Christie Morrison

The Game of Please Touch Museum: 2008 Annual Report - The 2008 annual report was designed as a board game to signify the museum's move from the old building to Memorial Hall. In the game, you start at the old building and travel through the game to arrive at Please Touch Museum's new home in Memorial Hall. All illustrations are hand-drawn using pen and ink and colored pencil.

Awards:
2009 Pepperpot Award from Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for Best Annual Report

39th Creativity Annual Awards, Honorable Mention in Annual Reports

Into the Woods Theater Poster - This poster was created as a cut paper collage using images with different visual textures. The "Into the Woods" type is a customized title that was hand-drawn, then cut out of a magazine image.

Book Design - Integrating Teens Into Your Museum Family - Cover, chapter title pages and spreads for book about work-study program for teenagers at the museum and how museums can create their own similar program. The 112-page book was produced with grant funding and distributed through the Association of Children’s Museums.

Awards:
2007 Graphic Design USA InHouse Design Award in Book Design

Let the Games Begin! 2007 Annual Report - Designed as an activity book, the 2007 annual report prompted interaction with the content, with games including "Kolb Libs," a crossword puzzle, seek-and-find, and a word search. All illustrations are hand drawn using colored pencil with pen and ink.


Awards:
2009 American Association of Museums (AAM) Museum Publications Design
Competition, 2nd Prize in Annual Reports for institutions with budgets greater than
$750,000
2009 Graphic Design USA InHouse Design Award

Please Touch Museum Open House Preview Invitation - Designed for preview event before the grand opening of Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall, the front of the invitation is a dicut image of the Hall. All invitations for opening preview events were designed in the same style, but with different content inside so that the dicut pattern would fit within the budget. Invitation illustrations are hand drawn with colored pencil and pen and ink.

Please Touch Museum 2010 Calendar - Created for sale in the Museum's Kids Store.

Centennial Guild - The Centennial Guild logo was hand-drawn and rendered to keep the sketchy style but also be easily converted into a one color logo if needed. The letterhead for the Centennial Guild and membership card are on the bottom left. On the right is the Centennial Guild brochure that was mailed out to potential Guild members. The brochure is a pocket folder with inserted cards stating the membership levels, as well as a reply card. It was designed this way so it could be tailored for each recipient.

Make Music, Make Memories - Ad campaign for Make Music, Make Memories. The idea behind the campaign was to evoke nostalgia and play on the idea of creating memories during your trips to the museum.

Make Waves, Make Memories - Ad campaign for Make Waves, Make Memories. The idea behind the campaign was to evoke nostalgia and play on the idea of creating memories during your trips to the museum.