exhibition design

What is exhibition design?


Definition by Pentagram

exhibition design ideas & samples

project direction...

Design thinking
THE word “design” tends to conjure up images of crisp graphics, nicely arranged interiors or pleasing packaging. But a growing cadre of advocates say the world of design has much more to offer corporate America.
Design thinking usually involves a period of field research — usually close observation of people — to generate inspiration and a better understanding of what is needed, followed by open, nonjudgmental generation of ideas. After a brief analysis, a number of the more promising ideas are combined and expanded to go into “rapid prototyping,” which can vary from a simple drawing or text description to a three-dimensional mock-up. Feedback on the prototypes helps hone the ideas so that a select few can be used.
(direct quote from Design Is More Than Packaging, NY Times article)

Creating a system
Ideally, I would like to create a system for the project. Rather than a form based project, I would like to explore creating a system with methods from design thinking.
1. research Ateliers and how they work in Europe
2. observe behavior - what is behavior telling us that words do not? do the actions differ from words?
3. conduct face-to-face research & generating discussion - although more time-consuming, face-to-face research provide in-depth feedback essential for creating a system
4. prototype the idea & get feedback (from all parties involved)

After some thought, pondering, disappointment, frustration, reassurance and more pondering during the week...
Phase 1: create an identity for the project, create an introduction to the project and promote
Phase 2: more in-depth research in continuation from phase 1, create a system in co-operation with various sources

toys & nostalgia

I went toys browsing today at the vinyl designer toy stores, vintage stores and thrift stores.

Nostalgia Toys/Items




Urban Designer Toys




Nostalgia & History @ the Vancouver Museum




What are Blind Toys?
step 1: Purchase a blind toy. (This particular one is from the Designer Interior Collections -Vol.3) Make sure you give it a good shake to find the best one. All the possible toy from the series should be listed/illustrated on the side panel of the box itself.

Step 2: Open the blind toy in anticipation.

Step 3: Voila. Your new toys. Now find the rest of the toys in the series! (or purchase an already opened toy to complete your collection.)

ideas

concept presentation


1. exhibition customized
- features exhibition of local designer and design firms
- the exhibition is mapped out locally and features various design position within Vancouver
- large scale walk-through exhibition and smaller collectible promo editions avaliable




2. "the gift"

- designers posses a gift, the ability to design and express ourselves by design
- who can we pass this gift onto? and how can we contribute to the community that we live in?
- professional and students work side-by-side on a Vancouver oriented problem

ideas ideas ideas

when one idea is not enough & brainstorming is useful

I find ideas flow naturally on paper more than on the computer...in fact, any paper that I can grab a hold of at the moment works for me.

when we need an inspiration or a laugh

I was recently inspired by this quote....
The Meaning of Success
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people,
And the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics,
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty,
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a little better,
Whether by a healthy child,
A garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is the meaning of success.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

When I need a laugh...
Human Tetris
(see series on YouTube)

keywords re:Sharing

some keywords generated from the word "sharing" and the meanings of those words

Nostalgia
1 :a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
Gift
1 :a notable capacity, talent, or endowment
2 :something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation
3 :the act, right, or power of giving
Community
1 :a unified body of individuals; the people with common interests living in a particular area; an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location; a group linked by a common policy; a body of persons of common and especially professional interests scattered through a larger society
2 :society at large
3 :common character; a social state or condition; social activity
Collaboration
1 :to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
2 :to cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected
Identity
1 :sameness of essential or generic character in different instances
2 :the distinguishing character or personality of an individual
3 :an equation that is satisfied for all values of the symbols