Lauren Gisel

Freelance design services. Exhibit design including: 3D SketchUp modeling. Graphic design including: custom logos, brochures, t-shirts and other marketing materials.

Concept, design and coordinate museum and visitor center project teams. Project management, schedule and budget creation and tracking. Sales presentations and marketing materials. Client meetings, project research and writing. 2D and 3D concept renderings, design development, material specification and fabrication oversight. Interactive design, multimedia story boarding and art direction, large format graphics design. Familiar with ADA standards for design accessibility and artifact preservation guidelines, with a strong focus on durability and long-tern maintenance.

Some of my clients include; Fernbank Museum of Natural History, The Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Georgia Aquarium, The Monastic Heritage Center, Harlem Globetrotters, Cornerstone Bank, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Georgia Tech, The American Red Cross, The Louisiana Arboretum, The National Park Service, and over 10 U.S. Fish & Wildlife visitor centers around the country.

Part of an in-house exhibition design team tasked to create new traveling exhibitions and permanent exhibit galleries within the Science Center. Worked closely with educators, fabricators and museum staff to design creative, fun, educational, safe and durable exhibits for the hands-on science center experience. Design and construction of prototypes, concept evaluation, fabrication drawings, exhibit installation and maintenance of exhibit components. Marketing photography, brochure and billboard design. Multimedia design direction for video productions and video-game style interactives. Large format graphic design and scientific illustration.