1. Conceptual Design a. During a kick-off meeting CAAM staff and exhibition curators, the contractor will gather information to start the design process. b. Create drawings to communicate design with intent and indicate visitor flow. The drawings may include sketches, plans, and elevations. Drawings will consider the initial draft floorplan and curatorial direction on artwork adjacencies. The contractor will provide reference images to help explain exhibit concepts, walls, furniture, and interactives. c. Provide floorplan options that incorporate the existing gallery floorplans and options that include new wall construction. d. Research proposed materials and show how those materials could be incorporated in the existing gallery structures. e. Develop a look and feel for the exhibit, using color, fonts, materials, and reference images to illustrate options. f. Design a minimum of two (2) graphic concepts for the title wall, a section of the timeline, one primary-level text panel, and one extended label. g. This conceptual design phase concludes with a presentation of all Concept Designs listed above. 2. Design Development a. Refine and further develop drawings, including elevations for all exhibit walls. The drawings will incorporate general sizing materials, artifact locations, A/V locations, interactives, graphic locations, and electrical requirements. b. Create a 3D sketch up model to show perspective views. c. Revise graphics concepts and develop a first draft of all graphics including: ● title and introduction ● timeline incorporating artifacts/artwork (if any) ● applicable graphics and text ● reading/interactive area graphics ● murals (if any) ● didactic text panels ● artifact labels ● instructional and wayfinding text d. Create layouts for cases, shelves, and platforms, locating objects, graphics, and labels. Identify needs for mounts, wedges or other display devices. e. Prepare and submit bid packages to a fabricator and printer for estimating. f. This design development phase concludes with a presentation of all Design Development items listed above.
