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Notes from Notchcode

8.22.2006

that time of year again

...where I go to Pueblo and set up the exhibit for the State of Colorado's Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (formerly the Division of Minerals and Geology) at the State fairgrounds. It's a sweaty day, despite the two or three large air conditioning units that are installed in the former agricultural exhibition hall. The cinderblocks hold in a lot of that Puebloan heat.

The exhibit has grown from a tabletop Nimlok display to rollups (single and double-sided), dioramas, huge wall-covering photo-montages, and a three-sided interactive kiosk, some 9 feet high. All of the exhibit items show off the state's efforts at mined land reclamation, active mining, and mine safety--all important topics in a place where a large portion of the economy still runs on mining.

Here's a shot of the displays in-process, before it's all "put together" and ready for prime-time.

All of the items, even though designed and produced over the course of seven years or so, have an integrated look, feel, and message. Consistent use of typography, image styles and applications, and copywriting have resulted in a modular set of exhibit materials that, when not in use at the Fair, can be taken on a moment's notice to conferences, education events, and conventions on behalf of the division.

Pushing the Button
Here's a shot from last year, when we set up the interactive display for the first time. I am pressing buttons on the map, showing periods of mining history light up at the touch of a button.

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