John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
The John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, PA, was home to noted ornithologist John James Audubon for his first four years in America. This historic site comes in three parts:
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The Audubon house:
The walls were painted with elaborate murals that showed birds from Audubon's travels throughout the country. The designers wanted to create an interactive experience where viewers could embark on their own ornithological discoveries. One of the rooms had reader rails installed that had information about each region Audubon visited in America. Each rail had a card with a bird silhouette cut from it. The idea was to hold the card up and identify the bird in the mural by its shape in the card. My role was to understand the designers' vision and then problem solve with the printer to achieve the intended functionality. Questions considered:
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The Audubon Center:
This building had over a hundred graphics of all shapes and sizes. A challenge for the graphics in this building were the large sizes that often exceeded the size of the substrate. Wallpaper materials come in widths of 58" and sheet materials come in dimensions of 48"x96". Anything with larger dimensions would need to have a seam or be made in multiple parts. Either way there would be a visible line. Questions considered:
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