Bad Feng Shui for Businesses

It’s time for a Bad Feng Shui update, this time for businesses who might want to pay more attention to the Feng Shui of their public presentations!

Bad Feng Shui in the Entryway
Here’s a real, live entrance to a medical office, a place you need and expect to be pristinely clean. Patients arriving here will not be comforted by their first impression of dirt and trash:

One possible solution? A moveable row of bushy plants on wheels that allows the maintenance crew to do their job while screening arriving patients and medical professionals from the filth and grime.

A Logo with Bad Feng Shui
When I first saw this real-estate broker’s sign I literally thought it said “Not For Sale,” because of the huge N and the red background, which conjured up a Stop sign in my mind.

Am I crazy or do you see what I mean?

Color and typography to the rescue — this logo needs just a simple fix to be truly inviting to potential buyers!

Comments

1. I’ll agree. I saw a “Not” in the logo. Our mind can trick us sometimes. Great tips and thoughts.

   Comment by Stephanie Calahan (@StephCalahan) — February 1, 2010 @ 10:46 am

2. Ann, I had the same reaction to the N on the “For Sale” sign. My mind also thought it meant “Not For Sale”!

   Comment by Sharon Lowenheim — February 1, 2010 @ 2:00 pm

3. Thanks for the comments, Sharon & Stephanie!

   Comment by Ann — February 2, 2010 @ 7:18 am

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