I’m a museum design professional with more than 30 years of experience as Graphic Designer/Creative Director at the Exploratorium, San Francisco. I am thoroughly trained in the Exploratorium philosophy of interactive Science/Art exhibit design. My abilities extend to exhibition space design and visitor research, event and identity design. As a user-centric designer, I collaborate with exhibit developers, curators, scientists, artists, and content experts. As a Creative Director I use design forums to mentor, inspire, and develop critical thinking and collaboration among designers.
In 2016 I left for a yearlong, around the world Design Sabbatical and founded Design To Go blog. I wanted to explore wider definitions of “exhibition” beyond the museum. I returned in 2017 with a fresh appreciation of the role of design in exhibition and in other unexpected contexts. Now retired and living in Mexico, I remain deeply interested in design. With the post pandemic world opening up, I plan to restart my blog and see where it goes.
On the road I began a practice of making Collage Postcards, as an alternative way to explore the relationship between word and image. Think of it as the perfect “art therapy” for a graphic designer with an Art degree!
Contact
dburkstudio@gmail.com
+1 415-290-0195 (works in Mexico)
Gratitude
Amy Snyder and Gayle Laird, Exploratorium staff photographers are responsible for the (best) photos on my portfolio site. Thanks!