Todd Preston

Todd Preston

This assignment offers the chance to view two separate, but close, locations. They are both very unique from one another. While most may get lost in the Prudential/Copley shopping district, it would be very difficult to lose your way while traveling Newbury Street. I found Newbury St to be very interesting for many reasons. First, it was very easy to follow. All you had to do was continue straight. Secondly, there seemed to be only restaurants and smaller shops on Newbury St. Nonetheless, it provided a small-town feel to it. If you were traveling the street at night and disregarded all of the commercial signs, you would feel as if you were traveling the streets of a friendly neighborhood. This was an aspect that I aimed to depict in my sketch of Newbury Street. Restaurants with “eat-in” lawns consume the left side of the street while shops line the right side of the street. Additionally, I drew the road as if it were disappearing into the horizon to depict the length of the road. It’s a shopping district that seems to continue with no end.

In contrast, the Prudential/Copley Place shops was very chaotic and confusing to get around. You constantly needed to view signs and maps in order to get where you were going. For this reason, I attempted to draw, to the best of my ability (and memory!), a general pedestrian map in order to help shoppers get around the shops. While it does not provide accurate details of each shop’s location, it provides a general sketch of the shops and the main areas that shoppers would most likely need to get to. In addition, it provides iconic parts of the shops, including the water fountain and the skybridge, to help shoppers maneuver the maze that is Copley Place.