{"product_id":"creating-exhibitions-isbn-9781118306345","title":"Creating Exhibitions","description":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a must-read for the nervous novice as well as the world-weary veteran. The book guides you through every aspect of exhibit making, from concept to completion. The say the devil is in the details, but so is the divine. This carefully crafted tome helps you to avoid the pitfalls in the process, so you can have fun creating something inspirational. It perfectly supports the dictum—if you don’t have fun making an exhibit, the visitor won’t have fun using it.”  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jeff Hoke, Senior Exhibit Designer at Monterey Bay Aquarium and Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Lost Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Structured around the key phases of the exhibition design process, this guide offers complete coverage of the tools and processes required to develop successful exhibitions. Intended to appeal to the broad range of stakeholders in any exhibition design process, the book offers this critical information in the context of a collaborative process intended to drive innovation for exhibition design. It is indispensable reading for students and professionals in exhibit design, graphic design, environmental design, industrial design, interior design, and architecture. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Collaboration 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaboration Unpacked 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Collaborate? 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Collaborate in Museums? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Collaborate 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Case Study: Science Gallery, Dublin 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Intrinsic Imperative 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Advocacies and Action Steps 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocacy Positions as a Team Creation Strategy 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Advocacies Needed for Every Team 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAction Steps 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDangers and Pitfalls 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Advocacy for the Institution 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating the Landscape for Exemplary Exhibitions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaying the Foundation 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning Major Change 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlan Ahead, Leslie Swartz 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflecting Institutional Identity, Charlie Walter 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview, Critique, and Approval 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutional Culture and Risk 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Results and Learning from Them 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Advocacy for the Subject Matter 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s about Something Too! 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproach and Philosophy 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObject or Idea Driven 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDangers for the Subject Matter Expert 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory through Objects, Jessica Neuwirth 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Art Historian’s Perspective, Rachel McGarry 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Advocacy for Visitor Experiences 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Exhibition Content for Visitors 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started: Developing the Concepts 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Organizing Information 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSynthesizing and Presenting Initial Concepts 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizing the Concepts into a Cohesive Narrative 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Story on Storyelling, Leslie Bedford 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumentation and Presentation 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Details Ironed Out: How Does This Thing Really Work? 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducator as Advocate, Shari Rosenstein Werb 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Ironing Out the Details 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Advocacy for Design 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocating for the Physical and Sensory Experience 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Advocacy: Working within the Collaboration 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary Exhibition Design Principles 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Launch of Design 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial Planning and Visitor Flow 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGestalt—Sensory Perception Forming a Whole 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Lighting, Lauren Helpern and Traci Klainer Polimeni 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Medium Is the Message: Modes of Display 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWheel of Dependent Implementation, Jeff Hoke 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Graphic Design, Richard Cress 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultimedia Integration, Richard Lewis 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagic and Illusion in Exhibition, Diane Perlov 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheater and Immersive Environments, Donna Lawrence 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObject Theater, Paul Martin 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessible and Universal Design 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessible Design, Lath Carlson 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmentally Sound Practice 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Exhibitions, Lath Carlson 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Advocacy for Project and Team 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging the Project and Team 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Schedule 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a Budget 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging a Team 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Methods and Techniques 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Most out of the Process 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess Documentation 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays to Produce and Shape Ideas 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcept Organization and Visual Documentation 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSketching as Team visualization, Dottie Miles 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Decisions and Conducting Evaluation 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation, Jeff Hayward 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePilot Testing, Dana Schloss \u0026amp; Katherine Ziff 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrototyping to Test Ideas, Erika Kiessner 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisitors’ Bill of Rights, Judy Rand 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting a Successful RFP, George Mayer 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Process and Phases 263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do We Set Up Our Process? 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess Outline 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess Phases 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Postpartum: Evaluating, Maintaining, Evolving, and Documenting 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExhibition Closing 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 301\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly McKenna-Cress\u003c\/b\u003e is Department Chair and Program Director of Museum Exhibition Planning \u0026amp; Design at the University of the Arts, as well as Principal of Alusiv, Inc., a design firm in Philadelphia. She is a consultant, author, and educator who leads institutions, departments, and teams in master planning, development, design, and project management of exhibitions. Over her 25+ year career in both museums and design firms, she has led the creation of more than 60 exhibitions of varying sizes, budgets, and complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet A. Kamien\u003c\/b\u003e was an executive consultant, author, and strategic planner. In her 40+ years in the museum field she worked on staff at four major museums and also worked as an independent consultant. She worked, consulted, and advised on more than 100 different interpretive projects and strategic master plans.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"A rich and detailed description of the team approach to creating museum exhibitions. Janet Kamien and Polly McKenna-Cress were pioneers in developing this successful approach, and their experience, wisdom, and humor shine through on every page. A must-read for anyone involved in museum exhibitions.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Kathleen McLean, Principal, Independent Exhibitions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is like having a personal mentor by your side during every step of the exhibition process. The authors have written a book that is concise, insightful, practical, and friendly—just what you need during a complex and often tense process.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Elaine Heumann Gurian, Senior Consultant, The Museum Group\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExhibition design involves numerous disciplines, variable physical and intellectual content, and the goal of enabling visitors to understand and enjoy complex topics more completely. It is a necessarily collaborative and multilayered process. \u003ci\u003eCreating Exhibitions\u003c\/i\u003e is the first guide of its kind: a one-stop resource that integrates the design process with content development to deliver a comprehensive program for conceiving, designing, and installing exhibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructured around the key phases of the exhibition creation process, this team-oriented guide covers the entire project duration and offers problem-solving techniques supported by useful examples of how each solution was strategically applied.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt offers this critical information in the context of a collaborative design process, speaks to a broad range of stakeholders in any exhibition project, and encourages innovation in every aspect of planning, development, and design.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth comprehensive and closely detailed, this one-stop manual:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelivers in-depth coverage of current thinking and research in exhibition design along with case studies that illustrate how the process was applied\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercises and experiments that provide hands-on experience with different concepts and approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from leading exhibition and museum professionals from all levels, offering multiple points of view for achieving collaboration and innovation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreating Exhibitions\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for professionals and students in architecture, graphic design, environmental graphic design, industrial design, digital media, lighting and theater, interior design, and landscape architecture. It is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to become not just a practitioner, but also an innovator in this fascinating and rewarding field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989001093349,"sku":"NP9781118306345","price":54.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118306345.jpg?v=1761782383","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/creating-exhibitions-isbn-9781118306345","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}