Mohammed AL-Abdulla

2/4/12

                                                 Signs of Life

According to Seth and Anne, Signs of Life has three parts. The first part is that there is a bookstore in Signs of Life. The bookstore sells different kinds of books. For example, biography books, fictional books and theology books. The second aspect is that there is an art gallery in Sign of Life. The art gallery has drawings from local artists and people go there to look at the art. The third aspect is that they use the art gallery for weddings and other events. On Mondays they use the floor for tango dances. There is also a coffee shop inside Sign of life.

According to Seth and Anne what makes Sign of Life more unique than other coffee shops is that they are in a very old location. Plus it has an antique setting. Also, according to Seth and Anne, it is unique because they have a coffee shop, book store, and an art gallery and the seating is in all sorts different areas. They also have a conference room in the back of the bookstore where people can go to study, or people can go in a more secluded area with art and sun shining in. They can also study in the main entrance where they can see people coming in.

According to Seth and Anne the members who work in the coffee section in Signs of Life always say that they are different from Star Bucks because even though they have good coffee they focus on different things. For example, in Star Bucks they like to make the coffee really consistently and fast. Signs of Life, according to Seth, seek uniqueness since they are a local business. Also, they want to be unique in the kind of coffee they make but at the same time they want to make a really good quality coffee. The workers learn each step in how to make the coffee unlike at Star Bucks where you only push a button to make the coffee. Also, according to Seth and Anne, Star Bucks only has paper cups, but at Signs of Life they have an Italian style, the Maseiato cups and mugs to put the coffee in. They can also make art on top of the coffee, for example they can draw you a tree or a leaf on top of the foam. the employees who work in the coffee section at Signs of Life know the providers of the coffee and they go and practice with them. When they go to practice as well as learn from them they improve their levels in making coffee.