Illustrating future exhibits to elevate fundraising efforts
CLIENT
Detroit Zoological Society
PROJECT
Interior and Exterior Renderings for Belle Isle Nature Center and Animal Welfare Exhibit
ROPE
Concept Designer and Renderer
Communication, Vision, and Process
Our communication process began with a tour of the spaces and general ideas of what the exhibits would include. We then created shared Pinterest boards and had a conversation about which images were most compelling and why (aesthetics, experience details, etc.) From our conversation, I crafted a mood board for each area to solidify our shared vision for the space, which was submitted for approval. After all tweaks were complete, I did a first pass at each drawing- adding in details but leaving room for tweaks. After the first draft was submitted, more feedback was given and each rendering was finalized for submittal.
Process
Sketch
Final Rendering
Moodboard
Renderings
Since we do so much work up front to be sure that we are on the same page, the final rendering is not a huge surprise, and is typically received with satisfaction. The drawings in the Belle Isle series were concurrently completed in a two-month span of time.