Main entry:

Hughes, Philip, 1964-

Title & Author:

Exhibition design / Philip Hughes.

Publication:

London : Laurence King, 2010.

Description:

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.

Series:

Portfolio

Notes:
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Who this book is for -- THe modern exhibition -- The history of exhibition design -- Recent developments -- The role of the exhibition designer -- How to use this book -- The brief -- The nature of a design brief -- Should the brief be tightly written? -- What kind of language to use? -- The context document -- The exhibition premise or rationale -- The storyline -- The target audience -- Coordinating visits to the exhibition -- Activities -- The content document -- Visitor outcomes messages -- Object-based or experience-based? -- The tone of voice -- The client's responsibilities -- Visual identity and brand information -- Workshop sessions -- The visitor -- Engaging the visitor -- Layering for diverse audiences -- Learning styles -- Branding -- The brand environment -- Children and exhibitions -- Teenagers and museums -- Designing for disability/accessibility -- The site -- The permanent exhibition site -- Signposting the exhibition site -- Signposting trade fairs -- "Open" exhibition spaces -- "Closed" exhibition spaces -- Internal organization: architecture -- Internal organization: content -- How to survey a site -- Exhibition strategy -- What is an exhibition strategy? -- Classifying exhibits -- Devising a path -- The importance of experiences -- 3-D design skills -- Generating guiding ideas -- Evolving a design -- Developing the design using sketches, models and plans -- Planning the circulation -- Developing elevations -- The direction of flow -- 2-D design skills -- The role of graphics in an exhibition -- Approaches to exhibition graphics -- Designing for legibility -- Designing for readability -- Reproducing graphics -- Lighting -- How lighting is used in exhibitions -- The human eye -- Surveying the site -- The lighting plan -- Exhibit-focused lighting -- Environmental lighting -- Feature lighting -- Coloured lighting -- Lighting for comfort -- Conservation -- Lighting specifications -- Trade fairs -- Professional practice -- Interaction -- Interaction design -- The visitor experience -- Controls and interactives -- Sound and film -- The benefits of sound and film -- The immersive environment -- Scripted films -- Archive footage -- Technological devices -- The audiovisual brief -- The equipment -- Materials -- Choosing materials -- Deciding on suitable materials -- Portable exhibitions -- Flexible designs -- Technical drawing -- The purpose of technical drawings -- labels, details and notes -- Official approvals -- Tenders -- Amending drawings -- Construction and delivery -- Construction -- Trade fairs -- The green agenda -- The designer's' responsibilities -- Trade practices -- Children's exhibits -- Project management -- Ancillary services -- Handover -- Conclusion -- An evolving discipline -- Green design -- The future -- Appendix: Accessibility guidelines; Sample storyline; Glossary; Further reading useful addresses.

Summary:

'Exhibition Design' offers the principles of designing for exhibitions. It describes the skills needed to become an exhibition designer, including: developing a brief, working with clients, design principles for graphics, circulation, lighting, presenting ideas to clients and many others.

ISBN:

9781856696401 (pbk.)
1856696405 (pbk.)

Subject:

Exhibitions Design.
Trade shows Exhibition techniques.
Exhibit booths Design and construction.
Salons professionnels Techniques d'exposition.
Libraries and Museums.
Utställningsteknik.
Utställningsverksamhet.

Added entries:

Portfolio (Laurence King Publishing)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291127
Call No.: BIB 234484
Status: Available