Reese Mallon





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This project was created as part of a student-sponsored collaboration with the Environmental Interpretive Center at the University of Michigan Dearborn. All rights to the work are retained by the student creators and the sponsor.


Environmental Interpretive Center: Redesign
TYPE:
Exhibit Design
Branding

SOFTWARE:
Illustrator
Photoshop
Figma
After Effects
COLLABORATORS:
Karen Ruiz
Autumn English
Miyana Tatum


PROJECT BRIEF:
Redesign the Environmental Interpretive Center at the University of Michigan Dearborn campus to help garner engagement and visibility in their community.


WHAT IS THE EIC?:
The EIC is a nature and learning center located on the University of Michigan Dearborn campus. They really value teaching the community about their surroundings, and they really emphasize their rich nature trails. They want that same richness reflected in their building.


OUR TAKE:




Outreach Strategy:






Field Guide:






Wayfinding & Entry:



Bird Exhibit:



Layers of Landscape Mural Display:






Auditorium:




Watershed Exhibit:


PROCESS:

The process for this project consisted of a lot of research as well as in-person visits to the EIC to gain first hand experience of the space and hear what the client was looking for straight from the source. After developing our concept, we presented an overview of all of our ideas in a working session with the client. We took that feedback, and ran with it. We designed our hearts out. After many, many rounds of iterations, we presented our design concept. My team worked very well together, and we all wanted the same thing: to meet the clients needs. In our final design sprint we completed all of our design assets and they were integrated into the interior designers working file. We were critiqued and given advice from our professors, and other frequent visitors of the EIC and we took that criticism well and applied what we thought would bring us to the best outcome. Once our design was finalized, it was time to start building our prototype. With many trips to the laser cutter, plotter printer, and the Audio Visual Center, we were able to put together a fully working exhibit. This was an amazing experience to have and I am so proud of the work my team has done.