Design Portfolio

MARY McNEIL 815.258.0097

emayarewhy@gmail.com / mcmcnei@ilstu.edu

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY CIDA accredited

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Art is solving problems that cannot be formulated before they have been solved.

The shaping of the question is part of the answer.

PIET HEIN

RETAIL

AREA: 2,500 square feet

INSPIRATION

PROGRAMMING & INSPIRATION

CASE STUDY

ClLIENTS NEEDS: > branding and signage > fixtures with flexibility > open-sell cosmetic model > updated color collection > integration of technology

INSPIRATION

PROGRAMMING & INSPIRATION

> fixtures made up of seperate units to provide flexibility, > adjustable shelving on linear fixtures and gondolas, > balace of black and white in fixtures, bold branding, > beauty Studio with touch screen tutorials, > 2 computer stations: one that is accessible, one at standing height where customers can online search & order product

CONCEPT & SKETCHES

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

BLOCK DIAGRAM

PLANS & PERSPECTIVES

STOREFRONT ELEVATION

BRANDING & WAYFINDING ARE 2 KEY CONCEPTS INTO MAKING THIS DESIGN REALLY MAKE A BOLD STATEMENT

OVERALL VIEW >

GREY BAMBOO

PLANS & PERSPECTIVES

NATURAL YET BOLD

COMPUTER STATION ELEVATION

RED QUARTZ

CHROMA by 3form

GLASS

PERSPECTIVES

> flame logo inspired beauty bar > touch screen monitors to offer tutorials > stools on casters to provide mobility > mirrors on polls to swivel to either side of beauty bar > ceiling feature with led lighting > custom gondolas to back lit to add radiance to space > branding on front of gondolas to grab customer’s attention >product storage in botton of gondolas >cash wrap with lower ceiling to provide a more secure feeling >product display on top of shelving gondolas > consultation table >continuation of branding on back of cashwrap

graFEEDi COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALITY

retail design institute design competition

CONCEPT & INSPIRATION

The idea behind a concept inspired by graffiti came from many different places, just like the people that form the United States of America. Graffiti can be found all over the world, but there is always one thing in common: a message. Street art is creates something that attracts peoples attention and that is just what a new restaurant should do. With the appeal of the place and the food offered, people will be intrigued from the moment the building is in vision. Many unique branding features would go into making this American Fare restaurant one of a kind. The naming of it “graFEEDi” is a play on words to allow anyone who was to read the name, understand that it serves food with the altered spelling of the word graffiti, but also a hint at what will intrigue them even more.

“Graffiti are cross-cultural phenomena common to every literate society. Within the variable contexts of their production, graffiti personalize de-personalized space, construct landscapes of identity, make public space into private space, and act as promoters of ethnic unity as well as diversity. Graffiti can be understood as concrete manifestations of personal and communal ideologies which are visually striking, insistent, and provocative; as such, they are worthy of the continued attention of art historians, social scientists, and policy makers alike.“ Susan A. Phillips

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

BLOCK DIAGRAM

SPACE PLAN

FLOOR PLANS

ELEVATIONS & PERSPECTIVES

@ FRONT ENTRANCE

The front of the building will be simple, yet attract the customer’s eyes by having grafitti on the main entrance.

Like the outside of the building, the interior is simple yet bold with the grafitti wall. All the finishes are kept basic so the feature walls can make a statement.

@ TAKE-OUT AREA

TURNER HALL DESIGN STUDIO ROOM 141 NORMAL, ILLINOIS

EDUCATIONAL

a group project to redesign the studio we work in every day

NORTHEASTER UNIVERSITY: SATELITE CAMPUS

CASE STUDY

educational buildings evolve with the people who inhabit them. this campus used colorful branding along with a variety os spaces with many functions.

LEED platnium rating

“DO YOUR WORK BEST IN A GROUP OR INDIVIDUALY?”

A CLASSROOM MUST BE VERSATILE & OFFER A VARIETY OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACES TO CATER TO ALL THE TYPES OF LEARNING AND STUDENTS

RESEARCH

STUDENT INPUT “Sterile doesn’t promote creativity”

group individual

One faculty member stated, “the seating forces students into an awkward ergonomic position while listening to lectures”

both STUDENT SURVEYS DESIGN ISSUES: > cluttered space hindering creativity > limited accessibility between drafting tables > students want to display work > poor acoustics & lighting > lack of electric outlets > no control over the environment > not a good collaboration space

THEORIES “DO YOU LIKE TO MOVE AROUND WHEN YOU WORK OR STAY IN ONE PLACE?”

Studio desired to be a third place interior space Sociopetal space: welcoming

mobile

Environmental Complexity Symbolic Aesthetics: meant to inspire

one place

SOLUTION

> drafting tables that are arranged to fit the learning style of students who want to work in groupd or alone > benches on casters to provide more learning space along with collaboration space > work tables on right wall > projectors with cubbies for books and bags behind them > study area in back along with a place to photograph projects > white board wall on the left to allow instant ideation

learning stations collaboration stations

ELEVATION OF THE BACK WALL > prject display area > tack board for easy critiques > break area in back

PERSPECTIVES

BRIGHT FUNCTIONAL FLEXIBLE KNOWLEDGE

RENDLEMAN HALL STUDENT LOUNGE ATRIUM EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS

EDUCATIONAL

design project with my internship at RESOURCE ONE

RESEARCH

BEFORE RENOVATIONS

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERISTY EDWARDSVILLE: assisted interior designers in recreating this atrium on Trimble SketchUp just using photographs. after applying the finishes chosen, a rendered image of the new space came alive for the client

PERSPECTIVES

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERISTY EDWARDSVILLE: these are the perspectives I created based on the photographs given and then floor plan

FINAL PRODUCT

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERISTY EDWARDSVILLE: after a lot of construction and many hours of installation, these are the final pictures from the grand revealing

OTHER DESIGN WORK

SHAPE UP CARDBOARD CHAIR

Inspiration for this chair design came from what most 3-year-old children are learning at that age, basic shapes and the primary colors.

REQUIRMENTS: > work in a group of 2 > made 80% out of recycled cardboard > hold 50 lbs. > safe & secure > tested by children 3 years of age in school daycare

IIDA PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR

As IIDA ISU Campus Center’s Public Relations Chair, I was responsible for creating flyers to notify all the members of meetings and events.

< pencil rendering created of the Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington, Illinois <

Stippling done with ink

^ poster I created for a tornado benefit show, we raised over $100 towards rebuilding the town of Washington, Illinois