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Assignment #2 Carey SunnyCA Whole Foods – Door is closed, mostly, a sliding automa<c door. It makes me feel apprehensive about entering because it’s cramped in there just as you walk in, with the cash registers right in front of you. People are trying to push their way out a single narrow door as you’re trying to get inside. But it’s also protec<ve feeling once you’re inside. Apple Store open door – makes me feel free, powerful, s<mulated. Exterior is en<cing, simple, light colored. Makes me want to come in. It looks simple and organized in there. Valley Village Liquor – closed door makes me check to see who’s in there before going in. I want to make sure nobody’s drunk inside or holding it up. Farm Boy Grocery – Door is sliding and it’s crowded once you first walk in because there’s a cash register there. Gelson’s I am realizing that Gelson’s has it right in terms of doors. They open and close in a sliding manner, but they’re far back from the cash registers in the front, which makes me feel in command of the store. Merchandise is not on top of me as soon as I walk in. Trader Joe’s – automa<c sliding doors that open and close, but that’s fine. In this case, the doors don’t open onto the cash registers, but rather to an open area surrounded by flowers and some vegetables. This has a posi<ve effect that makes me feel in command of the store, like Gelson’s, but not like the other stores. It draws me in with its exterior displays. Door, Exterior & Entrance

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Assignment  #2  Carey  SunnyCA   Whole  Foods  –  Door  is  closed,  mostly,  a  sliding  automa<c  

door.  It  makes  me  feel  apprehensive  about  entering  because  it’s  cramped  in  there  just  as  you  walk  in,  with  the  cash  registers  right  in  front  of  you.  People  are  trying  to  push  their  way  out  a  single  narrow  door  as  you’re  trying  to  get  inside.  But  it’s  also  protec<ve  feeling  once  you’re  inside.    

 Apple  Store-­‐  open  door  –  makes  me  feel  free,  powerful,  

s<mulated.  Exterior  is  en<cing,  simple,  light  colored.  Makes  me  want  to  come  in.  It  looks  simple  and  organized  in  there.    

 Valley  Village  Liquor  –  closed  door  makes  me  check  to  see  

who’s  in  there  before  going  in.  I  want  to  make  sure  nobody’s  drunk  inside  or  holding  it  up.  

Farm  Boy  Grocery  –  Door  is  sliding  and  it’s  crowded  once  you  first  walk  in  because  there’s  a  cash  register  there.  

 Gelson’s  I  am  realizing  that  Gelson’s  has  it  right  in  terms  of  doors.  They  open  and  close  in  a  sliding  manner,  but  they’re  far  back  from  the  cash  registers  in  the  front,  which  makes  

me  feel  in  command  of  the  store.  Merchandise  is  not  on  top  of  me  as  soon  as  I  walk  in.    

 Trader  Joe’s  –  automa<c  sliding  doors  that  open  and  close,  but  that’s  fine.  In  this  case,  the  doors  don’t  open  onto  the  cash  registers,  but  rather  to  an  open  area  surrounded  by  

flowers  and  some  vegetables.  This  has  a  posi<ve  effect  that  makes  me  feel  in  command  of  the  store,  like  Gelson’s,  but  not  like  the  other  stores.  It  draws  me  in  with  its  exterior  

displays.      

Door,  Exterior  &  Entrance  

Whole  Foods  –  logo  colors  –  green  and  white:  makes  me  feel  healthy,  but  also  like  you  need  to  be  wealthy  to  shop  here,  which  is  true  because  it’s  so  pricey  

 Apple  Store-­‐  white  and  grey  –  no  leXers  –  makes  it  feel  like  they  understand  me  here  (I’m  a  visual  processor).  Also,  I’m  visually  sensi<ve,  so  they’re  not  overs<mula<ng  me  with  color,  which  helps  me  think  more  clearly  and  feel  

more  crea<ve,  iow,  “clean  slate”  feeling    

Valley  Village  Liquor  –  white  and  red  –  makes  me  feel  like  this  place  is  old  and  outdated  and  base  

 Trader  Joe’s  –  red  and  white  color.  I  would  probably  like  green  beXer,  but  Trader  Joe’s  has  a  tropical  flower  next  to  it  that  reminds  me  of  vaca<on  and  the  interes<ng  things  you  find  when  you’re  in  a  foreign  land,  like  interes<ng  snacks  and  soaps  in  the  grocery  store.  Trader  Joe  carries  a  lot  of  reasonably  priced  imports,  so  this  is  a  good  reflec<on  of  that  “on  vaca<on”  feeling.    

 Gelson’s-­‐  red  and  white,  but  some<mes  it’s  also  in  green.  The  font  makes  me  

feel  like  it’s  upper  crust,  jazzy,  upscale.      

Valley  Village  Liquor  –  white  block  leXers  on  green.  Very  plain  and  pragma<c.  Mom  and  Pop  shop  feeling.  Reliable  feeling.    

 Farm  Boy  –  again  with  the  red  leXers  on  white.  The  blocky  font  makes  me  feel  

again,  like  this  is  a  mom  and  pop  shop  and  reliable.    

Logo  /  Color  

Whole  Foods  –  not  that  bright  –  yellowish  <nge  inside.  Makes  me  feel  comfy,  cozy,  at  home.  Lots  of  wood.  Reminds  me  more  of  the  Farm  Boy  mom  and  pop  store  than  I  realized.  Inspires  trust  and  a  belief  

the  people  have  good  values  and  the  products  are  wholesome  and  high  quality.      

Apple  Store-­‐  white  and  grey  walls  in  front,  but  lots  of  wood  tables  in  back  and  also  wood  shelving.  Brightness  is  beXer  in  back  because  it’s  more  dim  and  homey.  Up  front,  it’s  a  liXle  too  white.  I  always  thought  it  was  really  bright  in  an  Apple  store.  But  with  all  the  light  pine  wood  tones,  it’s  kinda  homey.  

Reminds  me  of  kindergarten  furniture.  Those  are  Angelina’s  kids  in  the  photo  to  the  le_,  btw.    

Valley  Village  Liquor  –  fluorescents.  I  hate  fluorescents.  Too  much  junk  food,  not  well  displayed.  But  they  also  have  essen<als.  Typical  convenience  store  model.  But  pragma<c  and  works  well.  You  don’t  

feel  like  you’re  overpaying  too  much  because  it’s  so  shabby.  So  that’s  a  small  comfort  anyway.      

Farm  Boy  –  not  all  that  bright,  fluorescent  lights.  Store  is  packed  with  vegetables.  Not  a  lot  of  packaging,  aisles  packed  together.  Gives  feeling  of  inclusiveness  at  farmer’s  market  or  produce  yards.  Implies  you  won’t  overpay  and  quality  is  fresh.  The  nut  shelves  are  a  liXle  too  jammy.  Feels  like  a  store  in  another  

country,  but  not  in  a  good  way.      

Gelson’s  –  not  as  bright  as  a  typical  large  supermarket  like  Kroger’s,  Ralph’s  or  Von’s.  They  are  very  bright,  with  fluorescents,  which  cast  a  blue  light  on  everything.  Gelson’s  ligh<ng  is  more  mellow.  Also,  there’s  a  lot  of  product  packaging  and  they’re  on  shelves  in  a  very  neat  manner,  that  makes  me  think  things  are  going  to  be  expensive.  And  they  are.  It  has  a  “top  shelf,”  fancy  market  kind  of  feel.  Even  

though  Whole  Foods  can  be  just  as  expensive.  Signs  are  all  printed  by  computer.      

Trader  Joe’s  –  Also  has  a  homey  market  feel.  Standard  grocery  store  lights,  but  lots  of  wooden  (vs  steel)  shelves  and  also  smaller  stores  with  more  islands.  Products  messier  with  lots  of  hand  drawn  signs  to  

give  more  of  a  small  market  feel.  This  inspires  trust,  makes  you  feel  like  you’re  gecng  quality  and  good  prices.    

Brightness,  Interior  Décor  &  Products      

Whole  Foods  –  local  market  feel  

Apple  Store  interior  

Gelson’s   Farm  Boy  

Whole  Foods  –  Right  in  the  front  –  you  prac<cally  trip  over  it  when  you  walk  in.  There’s  not  enough  space  to  stand  in  line.  I  like  Gelson’s  beXer.  It  feels  more  open.  Customers  hippies  

health  foodies.  Leisurely  pace.      

Apple  Store-­‐  Cash  registers  are  everywhere  and  nowhere.  I  guess  Geniuses  use  those  hand-­‐held  cash  registers.  Impression  is  it’s  a  display  room,  there’s  no  pressure  to  sell.  Also,  reminds  me  of  a  school  learning  center  or  elementary  school  library.  Feels  like  learning  and  understanding  are  promoted  here,  even  for  dyslexic  /  feeler  /  crea<ve  people  (vs  le_  brainers).  Customers  s<cking  around  for  a  long  <me.  Sales  people  

very  laid  back.      

Valley  Village  Liquor  –  Front,  to  the  le_.  Right  where  it  should  be,  I  guess.  I  guess  people  might  probably  steal  a  lot  from  this  store  

though  because  it’s  far  from  a  lot  of  the  cases.      

Trader  Joe’s  everyone’s  having  fun  in  here.  Cash  registers  are  too  crowded  though.  Helpful  staff,  but  they  don’t  come  up  to  you  unless  asked.  Other  grocery  stores  (like  Pavillions),  they  will  

actually  come  up  to  you.      

Farm  Boy  –  customers  a  liXle  more  rushed,  but  lots  of  liberal,  working  people,  so  they  pretend  to  be  polite.  Staff  almost  unapproachable.  They  

will  tell  you  everything’s  sweet.  Th  

Customers    &  Cash  Registers  

Lindsay  Lohan  at  Trader  Joe’s   Natalie  Portman  at  Gelson’s