Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Library
While sitting in the library in my hometown. I noticed many different things about the way the library was presented. Everything seemed to be in order, from the book neatly on the shelves to the computers arranged into neat rows of ten. The colors in the library were a mixture of blues and teals with a larger painted border towards the ceiling with all the famous authors names. The furniture was arranged into small sections complete with tables and lamps. I think that they were trying to convey a place of order and peace. The neatly arranged shelves and computers were to show organization. The names on the boarder were meant get people excited about reading or help remember about a great story that they had once read. As for the furniture I think that they were placed in small sections to show a peaceful, home like setting to engage the reader to sit back and enjoy all of the books that they have to offer.
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Jena, in this post you do so well at noticing specific details about the space and then interpreting what these details mean and what they would influence visitors to think or do. For example, you mention the writing on the wall border. It's interesting that the designer chose to use a border with author's names rather than quotes from famous books. The orderly feel of the space certainly reflects a library's entire mission (or purpose) -- to organize information so that readers can find it quickly and easily. The organized visual appearance probably reassures visitors that the library takes its purpose seriously.
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