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Title Wall Design Images
Issues and Solutions for Peripheral Strip Lighting Inside a Case.
Hello Trade Community, Here’s part one of a two part series. We’ve been given a budget to solve this peripheral strip lighting inside our eight tall cases this fiscal year. It’s very exciting because we are going from these pill shaped lamps (pictured below, I’ll work on finding a part number on these) to LED strips. First, let’s discuss the issues. BURN OUT! that is ...[Read More]
Tom Sachs Film for Preparator Nerds-Color
Hello fellow preparator and technician nerds. Here’s the final in the Tom Sachs series of films. He makes some other fun films and I encourage you to check em out, but I think this is the last one that applies to this site’s mission. If he makes another or if I missed one please let me know so I can get it up here. The Benjamin Moore and Krylon product placement aside, there are ma...[Read More]
Tom Sachs Film for Preparator Nerds – Love Letter to Plywood
I think you’ll agree that your are a craftsperson nerd if you like videos like this. More from the Tom Sachs series of videos we bring you a Love Letter to Plywood. The way he expresses his adoration is really beautiful, almost intoxicating and it definitely makes me think of all the simple things around the studio I couldn’t live without. Do you have a Love Letter that you’d l...[Read More]
Tom Sachs Film for Preparator Nerds-10 Bullet Points, Knolling, and Other Great Ways to Run a Shop
We love this video and make it a habit of having newbies watch it to get a sense of how one should conduct themselves in a studio or shop where many people have to coexist. we depend on each other to keep the place clean, organized, and fully stocked. Otherwise a space can quickly spin out of control which is not only dangerous, it’s a very unproductive place to get things done. Would yo...[Read More]
How Do You Do Not Touch? Here’s One Way of Making Labels and Signage to Help Visitors Understand
If you’ve seen it once, you’ve seen it a thousand times; Visitors molesting the objects without a care in the world. I’m sorry for the strong language here, but I can’t seem to get used to it after all these years, it’s so very frustrating. We are charged with protecting and caring for these works not just furor lifetime, but for generations; we’re custodians ...[Read More]
How to Install Wall Mounted Shelves with a Semi-Hidden Metal Mount for Ceramic Pots
Insert copy here: These “Design Resources” are a series of short articles intended to provide designers with evidence-based information to address issues currently not covered in accessibility standards and provide suggestions for equivalent facilitation to accessibility standards where appropriate. Work on these articles will be ongoing and new topics will be added regularly...[Read More]
The Dinosaurs Arrive and Unload at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
This is a fun little video and demonstrates how these creatures are wrapped and rigged. Not as much about final placement, but there are a couple jacks and lifts I haven’t used before. Enjoy. -MT- [iframe id=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/mTWkQ4PXwDo?rel=0&autoplay=0&loop=0&wmode=opaque” mode=”normal”]
Live Dinosaurs Creep Through the Crowd. A Good Idea or Not?
Having a little one at home changes you in so many ways. Our son is 18 months and the fear that crosses his face when he sees one of us go under water in the pool is terrible to see and is like nothing else, so for now we avoid doing it. Of course as time goes on we’ll try again and show him how fun it is. In this video you’ll see some very fearful faces amongst the smiling ones. I...[Read More]
Mad for Math: The Museum of Science and Industry Chicago uses digital technology and nature’s own graphic language to teach visitors about math.
We came across this article on the SEGD.org website about this neat exhibition. I thought all of you might be able to gleam some inspiration from it. Enjoy. -MT- When the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago conceived its latest permanent exhibit, the design brief was concise and non-negotiable: Create an artful and immersive way for visitors to explore the beauty of mathematical patterns foun...[Read More]
ZooLex is a Robust Resource for the Zoo Professional
It looks like the site was designed in the 90s, the site could use some major updating, but the content is there. Particularly fun is the gallery of zoos. They break each Zoo down to size, maps, animals, cost, designer, conditions, plants, ect. It’s a nice overview look at how others organize themselves. From the ZooLex site About page: The ZooLex Zoo Design Organization: The ZooLex Zoo ...[Read More]
Make your own Digital Picasso Head
I came across this today and the concept could be applied to other artists physically in the gallery. Additionally if your institution owns a Picasso, then you could install an iPad with this site running. Anyway, it’s a fun concept that can be extended in many ways. Picassohead, a digital tool that allows users to create their own masterpieces using famous features drawn by Picasso, is a ...[Read More]
The Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites Gets Happy
This is a typical scene. A group of individuals who work really hard together, day in, day out. Long hours, sometimes intense, and then we invite out community and the world to come see what we have and how we’re presented it. After it’s all done, or sometimes while it’s being done, we make silly videos and take fun behind the scenes pictures that only you see. Well, ISM&...[Read More]