Opioids Don't Discriminate
Exhibition Design, Fabrication & Installation
CLD led the industrial design, fabrication and installation for this public health exhibition and supported visitor experience through design thinking and consultation on interaction and wayfinding. CLD teamed up with (UX/UI) designer Alexander Stewart to facilitate a human-centred process through a series of design sprints and created a modular exhibition framework to enrich the goals of accessibility and empathy building.
The team at Strathcona County Family and Community Services (Alberta, Canada) supplied all of the exhibition's narrative and graphical content as a part of their community drug strategy. They also hosted an SDX (Systemic Design Exchange) session with a community of practitioners, testing content and enriching the process. They have publicly launched the project, shared it openly with other communities struggling with the opioid emergency, and developed a DIY kit to foster accessibility.
Clay & Alex scan the exhibition environment
Installation of framework with narrative panels
Title wall armature with intro panels
Light exhibit structures with colour wayfinding
Narrative panel with persona-related objects
Folding A-frame design and colour wayfinding
Light, modular framework with graphic panels
Intentional open frames for visibility and navigation
Light-weight wood frames are clean and consistent
Wayfinding markers cue interactive flip-ups
Flip-panel reveals information on the topic
Converging narratives at an interactive area
Untreated frame and table materials honour the content, graphics and illustration
Tables and silhouettes mark the flow of information
Technical drawing of the narrative and exhibition
Intentional design for studio fabrication
Client hosted "SDX" to test and prototype ideas
Taping cues to compliment narrative structure
Addressing complexity through design sprints
Conceptualizing narrative as an interactive experience
Design team aligins framework with content need
SDX evaluation of content and affect
Evaluating content to learn about framework needs
Card-sort sprint with design and client team
This video's content may be challenging, emotionally moving, and difficult for some viewers. Video content developed and published by Family and Community Services, Strathcona County (2019). It is publicly available here. This video shares the first installation of the ODD exhibit and community programming, and profiles contributions and stories from the local community and public health ambassadors.