About me

My name is Tim Smith, and I've spent over the last twenty years engaging in the design and production of exhibitions for museums, visitor centres and heritage sites. The development of education based exhibitions has been my career. Starting as a graphic designer, I worked my way up to the creation of large visually based environments and exhibitions. This experience has given me a truly solid understanding of space and how public spaces are used, as well as the principles of interpretation as used in the creation of exhibitions for informal learning environments. My primary role as the lead creative in a wide variety of projects also led to experience in many forms of illustration with electronic and traditional media, and in the creation of strong visualizations required for fundraising efforts, and presentations to the public and critical stakeholders.

Throughout my career I have maintained that content drives the quality of a design, and a clear understanding of the message being conveyed is critical to the creation of visual and sensory experience for users. By immersing myself in the content and communication goals of each project, I'm able to more readily develop ideas and approaches that communicate clearly and creatively and are appropriately matched to the task at hand. My level of experience also gives me the ability to work concurrently on multiple projects and to manage budgets and timelines for each.

Skills

Fluent in all forms of dry and wet media, as well as in a variety of elctronic illustration techniques., Fluent with Adobe Creative Suite., Fluent in Powerpoint., Fluent in Word., Full awareness of accesibilty guidelines for public spaces and exhibition., Knowledgeable of current curriculum standards and approaches to interpretation., Solid knowledge of construction materials and techniques, including the development of interactive components., Able to produce complete drawing sets for fabrication projects., Solid knowledge of branding and corporate identity.

Sector Experience

I have functioned as a professional designer since completing my degree, working in the fields of graphic design, commercial exhibition design, renovation of large public commercial spaces and as a designer of exhibits for museums, heritage sites, and visitor centres for local and national clientele.

Awards

I have won several design awards throughout my career, including awards won for the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, the LACMNH Skymobile, The Northern Trail Exhibit, and the Wilbur D. May Center.

Clients

Lubbock, Science Spectrum, The Aviation Hall of Fame, The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, The Oregon History Center, The San Diego Zoo, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, United States National Park Service, Washington State Parks, Woodland Park Zoo

Trade Associations

Member of AAM, United States