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My name is Jerry Foster. I’m an industrial designer who specializes in merchandising design and product development. Have a look around. If you need creative help on a project, I’d be delighted to hear from you.

3 Idea Sketches of Bread Displays

3 Idea Sketches of Bread Displays

How do you quickly visualize a range of approaches to display baked goods in the deli section of a grocery store? Quick black and white sketches! But how do you insure they are accurate to scale? I build a very basic structure in 3D, render it in black and white, sketch on top of it with a Wacom tablet using Sketchbook Pro, and add logos and notes in Photoshop. Using 3 separate programs to produce one image may seem a bit awkward, but it really is the quickest method I’ve found to get an accurate, presentable result. With practice, a sketch like this can be created in less than an hour, and sometimes it’s all the client needs to make a sale.

3 "Special" Display Concepts

3 "Special" Display Concepts

Spooky Hallow...Wine?

Spooky Hallow...Wine?