Julie’s Role: Exhibit Development Consultant / Writer / Graphic Designer

I was commissioned as project manager, writer, and graphic designer to help the understaffed museum create these two temporary exhibits in a very short timeframe…just three weeks! Working with the museum director and a part-time city employee, I helped determine what content would be featured and how it should be displayed. Because of the temporary nature of the exhibition, nothing could be nailed into the walls. We used pre-existing cases to display artifacts from the museum’s collection and movable partitions to hang artwork and text panels. We also determined that printing on retractable banners would allow the museum flexibility to create pop-up exhibits at different locations in the community after the preview event.

Using the staff’s research, I wrote all of the text for the interpretive panels and artifact labels. In addition, I designed all of the graphics for both exhibits. The short production schedule necessitated quick work and, in turn, quick reviews and approvals. After sourcing a printer who could meet the schedule, I facilitated the printing of text panels, artifact labels, and banners. Once we kicked off the project, I was all-in and focused to get the job done well and on time.