Participatory Experience Design
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses—Interactive Exhibit Experiences
Client:
MoPOP
Venue/Location:
Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, WA
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Highlights
Exhibit title pillar; exhibition signage was recessed into the surface.
Exhibit space.
Touchtable installation.
Touchtable help mode. A hand appears showing the user how to interact with the kiosk.
Touchtable installation.
Touchtable interactive screen.
After a Nirvana story is recorded, it is displayed on a large projection outside of the booth.
Nirvana story attract screen.
Nirvana story capture screen.
Nirvana story projection.
Client:
MoPOP
Browse:
Highlights
MoPOP (formerly EMP Museum) commissioned Belle & Wissell to design the exhibition graphics and a series of interactives for their exhibition titled “Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses” – which paid homage to both the band and the music scene that they were born from. Since the exhibit’s opening in 2011, it has been experienced by over 3 million visitors from all over the world.
Senior Curator Jacob McMurray asked Belle & Wissell to come up with an unconventional approach to allow the curatorial team to construct “story threads” linking large sets of digital assets (photographs and video/oral histories).
MoPOP entered and edited content into a custom-built content management system that allowed them to have precise control to cut video content with stills into stories for a unique touch table station in each section of the exhibit.
The interface was designed with an experimental content navigation approach, so Belle & Wissell utilized a “ghost in the machine” technique to demonstrate functionality.
Project Accolades:
I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review, 2011
The New York Times “Post-Grunge, Seattle Rocks On,” 2011
The Seattle Times “EMP unveils Nirvana exhibit and a part of Seattle’s music legacy,” 2011
Belle & Wissell Team Credits
Design Director: Gabe Kean
Senior Designer: Thomas Ryun
Senior Designer: Aaron Hedquist
Designer: Edrea Lita
Producer: Marq Dean
Programmer: Seb Chevrel
Programmer: Marcel Ray
Additional Project Credits
Curator: Jacob McMurray
Assistant, Curatorial: Erin Wheeler
Exhibit Manager: Addy Froehlich
Exhibit Designer: Wonder Mine
Logo Designer: Jacob Covey
Video Production: David Wulzen
Belle & Wissell Team Credits
Design Director: Gabe Kean
Senior Designer: Thomas Ryun
Senior Designer: Aaron Hedquist
Designer: Edrea Lita
Producer: Marq Dean
Programmer: Seb Chevrel
Programmer: Marcel Ray
Additional Project Credits
Curator: Jacob McMurray
Assistant, Curatorial: Erin Wheeler
Exhibit Manager: Addy Froehlich
Exhibit Designer: Wonder Mine
Logo Designer: Jacob Covey
Video Production: David Wulzen
MoPOP (formerly EMP Museum) commissioned Belle & Wissell to design the exhibition graphics and a series of interactives for their exhibition titled “Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses” – which paid homage to both the band and the music scene that they were born from. Since the exhibit’s opening in 2011, it has been experienced by over 3 million visitors from all over the world.
Senior Curator Jacob McMurray asked Belle & Wissell to come up with an unconventional approach to allow the curatorial team to construct “story threads” linking large sets of digital assets (photographs and video/oral histories).
MoPOP entered and edited content into a custom-built content management system that allowed them to have precise control to cut video content with stills into stories for a unique touch table station in each section of the exhibit.
The interface was designed with an experimental content navigation approach, so Belle & Wissell utilized a “ghost in the machine” technique to demonstrate functionality.
Project Accolades:
I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review, 2011
The New York Times “Post-Grunge, Seattle Rocks On,” 2011
The Seattle Times “EMP unveils Nirvana exhibit and a part of Seattle’s music legacy,” 2011