In Pulse follow up

It was a relief to see the exhibit finally come together. It wasn't ready for the cold opening, and many of us were running around the following day putting on name tags as people started to file in, but it got completed just in time for the official opening.
To be honest, I wasn't sure if everything would be in place and presentable in time. I was also surprised at how clean the structures ended up looking. Even though I am a big fan of minimalism, I was afraid the structures would look simple in contrast to previous exhibits, but I found myself favoring the way it turned out. I think the digital media center really stole the show and was finally able to have a spotlight, as opposed to last year's exhibit.
The turn out for the ceremony was great, and aside from the technical difficulties with the projector, I think it was an overall success. It was also quite nice to hear Mitchell Mauk's compliments as reinforcement from the perspective of an exhibit designer. It's fantastic to have it finally done, but it's sad to see our hard work go down. Good job, team.

West Office

I wasn't able to make it for this field trip, however, based on the West Office website it seems to me there are drastic differences between Mauk's firm and West Office's. The first thing I noticed are the clients West Office has worked for. There is a trend of permanence with the types of exhibits they work on, such as the Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center and the Saudi Aramco Exhibit Center. Many of the exhibits also tend to have the element of interactivity, especially with children.

The virtual tour of the the office space shows ample workspace, a lovely wall library, lots of desks, plenty of natural light, and a mystery upstairs area (the virtual tour doesn't cover the upper level).

Project 6 Mauk Design: Kimi Yamamoto

Listening to Mitchell Mauk talk about all of the intricacies of what goes into exhibit design was not only interesting and informative, but inspiring as well. Something I really took to heart was that understanding the benefits of minimalism as a concept is quite important; I refer to minimalism in respect to using what resources are available and making the most of them, such as the exhibit they did for Italian marble. Hearing what he had to say about meeting his clients’ needs made me realize how much creative freedom we have in the class as designers to make the DAI exhibit, taking into consideration that our main clients are ourselves and others in our department.

Stonestown: Bath & Body Works layout