Museum Exhibition Planning and Design [Hardcover]

Museum Exhibition Planning and Design is outstanding, both as a reference and as a how-to guide for the exhibit development process. It is sure to be the Bible of museum exhibit design.In this valuable and extraordinarily comprehensive guidebook to the exhibition process, Bogle successfully weaves together the conceptual, theoretical and practical elements of exhibit planning and design.? Incorporating numerous personal insights and helpful anecdotes, Museum Exhibition Planning and Design is must for every exhibit professionals bookshelf!Museum Exhibition Planning and Design?is a comprehensive introduction and reference to exhibition planning and design. This book focuses on both the procedural elements of successful planning, like the phases of exhibit design and all associated tasks and issues, and on the design elements that make up the realized exhibit itself, such as color, light, shape, form, space, and building materials.Great exhibits are never an accident. Planning effective exhibits is a demanding process that requires the designer to consider many different aspects and navigate numerous pitfalls while moving a project from concept to reality. In Museum Exhibition Planning and Design, Elizabeth Bogle offers a comprehensive introduction and reference to exhibition planning and design. This book focuses on both the procedural elements of successful planning, like the phases of exhibit design and all associated tasks and issues, and on the design elements that make up the realized exhibit itself, such as color, light, shape, form, space, and building materials.This helpful guide includes:?Breakdown of the design and development project phases used by professional planner/designers?Principles of good design as they pertain to: color, light, shape, form, space, line, balance, accent, rhythm, proportion, and scale?Criteria to evaluate an exhibit and measure its success?Discussion of construction contracts and procedures?Discussion of building materials and thl3Ê