Story of My Life entry

This photograph of one of Story of My Life’s front desk area was taken in the south-east corner of their shop. Along the top of the wall behind the desk, skateboards with art painted on them are hung. In the 1990’s, skateboarding began to be largely associated with a street culture. The color of the shop also plays a huge role in focusing the shop’s vibe on the street culture they exhibit. The front wall is all glass, and the East and West walls are both red. Both red walls have pictures hung up on them, but no physical art painted directly onto them. The South wall is the wall that highlights the vibrantly colored graffiti. With shades of purple, green, red, and blue, this wall acts as the highlight of the shop. This burst of color in the graffiti covered wall takes attention away from the basic red walls. When customers enter the store, the color oppositions of the store walls draw the customers eyes directly to the graffiti, which signifies street culture. This, in turn, also demands customers take note of the street culture the shop prides itself on from the moment they walk in the door.

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