long week

busy busy bee.

So last week was a flurry and came and went so quickly. I had a bunch of projects and homework and a quiz. Thursday was the day I was most worried about because I had a quiz and notebook assignment due in my first class, and then a midterm project and presentation in my second. The project was also being critiqued by some of our professor's collegues. So there was a little bit of pressure to have something substantial to show.

My concept for my retail project is a men's clothing store, based off of a little boutique in Ballard called Blackbird. It's for the urban seattle male who dresses for casual, business and nights out, all while maintaining a fashionable flare. They carry designer brands of clothing as well as accessories and bags etc. The seattle male is also environmentally friendly and is aware of his community. So the space is meant to reflect that, with a loft design and very natural materials, woods, concrete, metal. The first store is the merchandise, while the second floor is more of a community-like hang out space, with local artists work on display, arcade style games, and a seating area created by hallways that run to the front of the store so you can see people hanging out upstairs from the street. The color palette is rich and masculine, leather and velvet, deep purples and browns.

Anyways, it's been really fun to conceptualize and create. The critics also really liked my work. They thought the space had a nice simplicity to it and that I really understood the client and the feel of the space. YAY. I'm going to also go visit this bar they recommended I see downtown, because it has a similar feel and utilizes black iron like I do with my staircase.

Yesterday I relaxed, it was a really long week with not that much sleep involved, so I slept in! Then I woke up and made the sheet hanging over my window into an actual curtain and put that up. I guess I didn't really do all that much yesterday. I think that's okay though, everyone deserves a down day every once in a while.

Today I woke up and ate breakfast and decided to update my blog, so here I am. I think I will go walk down to Melrose or something today and have a gander. I don't get out that much lately to see the town and I think that is something I need to take advantage of WAY more than I currently do. Okay I'm going to go take advantage of my free day!