Display: Pt. 4

Experimenting with the bristol, see where it would take me with my sketch in handy.

I furthered this idea, but to a much closer scale, and with tape.

Once I got the idea, I created one of my first final models, with an opening for my VA maps. It wasn't quite to scale though, so..

This is 100% to scale, I also created the two people and the desk it will be laying on, along with a very mini person on the model and drawn plants, you may have a hard time see that in the photo though.

Closer view of final model.

I am currently working on my display, will post photos soon.

Display: Pt. 3

This is long overdue, but thankfully my 3rd idea (this one) can now be posted. I will start off by sharing with you the viewer, my sketches that arrived to my final idea. At the final of my idea, I decided I wanted to create something that I learned from Professor Shertzer's model making class that I took over the summer. I'll be working topographically with the sheets of museum board placed vertically in my display. The foreground of my display is mountain inspired. Kindly view my next post which shows the evolution of my study models. The last photograph is my final study model, to scale.

Display: Inspirations.

Display: Pt. 2

2nd idea in top right corner.

2nd idea, different variations
My wood, today is day 5. Still drying.
Measurements for 2nd idea.

As much as I liked my previous idea, I would like to go with my 2nd idea. I would now like to design a brochure shelf (inspired by the Shenandoah mountains) with a hand-made sign in book and pen. I brought in the first image for Tuesday's class and immediately purchased some wood and gathered material's for Thursday's class. I started working on a layout of measurements for the piece. I then worked on a teenie little model, but at the end of class, I was confused as to how I could scale it down to size. Conclusion: I am just thinking way too hard! Who says I can't use my architectural scale in terms of inches instead of feet?

Since class I was searching and looking pretty desperately for a wood shop and lessons. But in my search, it was strongly recommended to me that I not attempt this curvaceous project without adequate time, know-how and experience. I was so set on wood, but no longer. I'm going to work with museum board and have scrapped another idea (the second idea almost) entirely, and have sketched several variations of the mountain shelf for m.b. For class on tuesday, I will present my revised sketches and create a few models, that's if it's work-in-class day. This should go along more smoothly now.

Display: Pt. 1

Map Display


Sign-in book
Photos
Brochures
banners
text
Things that are hanging
Brochure holders
Small booklets
Wood
Clean
Simplicity
Portable display?
Remote
Greens, blues, and browns


My idea for this display is to have some kind of platform with a hard backdrop which would have images, graphics, and text on it. I would place maps, brochures, booklets, on both surfaces, and will make some kind of brochure holder. The text that will be on the backdrop will be a simple welcome, here are pamphlets about several locations. I may have a vertical banner, we'll see. As much as I feel I couldn't have made the visiting center anymore accomodating, it just occured to me that their pamphlets weren't in order. It would be great if I could divide them into camping and recreation, day trip suggestions, history pamphlets, national park pamphlets etc.

I'm remembering how I entered the Virginia visiting center on Route 66, and there was a sign-in book and memorabilia you could purchase. That seemed like a thoughtful gesture on both ends. That would require me to make it though. Purchasing a sign-in book would detract from the presentation.

I'm imaging the display would be made of wood or museum board and staying away from too much white. I'm imaging several people throughout the day would be taking brochures, and white gets dirty easily. Color is essential here, but I don't want to experiment with too much color, especially too many bold ones because that would be a little cheesy (bold brown, greens). I would like to work with Adobe photoshop and illustrator to make graphics, use text, and place photos I took at Shenandoah for the backdrop. I could print it on high quality paper and glue that to the backdrop somehow. But I don't know. It would look much better if I could somehow place the images/document on the wood itself, or the museum board. I need to inquire at Kinko's what is their thickest paper they print on. So far, an idea in progress.

I am all about the ambience, the mood and feel of the event or object. But I also know the average person will take only a few minutes to grab a brochure and view the rest. Nonetheless, the the display has a purpose and that is to inspire someone to want what is displayed. An impressive electronic gadget speaks for itself in many instances, so interpretation of a mood or feeling isn't needed as deliberately. A customer for an iphone could be very different from a customer who wants a map sleeve. I've been pondering that. Who is my customer? What does this person like, what would this person want.

1st idea sketches.

This is one idea. I have several others I will be bringing to class.

Packaging: Final

Packaging: Pt. 2

Well I worked on this not quite as collaboratively as I would have hoped. My sister works 6 days a week, so for her to come home and help me was kind of a task. Managing my 16 month old niece is no easy task either. Luckily, it's looking pretty good. We are adding snaps and a loop to the sleeve instead of gromets and drawstrings. It's less bulky and looks better, plus for some strange reason my sister has the snap presser thing. But it was definitely a nice idea I got from critique, to try to make my sleeve portable.

We began as mentioned before, with the chipboard around the map idea, which did not work. Cutting the pieces, spacing them out correctly, then sewing and conversing, this was a nightly process that happened around 2 or 3 in the morning for several days straight. I did not go in several different design ideas, or become inspired by anything much besides Hudson Trail Outfitters. A map sleeve is a map sleeve, and I imagined the person purchasing it would want something basic. So in turn, my design process went from sketches to sewing pretty directly.

There was some confusion as to whether I did any sewing. I did some but not all of it. Maybe my blatant honesty is going to bite me back in terms of the grade I get, but I assure everyone it's been bugging me, and I don't intend on being in this position again, regardless of the effort that I felt was made. If there's one thing I've learned from this project, it's to learn how to sew almost anything and completely. Currently, I've been an avid watcher of Project Runway and the idea of custom making my own clothes, pillows, bags, anything, is an exciting one.
Looking forward!