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News Release from: Haley Sharpe Design | Subject: Travelling exhibitions
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 April 2006
Haley Sharpe and childrens travelling
exhibitions
Haley Sharpe commissioned to bring the project to life with conceptual designs, illustrations and graphics.
Let's imagine is a suite of three 150m2 travelling exhibitions for young children designed by Haley Sharpe for At-Bristol that launched in the UK in March Fossils and funnybones reveals the magic of prehistoric worlds and creatures that walked the Earth, Jet set, go is a journey of playful discovery about travel, working at an airport and going on holiday and In the jungle investigates an exotic, magical jungle world and creatures hidden in its depths
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 17 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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At-Bristol developed the idea through extensive research and evaluation with focus groups in the target age range and Haley Sharpe was commissioned to bring the project to life with conceptual designs, illustrations and graphics.
Exhibition production was then handed back to At-Bristol.
Aimed at the under-eights and their parents and carers, with distinctive and appealing themes, each exhibition is designed to stimulate the senses, promote hands-on fun and encourage children to learn through play and guided play.
All exhibitions offer young visitors experiences that immerse them in the subject.
Using themed areas and investigation stations, children can take part in stories, matching and sorting activities, try role-play, dress up, crawl, climb and explore.
Haley Sharpe has also developed the branding for each exhibition and produced illustrations for a set of story books that accompany the exhibitions and a stamper trail that allows children to collect material in a field book or passport as a souvenir of their visit.
Haley Sharpe designed these travelling exhibitions to be modular in construction making for practical and easy assembly and for economies of scale in design and production.
Regan Forrest at Haley Sharpe Design commented, "These exhibitions are the antithesis of passive, soft play areas for children".
"Themes have been approached from a child's-eye view and offer activity, exploration and hands-on fun".
Haley Sharpe Design's approach to Let's imagine reveals an enduring passion for creating visitor spaces for children that engage, challenge and delight.
The Let's imagine series of exhibitions was funded by the Millennium Commission through a ReDiscover grant, with matchfunding from the Garfield Weston Foundation.
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