Cincinnati Art Museum
This co-op required the ability to research, design, and, physically produce content for the museum. Working in a team of designers, client requests for museum signage, member magazine content, and other promotional content would be created.
The Magic Mirror is a bronze disc in the CAM East Asian art collection that was discovered to have a hidden image when light was projected onto it. This prompted media attention and plans to design and produce tote bags inspired by the discovery.
Image credits: Buddhist Bronze Mirror (back), 15–16th century, China or Japan, bronze, Source Unknown, Cincinnati Art Museum. Photograph: Rob Deslongchamps. Demonstration of Buddhist Bronze Mirror, 15–16th century, China or Japan, bronze, Source Unknown, Cincinnati Art Museum.
Photograph: Rob Deslongchamps.
Image credits: Buddhist Bronze Mirror (back), 15–16th century, China or Japan, bronze, Source Unknown, Cincinnati Art Museum. Photograph: Rob Deslongchamps. Demonstration of Buddhist Bronze Mirror, 15–16th century, China or Japan, bronze, Source Unknown, Cincinnati Art Museum.
Photograph: Rob Deslongchamps.
The CAM Member Magazine serves as an essential means of communication to museum members. The design of the calendar page had to be reworked to help condense the multitude of events that take place at CAM. The Exhibition Sponsors page also had to be reworked to give adequate thanks to museum donors.
CAM produces a lot of its signage and labels in-house. Sign production involved adhering to accessibility standards for type layout and size, learning to work with an industrial, printer, and carefully crafting the signs for exhibitions.
