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Timothy J. McNeil is a professor of design and director/curator of the UC Davis Design Museum at the University of California, Davis, where he teaches the next generation of exhibition design thinkers and practitioners. He developed and authored the exhibition design curriculum in the department of design and serves as the primary instructor for undergraduate courses on exhibition design and environmental graphic design and is a thesis advisor for graduate students researching exhibition related design theory, criticism, and practice. McNeil’s writing and creative work researches exhibition design history and the methods that define exhibition and experience design practice. McNeil has 30 years of professional design experience. He is a principal with Muniz/McNeil a multi-disciplinary design and award-winning research practice. Recent projects include the 60,000 sq. ft. Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on the UC Davis campus which opened in November 2016. McNeil spent 15 years as a senior designer at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles developing over 70 exhibition, signage and interpretive environments for the new Getty Center (opened 1997) and the renovation of the Getty Villa (opened 2006). McNeil co-founded Re-envisioning Exhibition Design, an international initiative/lab to advance exhibition and experiential design understanding, elevate professional practice, and create a design-centric forum for debate, analysis, future collaboration and exchange. He has co-curated an international series of summits called Chaos at the Museum which convened over 500 thought leaders, strategists and practitioners from all sides of the exhibition spectrum representing the USA, Asia, Latin America and Europe to address and inform the evolving exhibition design discipline.
A gift to the museum field. This book offers new insights into aspects of exhibition design that no one else has brought to the table. The tropes brilliantly organize exhibition design thinking -- both for those who do the work, as well as for those who work with exhibitions. Destined to become essential reading for anyone in the field! McNeil's book combines a thoroughly and deeply researched history of significant exhibitions and milestones in the field with contemporary and lively text that is a pleasure to read. Cleverly organized around common design tropes, the book proves to be a comprehensive look at the history of exhibition design right up to the present-day proliferation of various cutting-edge technologies. The book will be welcomed by the field and embraced as foundational in exhibition design curriculums. McNeil's publication is a long overdue compendium of all things experiential and exhibition design! Its' nuanced methodology and broad exploration of this often-misunderstood creative discipline is celebrated through the diversity of projects he brings to life and their impact to the broader society. This book should be the number one resource for anyone looking to understand the importance of trans-disciplinary design. My mind is blown by how this book intertwines the history and evolution of exhibition design with best practices, pulling from educational, entertainment, and commercial examples. This book is a great addition to museum exhibition literature that deftly uses historical examples to consider current issues and interests. This book is accessible to a broad audience and will fill many gaps in understanding exhibition and experience design.
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