| The Beetle Factory was a collaborative project with the Carnegie Natural History Museum to design an exhibit that educates children about the diversity of beetles. In the exhibit, the children collect tokens to "adapt" their paper beetle to. The beetle is then colored,cut out, folded, and hung on a large display to celebrate the diversity of the species. (Project in collaboration with Linda Dong and Hanah Ho) |
Small scale model of entire exhibit
A system of icons designed to represent various environmental hazards facing beetles.
Infographics that inspire potential adaptations that the children design on their paper beetles.
Photographic illustrations depicting the diverse climates and habitats that beetles thrive in.
Game tokens used for the drawing activity at the end of the exhibit. (Environmental threats)
Game tokens used for the drawing activity at the end of the exhibit. (Habitat)
Illustration and photographs of habitat for aquatic beetles
Young students "adapting" their beetles to various constraints on paper beetles.
When they are done, they hang their beetle up on a wall of beetles to show the biodiversity of the species
Classroom set up to simulate a museum exhibit.
Early sketches of exhibit
Initial coloring "mad-lib" concept
Early "futurecast" concept
Aesthetic and color inspireation
Type exploration
Type exploration
Early icon sketches