Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols — Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
"Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols," a temporary exhibition tracing the legacy of the 1972 Symbol Sourcebook, opened at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York in May 2023, designed by Studio Matthews.
| Venue | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2023 |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Matthews | Exhibit Design | |
| volume-industries | Fabrication | physical and digital fabrication |
| diamonds-green | Fabrication |
Description
The exhibition used a modular, budget-conscious freestanding display system designed to minimally touch the walls of Cooper Hewitt's historic and protected galleries. Interactive stations included a life-sized Olympic symbol projection, an illuminated table for symbol-design exercises, and a visitor-contribution station for a crowdsourced international symbol sourcebook. It received a 2024 SEGD Global Design Award (Exhibition).