Exhibition Design · Editorial Design · Environmental Storytelling · Spatial Curation

MILTON
PLANTED IN PLACE

The first exhibition ever mounted at the Milton Municipal Museum - Planted in Place is an interdisciplinary museum experience exploring the environmental and industrial history of Milton, Pennsylvania. I designed the complete visual system: spatial layout, publication design, promotional identity, and archival visualization, from the ground up.

Milton Exhibition Book

PROJECT
OVERVIEW

A collaborative exhibition initiative developed for the Milton Municipal Museum combining archival research, environmental studies, and publication design.

Client
Milton Municipal Museum
Role
Lead Designer
Full Exhibition Curator
Disciplines
Editorial Design
Exhibition Systems
Environmental Storytelling
Archival Visualization
Timeline
2022–2023

Developed through a collaboration between the Milton Municipal Museum, T.I.M.E., and Bucknell University, Planted in Place translated historical and ecological research into a cohesive museum experience.

The project centered around Sanborn insurance maps documenting Milton's urban development from the 1880s to the 1910s, pairing cartographic history with botanical research collected from Milton State Park Island. This was the first exhibition the Milton Municipal Museum had ever mounted.

My role focused on transforming archival and research-heavy material into an accessible contemporary visual system across exhibition graphics, publication layouts, promotional materials, and museum experiences.

GRAPHIC
LANGUAGE

Promotional materials for the exhibition blended archival textures, botanical imagery, and restrained editorial typography systems to create a contemporary public-facing visual identity.

Green Postcard
Postcard Design Botanical System
Summer Poster
Promotional Poster Seasonal Campaign
Orange Postcard
Postcard Design Environmental Graphics

EDITORIAL
SPREADS

Exhibition publications and editorial layouts translated historical and ecological research into accessible visual storytelling systems.

Editorial Spread
Editorial Spread Historical Cartography
Editorial Spread
Editorial Spread Historical Cartography
Editorial Spread
Editorial Spread Historical Cartography

EXHIBITION
MOCKUPS

Spatial visualization systems exploring how archival materials could be translated into immersive public exhibition experiences.

Vertical Exhibition Mockup
Sanborn Installation System Archival Timeline

SPATIAL
STORYTELLING

Due to the relatively limited footprint of the exhibition space, the spatial layout was designed around a continuous circular movement system that guides visitors through the exhibition in a single uninterrupted flow.

Exhibition systems were designed to guide visitors through Milton’s environmental and industrial evolution using archival cartography, layered timelines, and spatial sequencing.

Historical maps became navigational and narrative devices within the museum environment, translating dense research into accessible public experiences.

Horizontal Exhibition Mockup
Exhibition Mockup Public Installation

NATURE
IN MOTION

This circulation pattern was intentionally inspired by the movement of the Susquehanna River through Milton. Much like the river itself, the exhibition unfolds gradually through a sequence of connected visual and historical moments rather than isolated sections.

Archival maps, botanical research, and environmental narratives were arranged to create a flowing progression across the gallery space, encouraging visitors to experience the exhibition as an evolving landscape rather than a static collection of artifacts.

IN THE
SPACE

The final exhibition translated archival research into a public-facing spatial experience, inviting visitors to physically move through the environmental and industrial history of Milton.

Visitors inside exhibition
Public Opening Milton Municipal Museum
Visitor interacting with maps
Interactive Archival Systems Historical Mapping
Botanical installation
Botanical Installation Environmental Storytelling

DESIGN AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN PUBLIC HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, AND CULTURAL STORYTELLING.

This project fundamentally shaped my approach to interdisciplinary design systems by demonstrating how visual communication can translate research into meaningful public experiences.