MICHELLE HAY interior design + graphic design
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY VISITORS CENTER
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BLOOMINGTON TECHNOLOGY PARK
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TOWN OF HOPE CULTURAL CENTER
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INTERIOR SPACE VISUALIZATIONS
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PLAYGROUND DESIGN MODULES
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HELVETICA NEUE TYPE SPECIMEN BOOK
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LETTERPRESS WORDS OF WISDOM
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ONCE LOVED PHOTOGRAPHY STUDY
I N DIAN A UNIV E RS IT Y V IS I TO RS C E N T E R T H E GATEWAY TO EXP ERIENCE INDIA NA U NIV ERSIT Y A gateway is an accessible landmark on a journey, that welcomes new opportunities and provides support. The IU Visitors Center is located across from the beloved Sample Gates in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the gateway to experience Indiana University, as it is an accessible and timeless place for prospective students, current students and alumni to share stories of their journeys as Hoosiers. The space provides various seating options, including custom stair seats, with the ability to accommodate campus tour groups. The key element of the visitors center is the interactive story center, located in the heart of the space. Each touch screen panel provides opportunitues for prospective students to learn more about the university and city, while currents students and alumni can share their unique memories and journeys at Indiana University.
BLOOMIN GTO N T EC HNOLO GY PA RK HO L I STI C S PAC E FOR COM PA NIES + P EOP L E TO GROW
Cultivate Bloomington is a co-working office space located downtown in the Bloomington Technology Park. This building was originally home to the Showers Furniture Company Dimension Mill, however it has been vacant for many years. A great amenity to this space is it’s location to the B-Line Trail and the downtown Bloomington commercial district. Cultivate Bloomington is a co-working office space designed for small start-up businesses to have a strong foundation to grown. Humans are always growing and evolving as we age and the same can be said about the lifespan of a business. With the modern working lifestyle, health and wellbeing can be difficult things to balance. Cultivate Bloomington is a workspace that promotes and embraces a healthy lifestyle, because healthy things live, living things grow and growing things change. Cultivate Bloomington includes office space for rent, conference rooms, two flexible stage spaces for seminars and lectures, as well as a resource library. This space also has supportive amenities for small start-up businesses, including an inhouse accountant, lawyer, personal trainer, tech support staff and health insurance options. Cultivate also offers an exercise facility, yoga studio, bike storage, exercise programming and Bloomingfoods Cafe extension.
TOWN OF H OP E CU LT U RA L C E N T E R CE L E B RATI N G TH E CU LTU RE + HERITAGE OF HO PE
The Town of Hope Cultural Center is located in eastern central Indiana. Local town members desired to enhance Hope’s downtown square, while also maintaining its treasured heritage. A mix of old and new architecture adorns the town square, including this original Irwin Union Bank, designed by Harry Wesse + Associates. The challenge of this was to design in relation to a significant modern building, while maintaining the historic preservation. Designing for a small town requires a cohesive combination of disparate functions into one building, while preserving and promoting Hope as a historical destination. The Hope Cultural Center includes a visitors center, seed bank storage for Bartholomew County, flexible interactive classroom space for community members to learn about the seed bank or other offered courses, local art guild gallery and a letter carriers and postal museum. The outdoor space, with rooftop seating and small amphitheater, create community space for residents and visitors to gather for various types of events. With the extended addition, visitors are drawn back into the space that is open to the public. The sense of community is strengthened here when people gather for coffee or for a movie screening. This cultural center gives the first impression of what Hope has to offer. The design is innovative, informative, welcoming and engaging, including space for residents and visitors to come together to celebrate the culture and heritage of Hope.
I N T ER IOR VISUALIZAT ION S HAND R E N D E R I N GS INFLU ENCE BY LIGHT
PL AYGROU ND D ESIG N M O DU L ES SUSTA I N A BLE P LAYGROU ND DESIGN Through the use of readily available materials, this system of playground modules can bring the joy of a safe playground to children across the world. The goal in this design was to create a community space that provides educational resources and a safe place to play. By using recycled and local materials - such as tires, wood pallets and logs - these singular playground modules can be built and maintained with basic knowledge in various environments. There are endless possibilities with the playground modeules as they can be constructed in small or large combinations, creating a colorful playground everyone can enjoy.
SIN GULAR MO DULES
H E LVETICA NEU E T Y P E S P EC I M E N BO O K FO NT FA MI LY C H A RACTERISTICS
Helvetica Neue type was designed by Max Miedinger and Edouard Hoffman and has since become one of the most famous and popular typefaces in the world. It was developed in 1983 as a reworking of the original Helvetica typeface with a more structurally unified set of heights and widths. Today the family consists of 51 different font weights. Helvetica Neue set standards in terms of its form and number of variants. It is the quintessential sans serif font, timeless and neutral, and can be used for many
This type specimen book was created and designed to showcase the elements of the Helvetica Neue type family. The pages are bound between the covers of a book from the 1960’s Helveitca Neue is a reworking of the original Helvetica type family. The covers of this book represent the original Helveitca being given new life, while the interior pages represent this new reworking of the font family, creating Helvetica Neue.
L ETTER PRESS WOR DS OF W I S D O M P H RAS ES C R E AT E D USING P RINTING P RESS T EC HN IQUE
ON C E LOVE D P HOTO GRAPH Y ST U DY DI G I TA L PH OTOG RPA HY
This series of photographs stems from my attraction to artifacts from the past. They all have stories to tell of a life full of much love. The torn and taped corner of a box tells a story of childhood hands excitedly ripping off the lid to play their favorite game. The tarnished and scratched baking tin tells the story of producing decades of savory treats. The weathered and peeling building frame tells a story of strength and loyalty as it has provided shelter for years and years. The chipped and splintered keys of the piano tell a story of practice and dedication that led to a lifetime appreciate of music. These artifacts were once an important part of one’s everyday life. I can’t help but think about how they were once loved so much that they now visibly display wear and tear. They were touched so many times they now struggle to hold themselves together. Although, many of these objects are no longer used daily, they hold many stories and secrets from past experiences, origins and owners. With each new day they usually sit, watching the modern world go by, remembering when they were once treasured and hoping that they are never forgotten.