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Mike -
Perhaps this is more technical advice than how people use it, but I
thought I would share anyway.
We did a stylized map of the NYC Subway system on one of our gallery
floors in broadloom carpet (Interface - Paint Box,3m tiles and a
company named Depictives had it painted--they made it just for us).
It was intended to be primarily decorative. As a matter of fact, it is
used under a seating area around a demo table. Aside from fading (it
was painted on a subdued chartreuse background, which helps minimize
this), it has held up pretty well.
A number of people commented on it over the years. Since it is in an
exhibition on networks and there are many other maps in the
exhibition, it might not otherwise be considered exceptional. Younger
children who are bored by the demo will spend time looking at it and
interacting with it. But since it is not a significant part of the
"exhibit" proper we have not kept anything by anecdotal information on
how visitors use it. We have a label on the Wall behind the demo table
that describes it, used mainly by adult visitors, who will see the
label, then look down and realize what it is. We have a number of
breathtaking network images in the exhibition area, and each one is
labeled so the rare visitor who actually reads will understand the
significance of them :-)
Unfortunately, it was supposed to have included a backer (NextStep),
which was never installed. it was ripped when a worker using a scissor
lift turned the wheels on top of it. SInce it is broadloom, we just
put the pieces back together and it is hardly noticeable (if we had a
replacement piece made, the fading would have made the color of the
new piece different and not match).
Just a few things to keep in mind, rugs are comfy and parents don't
mind putting their kids down on them (much more-so that rubber or
painted concrete), since the fade, there is probably minimal value in
getting one made in a small size tile thinking you are going to
replace bits and pieces as you go (not to mention the cost of having
the carpet painted), hence, why we used 3m, the largest size modular
we could.
Stephen Miles Uzzo, PhD.
VP, Science & Technology
New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY 11368 USA
http://www.nysci.org/learn/1431359/staff/senior_staff#uzzo
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On Jul 2, 2010, at 3:42 PM, Mike Shanahan wrote:
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> Hi all,
> I'm looking for feedback on this topic:
> How effective are maps that are actually on floors of your science
> centers/museums? Do people look at them? Notice them? Or just walk
> over them w/o really bothering to find out what they're walking over?
>
> Thanks for the feedback,
>
> Mike
>
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