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.