vegas design

i guess what i learned is that vegas is the home of both great and horrible designs. here are some things i noticed.
so where to start... the first couple pictures were taken inside the wynn hotel. the coasters were really cool. they looked like they were embossed, but they weren't. the only thing i kept wondering was why they didn't just replace the period at the end of 'wynn' to the "r" trademark.. it felt redundant to have those two shapes at the end the same size.
the parasol up, parasol down was the cafe. that picture was the cover of the menu. i really like how it shows restraint, and still feels elegant and fancy.
'the buffet' was a cafe inside the hotel as well. this particular shot was on an add in the elevator. i don't mind how they playfully threw the type in a bowl, but they could have at least payed attention to the layering of the letters. there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to the order. and i can't put my finger on why, but the colors seem off to me.
lol. and next is AHH the mosaic floor. this huge EXPENSIVE hotel has this mosaic throughout. i couldn't figure out why, but i saw carpet with the same pattern. so, i'm assuming they were inspired by it or something. however it totally threw me off. this elegant hotel on the outside and then i felt like i stepped into maybe latin america?
moving on.. random logos i enjoyed. MESA grill chopped off a little, interesting i thought. Fendi nicely backlit. and the window display were F's, not genius, but still good clean design.
OH, but then the STACKED type. ahh, why... they could so easily have just... not done it. ha ha. thought the directional columns were interesting with small caps... i'm assuming replicating roman capitals of the time.
coming to a close there was the chocolate store that makes all sorts of exotic chocolates. ones with weird things in them like grits, tobacco, and other interesting ingredients. anyway the design was so beautiful. they showed restraint and payed attention to every detail. the shelves were backlit and lit from underneath to really show off each product which wasn't crammed all together. The boxes were made to resemble everyday things such as DVD boxes, hat boxes, chinese take-out boxes and lots more. i really enjoyed the store.
last but not least, caesars palace. i don't mind it since it kinda fits with the whole gimmick, but the way the the stroke on the p hits the stem of the p really bothers me. that tiny little gap doesn't show up in any other letters. it just feels weird.