Aki Carpenter 2016 Portfolio

Aki Carpenter 2016 Portfolio

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About Aki

Currently working as a Creative Director for exhibition and environmental design at Ralph Appelbaum Associates . Aki has opened over ten award-winning museums and cultural institutions worldwide . Her primary project since 2010 has been the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Mall in D .C . Aki is a founding member of Ripple Effect, a water literacy program in New Orleans, and has taught graduate design courses at Pratt Institute and Parsons . Aki lives in Brooklyn with her husband and spends her free time traveling, cooking and working on her hand lettering .

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Hawaiian Hall at Bishop MuseumHonolulu, Hawaii

Founded in 1889, the Bishop Museum is home to the world’s largest collection of Polynesian cultural and scientific artifacts . We sought to interpret Hawaiian history and culture from a native perspective for the first time in history; to restore and make accessible a historic structure; and to build audience and strengthen community relationships . Hawaiian Hall, 12,000 sf in size, is considered a masterwork of late Victorian museum design . Opened 2008 .

Creative director for exhibitions and media. Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

Finalist, 2010 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)

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Nelson Mandela Day New York, New York

Installed in Grand Central Station’s Vanderbilt Hall, the Mandela Day exhibition called upon visitors to proactively engage in civic and social causes and celebrate the life of Nelson Mandela, whose words and actions changed the world . Large-scale light boxes illuminated the history of modern South Africa as told through Mandela’s experiences as an anti-apartheid activist, political prisoner, and the country’s first black President . The exhibits also highlight Mandela’s current activities as a global humanitarian, inviting visitors to literally “sign up” to donate their time toward a positive social cause . Opened 2009 .

Graphic designer for exhibitions . Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

One Show Design, Merit AwardIndustrial Designers Society of America, Silver International Design AwardApplied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental DesignEvent Design Awards, Gold Winner, Best Graphical Treatment14th Annual Webby Awards, Official Honoree39th Annual Creativity Awards, Silver Award5th Annual Davey Awards, Silver AwardDigital Out of Home Awards, Most Innovative Content/Advertising Integration

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Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, Ohio

The hospital’s goal was to extend the high quality family-centered care that it provides to families beyond its clinical operations and into its public spaces . The hospital’s enhanced environment was designed to support both family and staff needs, helping to promote positive and familiar experiences . The design concept was to “bring the outdoors indoors” by pulling natural elements like light, shadow, and color into the public and private spaces to create a warm and friendly environment . Opened June 2012 .

Creative director for all aspects of environmental design.Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

Graphis Design Annual 2014, Gold, SilverIDSA IDEA Award FinalistCommunication Arts Design Annual 54, September/October 2013Event Design, Best Permanent Installation, Gold Award

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Liberty World War I Memorial Museum Kansas City, Missouri

National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri is the first museum in the United States to position the Great War as the defining event of the twentieth century . The 30,000 sf space features a re-created field of 9,000 poppies and a panoramic media/diorama event on America’s entry into the war . The museum’s massive artifact collection is used to illustrate an in-depth analysis of the war’s effect on world history and its continuing impact . Opened October 2006 .

Graphic designer for exhibitions. Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

Graphis Design Annual, Gold Award, ExhibitionsIndustrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award, Museum Exhibits and Set DesignCommunication Arts, Award of Excellence, Interactive Competition, to RAA’s consultant Second Story: Great War TablesSociety for Environmental Graphic Design, Merit Award, Exhibit Design/MuseumsAmerican Institute of Architects, National Honor Award to the Liberty Memorial AssociationPrint Magazine Regional Design AnnualApplied Arts Awards Annual, Environmental/Signage Design, Liberty Memorial Museum

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington, D .C .

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will be a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives and how it helped us shape this nation . A place that transcends the boundaries of race and culture that divide us, and becomes a lens into a story that unites us all . Scheduled to open in 2016, the museum is under construction on the National Mall in Washington, D .C ., adjacent to the Washington Monument .

Creative director for exhibitions and Manager of 2D team. In progress at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

This project is currently under a non-disclosure agreement until opening day. The following renderings are the only images that are allowed for public release.

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Pacific Hall at Bishop Museum Honolulu, Hawaii

The Bishop Museum has embarked on a comprehensive architectural renovation of its historic 120-year-old Hawaiian and Pacific Halls . Following the restoration and reinstallation of the Hawaiian Hall which reopened in 2009, the Museum has reinterpreted its Polynesian and Pacific collections with all new exhibitions . The Museum holds keystone collections and has made major contributions to the body of knowledge on Pacific origins and migration . In a restored Victorian-era gallery, the Museum showcases Polynesia’s past and present cultures . Opened 2012 .

Creative director for exhibitions and media. Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

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NBC Education Nation New York, New York

Environmental graphics for an exhibition at Rockefeller Center to explore the challenges and opportunities in education today . NBC Education Nation visited local communities across the country on the Education Nation Tour, developed a thriving online community, launched the award-winning Learning Curve blog, and NBC News committed to in-depth education reporting across the network . Opened 2010 .

Creative director for exhibitions. Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates, with The Rockwell Group and Collins .

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Samsung World Headquarters Seoul, Korea

Samsung d’light is the public product showcase for Samsung Electronics in its relocated world headquarters in the dynamic neighborhood of Seocho-gong, Seoul . The 29,000 sf, three-level environment was conceived as an experience where visitors are continuously creating graphic and media content through their interaction with Samsung products . Opened 2008 .

Graphic designer for exhibitions, media design direction, data visualization and programming.Completed at Ralph Appelbaum Associates .

Gold Winner, Best Corporate Permanent Installation / 2009 Event Design Awards, Event Design Magazine

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Ripple Effect promotes “water literacy” through design-based, in-school instruction and gives students the knowledge and skills they need to strengthen their communities in an era of climate change and sea level rise . Ripple Effect works with teachers and students to establish water literacy programs at their schools . We bring together designers, educators, and water experts to create curriculum aligned, design-based classroom experiences that connect to real places . In New Orleans, we are working towards building an empowered and water-literate citizenry .

Ripple Effect Water Literacy Project New Orleans, Louisiana

Founding member and Creative director of branding and identity design, web design, communications and collateral. Completed in collaboration with Chris Huban .

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Awards & Publications

Graphis Design Annual 2014, Gold, Silver

IDSA IDEA Award Finalist 2014

Communication Arts Design Annual 54, September/October 2013

Event Design, Best Permanent Installation, Gold Winner, Best Graphical Treatment 2013

Silver Winner, 2011 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)

Published in “Designing Diagrams: Making Information Accessible through Design”, BIS Publishers, 2011

Applied Arts Design and Advertising Awards 2010

Print Magazine, 2010 Regional Design Annual

Finalist, 2010 Industrial Design Excellence Awards, IDEA

Gold Winner, Best Permanent Installation / 2009 Event Design Awards

Gold Winner, Best Graphical Treatment / 2009 Event Design Awards

Gold Award / Graphis Design Annual 2009

Gold award in the Industrial Designers Society of America IDEA Competition 2008

Society for Environmental Graphic Design Honor Award 2007, Exhibit Design/Museums

Print Magazine, 2007 Regional Design Annual

Digital Out of Home Awards, Most Innovative Content/Advertising Integration

5th Annual Davey Awards, Silver Award

39th Annual Creativity Awards, Silver Award

14th Annual Webby Awards, Official Honoree

One Show Design, Merit Award

American Institute of Architects, National Honor Award to the Liberty Memorial Association

Industrial Designers Society of America, Gold Industrial Design Excellence Award, Museum Exhibits and Set Design

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Exhibition & Environmental Clients

Bernice Paul Bishop Museum, Honolulu HI

BHSS: “Through Our Eyes” Youth Activism Exhibition, Harlem NY

BHSS: P .S .186: A Dream Deferred, Harlem NY

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center, Seattle WA

Dallas Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas TX

George Washington Carver National Monument, Diamond MO

JAHA Children’s Discovery Center, Johnstown PA

Las Vegas Lied Children’s Discovery Museum, Las Vegas NV

Liberty Memorial National WWI Museum, Kansas City MO

Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas TX

Museum of the City of New York, NY NY

National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC

National Women’s History Museum, Washington DC

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus OH

Nelson Mandela Day Installation, Grand Central Terminal, NY NY

Salem National Maritime Historical Site, Salem MA

Samsung World Headquarters, Seoul Korea

Staten Island Historical Society, Staten Island NY

Songdo City, Seoul Korea

The Intrepid Battleship, New York NY

Timex National Headquarters, Middlebury CT

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Cheyenne OK

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Print & Web Clients

22TEETH

5W Public Relations

Apt 14k

CornerShop

David Carson

Dime Magazine

Fishman & Tobin

Georgia Children’s Museum

Ginkgo Press

Idlewild Bookstore

Izod Boys

Jared Margolis

Mediated Spaces

Mr Black / Table 50 Lounge

Neverstop Publishing

Nike

RealGreen Power

Reed Space

Ripple Effect

Sean John Boys

Staple / Staple Sounds

The Wedding Embassy

US Golf Open

VH1 Music

WildLabs

Wells Fargo

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Contact

Aki is a designer based in Brooklyn, NY .

aki .design@gmail .comwww .hinicetomeetyou .com

(347) 351-2813108 Gates Avenue, #2Brooklyn, New York