Basics Interior Design 02 : Exhibition Design

Commercial trade fairs, brand experiences, themed attractions, world expositions, museum galleries, visitor centers, historic houses, landscape interpretation and art installation are all areas that can be categorized under the broad umbrella term of ‘exhibition’. Millions of people visit exhibitions of one sort or another every year and globally it is a multi-billion dollar industry. Basics Interior Design: Exhibition Design offers a better understanding of the complexity of exhibition design as a discipline, by exploring the role of the exhibition designer as a creative practitioner. It considers the blurring of borders with other design disciplines, but interior, graphic design and marketing in particular. Supported by case study examples and practical in nature, this book offers a guide on how to approach the design of the narrative. Table of Contents ......Page 5 Introduction......Page 7 How to get the most out of this book......Page 9 01 What is an exhibition?......Page 12 Expos......Page 13 Commercial exhibitions......Page 17 Museum galleries......Page 21 Heritage......Page 27 Art and leisure......Page 31 02 Exhibition design......Page 36 Exhibition families......Page 37 The role of the exhibition designer......Page 39 Exhibition space......Page 43 Designing for people......Page 47 Understanding the story......Page 53 Student case study......Page 59 03 Designing a narrative......Page 62 Inspirational triggers......Page 63 Structure of narrative space......Page 65 Personal conversations......Page 69 Public conversations......Page 77 Student case study......Page 85 04 Exhibition media......Page 88 Theatrical techniques......Page 89 Cinematic techniques......Page 95 Interactivity......Page 99 Dispaly......Page 103 Student Case Study ......Page 109 05 Exhibition graphics......Page 112 Typography......Page 113 Graphic families......Page 117 Graphics and communication......Page 125 Graphic production......Page 129 Navigation......Page 133 Student case study......Page 135 06 Putting on a show......Page 138 Sustainability......Page 139 Tendering......Page 143 Building an exhibition......Page 149 Exhibition lighting......Page 153 Handover......Page 159 Evaluation......Page 161 Student case study......Page 163 Conclusion ......Page 165 Useful resources......Page 167 Glossary......Page 169 Index......Page 173 Acknowledgements......Page 175 Picture credits......Page 176 Working with ethics......Page 178 Commercial trade fairs, brand experiences, themed attractions, world expositions, museum galleries, visitor centers, historic houses, landscape interpretation and art installation are all areas that can be categorized under the broad umbrella term of & lsquo;exhibition'. Millions of people visit exhibitions of one sort or another every year and globally it is a multi-billion dollar industry. Basics Interior Design: Exhibition Designoffers a better understanding of the complexity of exhibition design as a discipline, by exploring the role of the exhibition designer as a creative practitioner. It considers the blurring of borders with other design disciplines, but interior, graphic design and marketing in particular. Supported by case study examples and practical in nature, this book offers a guide on how to approach the design of the narrative Basics Interior Design 02: Exhibition Design explores the role of the exhibition designer as a creative practitioner, and seeks to communicate a better understanding of exhibition design as a discipline. This umbrella term incorporates the development of commercial trade fairs, brand experiences, themed attractions, world expositions, museum galleries, visitor centres, historic houses, landscape interpretation and art installations. Millions of people visit exhibitions of one sort or another every year, constituting a multi-billion dollar global industry. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the practice of exhibition design, and considers the blurring of its borders with other disciplines, such as graphic design. Explores the role of the exhibition designer as a creative practitioner, and seeks to communicate a better understanding of the complexity of exhibition design as a discipline. Millions of people visit exhibitions of one sort or another every year, constituting a multi-billion dollar global industry.