During a class tour of my Gallery, the Professor pointed out that the big sign in the middle of the Gallery dominated the space, and disrupted the ambiance. I so agree. I wanted to review how it got that way as an example of how we have to constantly review what we are doing in business, and that we need to listen to customers and friends about our spaces, products and practices. Here’s how the Gallery looked when the comment was made:

When I built the Gallery, I place the sign I had made in a previous iteration in the center of the room. But it appeared too low, and I knew it would be visually blocked by the displays. So I raised it up high. Problem solved. But then after filling in the space with the displays, I noticed you couldn’t see the sign because it was too high. And it’s a pet peeve of mine to be in a store and not know the name of it. So I placed a couple of Waves Gallery signs on the walls high enough to see above the displays, but still in view without having to look up. It was the overall best solution, but I never reevaluated the utility of the original sign. I don’t need it. I will take it out, and for now move displays around in the space to balance. I will also have more space to add another display or two as my inventory grows.

I’ve removed the sign and moved some displays around. It looks much better. I will probably tweak the layout of the displays a bit, but I like the clear visual field now, and the overall flow. This is what it looks like now:

I think I will make the Wall signs larger now and I will be done with that part.