We then got into our own groups to talk about our own sign designs and discussed how we should put all of this together.
We also viewed a presentation about signs at zoos and animal exhibits. We learned a lot about no making the signs too flashy but still including a lot of information about the animal on display. We also learned about adding flow to signs to keep people moving and enjoying all the exhibits.
Czarnik's Group Report:
We met on our third week with Doug Dillow, he gave us a presentation on different kinds of signs and what they're going to need. He told us about the different kinds and designs of signs, he told us what to do and what not to do. He showed us examples from regulatory signs, regulatory signs, and directional signs. They need creativity and we get to be the ones that get to be creative with it. He gave us the jump headstart on everything we're going to need to create our signs.
We brainstormed for the rest of the time, trying to figure out how we can do our signs, and ideas on what to put on them. Some ideas we had was maybe, a bird sound using a small solar panel to charge the battery inside, or maybe we can just write down the information that they're going to need to read.
Koss' Group Report:
Today our group met with the Doug Dillow and he had an informative presentation for us about sign designs. He showed us what to do and not to do with our new sign designs. There are three different kinds of signs that we have to pick from and create: regulatory, warning, informational, and directional. He told us that he wanted creativity in the signs. He showed us a lot of different signs to go off of to start ours. The presentation was very helpful for beginning our project.
Our group spent the the rest of the day brainstorming ideas for the signs. We thought about putting a bird flag on a light post. We have to come up with the shape, color, look, and what it says being creative with it. We have to keep in mind the font size to make it all it. We also have to be able to have some signs for people with disabilities. We were thinking about making signs that could talk aloud, so kids that can't read or blind people could hear it. We want to include a short and simple video to watch. We would also like to include a button that makes the bird noise. We need to include the species, where they live, what their habitat is, what states they come from, and interesting facts about them. We have been looking at different zoo's to come up with ideas which include: St. Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo, and San Diego Zoo.
We have to design signs that will not be easily destroyed by the weather. We have to think about where we are going to place the signs so they aren't the way of the birds, and so everyone can read them. Will we have to coordinate the signs with the landscape? We thought about this, and we probably should so we can make it look nicer. We would like to put a feather in the signs, since it is illegal to collect feathers we would have to ask the park association if it is alright. We would also like to put an example of the nest next to the sign.
We thought about putting our hand prints in the sidewalk to show that we created it. We also would like to put the birds foot prints in the sidewalk. We thought about letting the tourists being able to feed the birds, it interests the kids more.
Gianessi's Group Report:
In our most recent encounter with the leaders of the park we discussed signs and sign design. He informed us that there are a variety of different signs including informational, directional, and regulatory. The signs that we will be designing are informational, they will inform the reader of characteristics of the bird of prey that is in the corresponding cage. Such characteristics would be, for example, the birds physical condition such as one of its wings doesn't function properly and they are unable to fly. Another characteristic would be to warn the person viewing the bird not to poke at it or irritate it in any way. During his informative presentation he showed us several pictures, among the wide variety of signs and examples he showed us pictures of the zoos he had been to in order to help inspire us with creativity regarding signs and the like.
After the discussion the group attempted to discuss sign ideas but we encountered a problem, we did not have a list of birds! the list is very important because without it we were unable to begin making sign ideas. This caused us to waste a significant amount of time, we ended up going back to the school and sitting down for about half an hour, still accomplishing nothing.
The above and below signs are informatory, they describe different different types of birds and the river otter.
Hancock's Group Report:
On March 19th, we went over the Prairie Hall. We talked to Sam, the director of the parks guest. He showed us pictures of some signs in the park. Some were long, some were tall, some were colorful, some were boring. It all just depends how you want them to look I guess. When you make a sign for the park, you have to include the name of the animal/plant that you are doing it on. If they are extinct, what is their status? Do they do good in cold? How about really hot? Can they do loud noises or no? There is a lot of information you can put into the signs. The habitat is important, what is fun about the bird? What will kids like to know? Should some of the pictures be cartoons?
There
are several different kinds of signs we need to make. We have to make
regulatory signs, informational, and directional. They are all going to
be needed for the new aviary. What kind of signs do we want to do? Well
we have to do them all, but what do we want to do for all of them. Lots
of pictures? Fun facts, pictures of them preying? What sounds good. I'm
not sure yet. How many signs do we need? 10? 20? 2? Yes... I meant to
say 2. Should we have bird statues hold the signs? SO MANY QUESTIONS!
All ideas are good idea's though... so not true. We need to figure out
where the signs need to go. Next to the cage? In front of the cage?
Upside down? Interactive signs sound fun for kids to have when they are
learning about the birds. It is all things we need to think and talk
about.
We
need to mention where the aviary is, how to get to it, and what an
aviary is. We also need to make signs on how to get to other places from
the aviary.
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