How to make your own D.I.Y. design exhibition

Installation at University of Arizona School of Art

1. Collect examples of design from the street, from bulletin boards, from people you know, and from people who know the people you know. Collect posters, flyers, business cards, postcards, stickers, zines, t-shirts, cd covers, etc.

2. Get permission to use a public space: gallery, lobby, hallway, classroom, lab, cafeteria, restaurant, lounge, etc. Choose a place that people are likely to walk through. A well-trafficked public area is preferable to a beautiful enclosed gallery.

3. Provide visitors with Sharpies, blank cards, paper, stickers, tape, push pins and other supplies. Invite them to add their own graphics to your exhibit. (We used cardboard to protect the walls and make an obvious zone where the public can add their own stuff.)

4. Buy or borrow furniture that encourages people to relax, talk, and work in your exhibition. If possible, let them draw on the furniture, too.