the art of visual merchandising

yesterday we went to Parkmall, Mandaue city for our art of display final requirement..

we are tasked to look for a current botique in the city and decorate its window display!
i never thought it would be sooo fun.. it felt like we weren't working on a plate at all..
i had fun most especially in choosing garments and accessories and dressing up the mannequins of the store.. since i already tried dismantling a mannequin during our art exhibit last year, it was all easy for me to undress the dummy yesterday!.. :Dgot all anxious and scared though! the dresses were like a thousand bucks!.. the store was classy and expensive looking.. one wrong move and i'd have to surrender my wallet to them.. hahahahaha!

here's how everything went through:

1. this is our store! (please do visit em.. they have lots of goodies in store.. XD)


2. here's how their window displays looked like before revamping them :3

3. Rachel and Jehan planning out the design.

(eeerr.. are u really planning out, girls?!.. hahaha)

4. it's an uphill climb! dont ya agree?!.. :3


5. we brought dem PROPZZ!.. (authentic goodies from our grandparents' closets.. haha!)

(majoy bought this at a nearby surplus shop..)

(rachel's dad's binoculars... coool!)
(jehan's dad's tv!.. back when black and white was the real thing!)
(jehan's dad''s leather luggage.. effing cool!) (rachel's grandpa's camera!.. it's a Kodak from the 40's..)(and here's my share of old stuff.. MY GRANDMA'S OVERNIGHT BAG!)

6. TANTANANANAAAAAAAN~!!!

(THE AFtERMATH.. XD)

kudos to my groupmates: rachel, majoy, john, jehan and debs for a job well done!.. XD
Nazzo's GM texted that night thanking for our effort.. they liked it and planned to have it on display for about a week or two!.. yaaaay.. XD

LESSON LEARNED: the best way to learn is by experiencing it!..
cant wait to work as a store visual artist soon.. :D

reminiscing the Judgement Day

hello!
whoah! it has been a long while since my last blog update.. been really busy with school for the past months.. and guess what?!.... my sleepless, stressful nights payed off!! I AM OFFICIALLY GRADUATING THIS MARCH!
the best part of it was i conquered the dreadful THESIS!.. remember how i used to worry and rant about this subject?!.. it was really a herculean task!.. but after all the hardships, i realized, we can are capable of becoming Hercules if we strive to.. XD

we had our defense last February 3, 2010.. it was my thesis partner's birthday!.. lucky us, we made it with a grade of 2.2~!.. not much of a good grade i know, but who cares?!.. i passed anyway!.. XD

we were also lucky to have a visitor from an actual advertising agency here in cebu. he was Mr. Zen Pastoriza, the current General Manager from CampCebu, an affiliate branch of Campaigns and Grey Manila.
he had most of the comments and reactions.. but instead of wallowing over his no-good comments, we were all awed and dumbfounded by his insights and knowledge.
his personality spoke greatness, wisdom and experience!.. no wonder he has been in the life and death advertising industry for 17 years now.. (and counting! lol)
the most priceless comment of all?!.. after the defense, he congratulated us at the lobby and said, "good job guys!"..


woooot~! makes me want to work on his agency.. hahahahaha!.. XD

right now, we're currently revising our book and artworks. it'll be our finals next week and there's been lotsa pending plates to work on..
FLASH, PORTFOLIO, THESIS REVISION, ART OF DISPLAY.. gaaah~!

after this week, we'd all have to say goodbye to our school plates and say hello to the real world!!..

**goodness! makes me wanna cry... i will surely miss school... ):