Cityscape

Most design journals are littered with advertisements. They usually catch my eye, but do little to hold my attention. This was not the case with one ad for Marvin windows and doors in the October 2007 edition of Dwell. The Ad was showed the view from a big-city apartment through a beautiful palladian window. The captivating feature of this room was in its brilliant design. The room seemed to flow seamlessly into the skyscrapers beyond the window, and the two were further connected by the inclusion of the buildings’ accents within the interior space. The designer recreated the grid pattern, created by the windows on the skyscrapers, throughout the room, and maintained the same neutral whites and grays found in the city’s landscape. The use of repetition aids in the development of such a space, and the simplicity of the room certainly draws the eye out into the view of the city.