture 9<br />

Physical and Psychological Reactions to Color 11<br />

Yellow 11<br />

Orange 11<br />

Red 11<br />

Pink 11<br />

Green 11<br />

Blue 11<br />

Blue-Green 11<br />

Peach 12<br />

Rust 12<br />

Violet/Purple 12<br />

Gray 12<br />

Brown 12<br />

White 12<br />

Black 12<br />

Color Families 12<br />

Color Mixing 13<br />

Color Schemes 13<br />

Analogous, or Adjacent, Colors 13<br />

Complementary Colors 13<br />

Contrasting Colors 14<br />

Monochromatic Colors 14<br />

VI<br />

Neutral Colors 14<br />

Using Color to Promote Color 15<br />

Texture 17<br />

3 Line and Composition 21<br />

Line 22<br />

Vertical Lines 22<br />

Horizontal Lines 22<br />

Curved Lines 22<br />

Diagonal Lines 23<br />

Composition 23<br />

Balance 23<br />

Dominance 26<br />

Contrast 26<br />

Proportion 26<br />

Rhythm 27<br />

Repetition 29<br />

4 Light and Lighting 31<br />

The Color of Light 32<br />

Planning Window Lighting 32<br />

Lighting the Open-Back Window 33<br />

Lighting the Closed-Back Window 34<br />

Planning Store Interior Lighting 34<br />

New Lighting Trends 35<br />

General, or Primary, Lighting 35<br />

Fluorescent Lighting 36<br />

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) 37<br />

Incandescent Lighting 37<br />

High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting 38

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