The University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus has a brand new look in the K. Glen Johnson Faith and Life Building.
The creative brief called for us to design, create and install a series of images that would depict the richness of the experiences to be had in this rural University. The project also had to be informational, inspirational and honor the donors.
The University had available, a wide variety of photographs that taken as a whole really do depict the richness of life that students and faculty participate in, both on and off campus. We decided to use some of these images in a creative way that would fulfill the brief. We felt that choosing representative images and enlarging and arranging them in a manner that was simple and elegant, yet representative of rural life would be appropriate.
We chose to include the donors names near the top of the larger wall display. This indicates their importance. We also chose to use flowing panels which is indicative of the rolling countryside to be found in this region.
Immediately upon entering the foyer you are struck by an entire wall of tastefully arranged images of campus life. Across from the larger panels are three striking images that deserve much attention. In the hallway to the Chapel are three more equally striking images.
The overall effect accomplishes exactly what the University called for and is generating a lot of excitement on campus. It is expected that when the students arrive next week they will be inspired to realize their potential, and these displays will assist in accomplishing that goal.