Specifications

  • InDesign with images and graphics imported from Photoshop or Illustrator
  • Recommended size: 24″x36″ vertical or horizontal format. Keep in mind you are designing for a space – so the format can vary.
  • Margins: .5”
  • Bleed: .125″
  • Save in a carefully organized file management system of folders on your drive. Finals collected as PDFs in the class DropBox folder.

Overview

The main content for your pop up exhibit should be displayed in three panels. This is the space where you tell the story of your exhibit through text and imagery. If your exhibit will include artifacts, this is the space where you can explain the meaning or history of those artifacts. The structure of the panels should be as follows:

  • Panel 1 should be an introductory panel. This should summarize your project (think thesis statement).  has many text panels; they usually have images as well as text; sometimes there’s very little text.
  • Panel 2 & 3 should be designed using one of the Visual Explanations discussed in >>Lecture 2: Exhibition Design
    • Diagram
    • Dissection or Cutaway
    • Geographic
    • Timeline
    • Flowchart

Additional

Keep in mind the size of the panel is fairly large. You need to figure out in advance what size type will be comfortable to read. You should print samples, make a test printout of your body copy (you can tile the print if you don’t have access to a large scale printer). Text across your entire project should be similar to the whole. Carefully make consistent type choices about your point size, leading, tracking, alignment, and column width. Be sure to choose a classic typeface that is readable and comes with a large family!

DUE

Week 9 – 03/26: IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS

Save into class DropBox Folder: >>Assignment 5