client
Exhibition and
Publication Submission
creative direction
Nancy Wynn
Robert Dennis
design
Nancy Wynn
writing
Nancy Wynn
Robert Dennis
"The means by which we find our way: observations on design." The exhibition and book focus on how a designer's culture or personal motivations inform and influence decisions, as well as how designers often experience moments that impact the way they design, or reveal insights about particular aspects of design.
client
Springfield Museums
Wayfinding System
creative direction
Nancy Wynn
Robert Dennis
design
Nancy Wynn
The Springfield Museums consist of six different museums, each with a specific focus. The new identity system became the foundation for the Museums' wayfinding system. Signage for each of the Museums was created, as well as signs for parking, admissions, driving, and Welcome Center banners.
client
Goodwin College
creative direction
Nancy Wynn
Robert Dennis
design
Nancy Wynn
writing
Robert Dennis
Andrea Rapacz
photography
Alan Grant
CT Historical Museum
The exhibition "Portraits of the Past and Present," is housed in the main lobby of Goodwin College's new facility in East Hartford, Connecticut.
client
Connecticut Historical
Museum
creative direction
Nancy Wynn
Robert Dennis
design
Nancy Wynn
writing
Robert Dennis
Andrea Rapacz
Thirty-two plaques complete the exhibition, "Historical Blasts!" This exhibition highlights unique historical facts about Connecticut and is installed throughout the Museum's first floor. The design's system blends three historical colors, motifs from history, and three diverse sizes to create interesting contrast along with consistent visual structure.
client
Springfield Museums
Museum Store
design /
illustration
Nancy Wynn
writing
Nancy Wynn
Robert Dennis
This installation transformed the Springfield Museums' dull cafe into a colorful and lively learning space where patrons can relax and eat. The design takes advantage of the Museum' collection by including animals, the environment, and educational information patrons can find in the Science Museum.
client
MidState Medical Group
writing
Robert Dennis
design
Elizabeth Panke
photography
Stock
The first outdoor billboard uses a simple and familiar medical device (the tongue depressor) to communicate patient satisfaction with a new facility for primary care physicians. The second billboard plays on the concept of counting.
client
Springfield Science Museum
creative direction
Nancy Wynn
Civic Design
design/illustration
Various
"Earth Attacks" an exhibition on volcanos, earthquakes and tsunamis. This dynmaic image, with additional exhibition design, was used for outdoor signage, indoor exhibition signage, billboards, banners, posters, rack cards, website portal, and t-shirts. The following year, the exhibition "Life Through Time" was created.
client
Connecticut Historical Museum
design
Nancy Wynn
writing
Erin Kania
A touch screen exhibition focused on Curtis Veeder. Veeder was a Hartford, Connecticut businessman and owner of the building where the current Museum is housed. The design was influenced from the Museum's architectual elements, such as the beautiful granite, wood paneling and decorative wall motifs.
client
Upper Albany Main
Street, Inc. supported by Weed & Seed
design /
illustration
Nancy Wynn
writing
Nancy Wynn
The Upper Albany neighborhood in Hartford, CT is a mix of diverse people; African-American, Hispanic, Caribbean, and Middle-Eastern living and working together. The banner design celebrates their communal spirit by creatively blending different visual motifs and colors into a coherent whole.
