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Display Case Ideas For Engineering Dept

Posted by Anonymous on 2/22/2009 at 7:12 PM ET 125 Points
I need to fill 20 wall display cases...but I don't want it to look like elementary school (e.g.. cut out letters, paper background, etc). This is for an industrial engineering department in a large university.

I have some ideas of items to include, such as posters, photos, brochures, posters, etc. but I want it to look professional, not just some papers stapled to a board. Any ideas?

Also, I need to have the background consistent in all. Any ideas besides a paper backdrop?

Examples of what other universities are doing would be fantastic.

Thanks for your help!
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  • Posted by Jay Hamilton-Roth on 2/23/2009 at 8:24 AM Accepted
    What's the purpose of the display: to show people what the department has done, to get more people to take classes, to inspire people looking for a career, to seek donations (for materials, products, endowments), or to advertise an upcoming competition?

    Each of these purposes have different presentations, with different wording. For example, you could showcase students that have graduated and place items that they are working on in case.

    Or show awards and projects from recent competitions.

    Or, show things (movies, posters, blow-apart images) deconstructed and/or being made (for example: https://manufacturing.stanford.edu/)
  • Posted by Tracey on 2/23/2009 at 1:27 PM Accepted
    Can you show any actual innovations done by the professors and students throughout the history of the department? (if it's hardware engineering).

    An events calendar, that is kept up to date, would be useful.

    Also, a list of big-name companies students have gone on to work for, and maybe displays of the types of projects they're working on.
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