PAUL HOPPE
VISUAL EXPERIENCE DESIGN & DIRECTION
COOPER HEWITT
Role: Visual Design Lead
Phases: Design Development ︎ Installation
The suite of interactive experiences at the new Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum invite visitors to explore the diverse collection, dive deep into their discoveries, and be inspired to create designs of their own.
Every visitor receives an interactive pen which can be pressed up against the label of any object in the museum to “collect” it. Visitors can then use the interactive tables to explore the objects they have collected. The pen can also be used on the tables to design anything from furniture to architecture by drawing simple lines which are automatically extrapolated into 3D forms.
In the Immersion Room visitors can use their pens to draw their own wallpaper patterns that are automatically tiled onto the walls around them. They can also explore the museums vast wallpaper collection through the same interface and see it projected to full scale.
As design lead on this project I developed the visual concept for the tables and projection spaces, lead design of the user interfaces, collaborated on the interaction design, and worked with the software engineers to craft the software behaviors and animations.
Created at Local Projects
Principal: Jake Barton
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL DESIGN MUSEUM
Role: Visual Design Lead
Phases: Design Development ︎ Installation
The suite of interactive experiences at the new Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum invite visitors to explore the diverse collection, dive deep into their discoveries, and be inspired to create designs of their own.
Every visitor receives an interactive pen which can be pressed up against the label of any object in the museum to “collect” it. Visitors can then use the interactive tables to explore the objects they have collected. The pen can also be used on the tables to design anything from furniture to architecture by drawing simple lines which are automatically extrapolated into 3D forms.
In the Immersion Room visitors can use their pens to draw their own wallpaper patterns that are automatically tiled onto the walls around them. They can also explore the museums vast wallpaper collection through the same interface and see it projected to full scale.
As design lead on this project I developed the visual concept for the tables and projection spaces, lead design of the user interfaces, collaborated on the interaction design, and worked with the software engineers to craft the software behaviors and animations.
Created at Local Projects
Principal: Jake Barton
