This was a very quick, low-budget project to fill a gap made by a departing traveling exhibit. Other staff developed the activities, and I designed the exhibit layout, look and feel, and environmental treatments.  The project took 2 months from initiation to completion.

It turned out to be one of the most popular exhibits in the museum.

Goals

Redesign and relocate the aging bubbles exhibit at Impression 5 Science Center.  I added to the atmosphere with iridescent plastic panels that resembled the thin-film effect seen on bubbles.

The Bubble Tower component was prototyped by other museum staff, and I was tasked with designing the cabinet.

I was also responsible for the graphic system and graphic design

SketchUp model

A hands on exhibit about Michigan nature and environment at Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing, MI.

The Challenge

The MSU Museum contracted me to design an exhibit about the impact of Rachel Carson and Silent Spring.  There was a lot of text but not many artifacts, so I did my best to add images and compartmentalize the text to make it easier to skim.  Because the exhibit would travel, I was required to put all text and images on 4×6′ panels.  I designed backdrops to the panels to connect them and unify the gallery.

Early concept rendering, created with SketchUp and Photoshop

Final 3D model, before install

Installed

Exhibit concepts, drawn circa 2012 while working at Impression 5 Science Center. You can see some of the final exhibits, built after I left for Baltimore, in this online 3D walkthrough!

Myself and 3 other designers were contracted to assist with the design of a technical learning facility for Underwriters Laboratories.  Below are the ‘exploded view’ dioramas I created from UL-certified products.

The components are suspended on straight-pull bicycle spokes. A trade-show exhibit company built the cases and I modified them and installed the components.