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I did the survey. But I am not sure what you are hoping to get from it.
I found myself not completely sure about how to answer many of the
questions. There is a great deal of gray between some of the choices.
I also found it was not totally clear by what you actually meant by
"design?" For some, design is mostly about how it looks and for others,
like myself, design is a process of creative problem solving that
doesn't always manifest itself in how things look. You had a question
about the importance or maybe it was perception of a "designed"
experience by visitors. I was trained 30 years ago as an Industrial
Designer and the look of things was paramount. All too often at the
expense of the actual function. When I found my place in exhibit design
I was so happy to get away from that mind set and into the realm of
designing experiences, not objects. Don't get me wrong, I still like to
work out all those neat details and explore fun new materials but it
certainly isn't critical. Sometimes the hardest part of the "designed
solution" is how to get it done in this much time for that much money."
Every so often it seems the design world (not just exhibit design) has
to once again legitimize its existence. If this is where this is headed
I believe it's an important discussion, but we have to all be careful
not to just make it an exercise in showing off the newest and neatest
projects built with those rare large budgets and long time frames.
Erich Rose
Exhibit Manager
Austin Children's Museum
201 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-472-2499 x207, fax 512-472-2495
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Subject: Design Survey
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Hello Hello!
Your input is needed! Please help us by participating in a brief survey
(5min, 27 questions) about design in the science museum/center
community. All voices are welcome and encouraged!
The survey will help us to evaluate how our community utilizes design as
a starting point for a larger discussion that will occur at the upcoming
ASTC annual conference this fall in Philadelphia, during the session,
Does Design Matter in Science Centers? (Sunday, October 19). I will
share the results at this session and afterward online at the ASTC
listserv.
Follow this link to participate:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=o1Xyepmu0iAKAecJarTuCg_3d_3d
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
Best,
Dottie
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Dottie Miles
Exhibit Designer
THE FRANKLIN
222 NORTH 20th STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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www.fi.edu
www.curioustf.org
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