July 2011 Blog Posts (8)

Sorry for the delay, it’s been a busy week to say the least. The big news to share is that we’re only 1K away from reaching our Kickstarter goal! We can’t say enough how much we appreciate everyone’s help in trying to make our exhibit a reality. Check out our new update on our…

SHIFTBoston has kicked off their next big design competition focused on improving the region through design. Put your thinking caps on in support of a very cool and real-world project. From the site:

In support of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's …

The content development/3D design teams were hard at work Wednesday night creating our exhibit boards.  We started…

Despina Stratigakos, Assoc. AIA, left, and Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA, LEED AP, right

You may have heard that Mattel recently released an "Architect Barbie," much to the pleasure of the…

These days the DMB STUDIO team is busy at work creating some exciting 3D elements for the exhibit. With fabrication, lighting, and lots of space planning to consider, the team has started mocking up what kinds of displays you’ll be seeing at the exhibit. The design teams have also cleverly devised some…

I'm so excited to announce that Design Museum Boston, along with our partners at the City of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, and the Design Industry Group of Massachusetts have received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts through their Our Town…

We just launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund our next exhibit: Retail: Retell. Recycle. Rethink. We need your help! Please consider backing the project, the exhibit opens this August at the Prudential Center Mall in Boston, MA. We have some…

Letterpress is moving deeper into the mainstream. The makers of the documentary film Typeface, about a former wood type factory and museum struggling to stay afloat, have teamed up with…