Class is scheduled to meet in person on Mondays between 2:30 PM and 5:50PM. Details for class meetings and the weekly agenda will be updated at the beginning of each week.

Weekly Class Meetings: In general we will aim to have the week’s Lecture/Lessons/Presentations during the first half of weekly meetings. Lab work, working individually and with peers and meeting with me one on one, or in smaller groups meetings will occur during the second half of our weekly meeting.

Week1

  • Topic: Introduction Environmental Graphics
    • Exhibition Design
    • Wayfinding System

Week2

  • Lecture Topic: Exhibition Design Topic Ideas
    • Exhibition Narrative (what is the story?)
    • Developing an Exhibition Narrative: big idea, object list and concept studies.

Week3

  • Topic: Exhibition Design Planning
    • Spatial planning and object placement (what will the story look like?)
    • Scale model, final object placement and floor plan.

Week4

  • Topic: Exhibition Design Staging
    • (how will you tell the story?) 
    • Object interpretation and display, elevations, materials and finishes

Week5

  • Topic: Exhibition Design – Information Graphics and Delivery
    • (how will you communicate the story?)
    • Exhibition graphic identity and promotional signage system.

Week6

  • Topic: Wayfinding Systems – Study of Wayfinding
    • Finding your way: sign audit and wayfinding analysis.

Week7

  • Topic: Wayfinding Systems – Informational Messages
    • Universal symbols
    • Family of pictograms/symbols for a given topic/location

Week8

  • Topic: Wayfinding Systems – Directional Messaging
    • Large format images
    • Full size freestanding sign mock-up that directs people in three locations.

Week9

  • Topic: Wayfinding Systems – Typographic Scale
    • Comprehensive sign system that includes a location plan, vocabulary of sign types and detailed specifications.

Week10

  • Topic: FINAL Project Development:
    • Exhibition Design and Wayfinding System Process Book
    • Development of professional presentation book documenting project process and final design intent

Week11

  • Topic: Exhibition Design and Wayfinding System Final Project
    • Development of professional presentation book documenting project process and final design intent

Week12

  • Topic: Exhibition Design and Wayfinding System Final Project
    • Development of professional presentation book documenting project process and final design intent

Week13

  • Topic: In Class Presentations

Week14

  • Topic: Process Book Revisions

Week15

  • Topic: FINAL PRESENTATIONS
    • Process Book DUE

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