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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine display requirements.
  2. Design displays.
  3. Install displays.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

review a visual merchandising concept to design and create three of the following visual merchandising displays:

window display

lifestyle display

bulk stack display

event installation

promotional display

pop-up shop display

exhibition display

food display

create visual representations of the above display designs using digital software on at least one occasion

use common construction techniques and power tools to work with materials to create visual merchandising displays

create the above displays:

applying the elements and principles of design

following work, health and safety requirements

within typical workplace time constraints

that align with visual merchandising style guidelines and standards

incorporate the following sensory elements, on at least one occasion, in the above displays:

sound

smell

touch

sight.


Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

types of visual merchandising displays:

purpose

benefits

limitations

key aspects and considerations of visual merchandising display design:

creating alignment with organisational merchandise strategy

display purpose and desired messaging

scaling

spatial specifications

product styling

customer traffic flow

customer visual paths

materials

construction methods

current visual merchandising display trends

sources of creative influence

tools used creating visual representation of displays

techniques to achieve the following through visual merchandising displays:

increased customer engagement

sales generation

cross-selling

cost-efficiencies

common types of material and construction methods used in visual merchandising displays:

benefits

limitations

elements and principles of design and their application in visual merchandising display design:

elements of design:

texture

form

colour

space

line

principles of design:

harmony

rhythm

balance

dominance

scale

proportion

light

contrast

use of multi-sensory elements in visual merchandising displays:

sound

smell

touch

sight

key aspects of work, health and safety as it relates to visual merchandising displays.