“The Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the culture, history, and artistry of Nome and the Bering Strait.”
On this project, I was teamed up with another designer to establish the design direction for this museum. We used modern typography and bold colors to bring the fascinating story of Nome, Alaska to life in a newly-constructed, contemporary exhibit space.
Interpretive panels, interactive exhibits and recreated historical scenes were used to make the client and exhibit designer’s vision a reality.
Since this was an artifact-focused exhibit, we devised a labeling system using panels that fit the artifact cases top-to-bottom. The use of panels inside the cases allowed us to use images and captions to interpret and explain the artifacts to the viewer.
The use of tinted images was a stylistic choice to bring a sense of cohesion to each exhibit area. The effect also allowed us to establish a visual hierarchy where some images were allowed to stand out and others were tinted to integrate with the background.
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