Every field note lives in one of six places.

National Museum of Kenya [sample]

A quiet afternoon revisiting the ethnography gallery — what stands out when you stop rushing through the cases.

Nairobi Botanic Garden [sample]

Notes on how labelled plant beds teach differently from wall text — curiosity as wayfinding.

Science Gallery Bengaluru [sample]

A pop-up exhibition on climate futures: participatory exhibits that ask visitors to commit to one small change.

Fort Jesus, Mombasa [sample]

Reading stone and sea together — how a historic site frames colonial history without flattening complexity.

Karura Forest Sculpture Trail [sample]

Outdoor art along a forest path: scale, silence, and the surprise of encountering work mid-hike.

The Design of Everyday Things [sample]

Notes on affordances and feedback — how Norman’s framing still explains why some interfaces feel obvious and others fight you.

How to Do Nothing [sample]

Jenny Odell on attention, place, and refusing productivity culture — useful for thinking about slow looking in museums.

The Participatory Museum [sample]

Nina Simon’s case studies on co-creation — where invitation beats instruction in exhibition design.

Palaces for the People [sample]

Eric Klinenberg on social infrastructure — libraries, gardens, and third places as civic design.

Ways of Seeing [sample]

Berger on reproduction and gaze — still sharp for interpreting how we consume images online and in galleries.

99% Invisible — Wayfinding [sample]

Takeaways on signage, cognitive load, and why getting lost is sometimes a design choice.

The Museum Archipelago — Exhibit Design [sample]

Short episodes on small museums worldwide — humility and specificity over blockbuster narratives.

Design Matters — Debbie Millman [sample]

Conversations on creative practice — branding as storytelling, not decoration.

Fresh Air — Interview on Public Space [sample]

Urban planners on who feels welcome in parks and plazas — maintenance as inclusion.

Huberman Lab — Focus & Attention [sample]

Neuroscience of deep work — relevant when designing quiet zones in busy cultural venues.

Abstract: The Art of Design — Es Devlin [sample]

Reflections on stage as interface — scale, light, and narrative in physical space.

Kedi — Cats of Istanbul [sample]

A city told through street-level intimacy — observation as ethnography.

The Social Dilemma [sample]

Platform incentives and attention economies — cautionary context for digital exhibits.

Abstract: Architecture — Bjarke Ingels [sample]

Playful diagrams and public projects — when spectacle serves access versus when it distracts.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? [sample]

Fred Rogers on emotional safety in media — a north star for family programming in museums.

Museum wayfinding refresh [sample]

What we learned pairing visitor research with iterative signage prototypes.

Science centre touchscreen audit [sample]

Heuristic review of twelve interactives — touch targets, reset states, and staff recovery flows.

Community co-design workshops [sample]

Three sessions with neighbourhood groups — translating stories into exhibit briefs without over-promising.

Exhibition lighting mock-ups [sample]

Comparing LED temperatures on textile displays — documentation for conservators and designers.

Accessibility review — mobile guide [sample]

WCAG pass on a new audio tour app — captions, contrast, and offline fallbacks.

Design Matters Live 2025 [sample]

Notes from talks on exhibition design, accessibility, and slow looking.

Night at the Museum — spring edition [sample]

After-hours programming: queues, pacing, and the magic of dimmed galleries.

Maker faire — schools day [sample]

Hands-on stalls for teens — safety, staffing ratios, and joy versus chaos.

Climate futures symposium [sample]

Panel on hopeful narratives in science communication — anger, agency, and actionable next steps.