How do they match: Set and Exhibit Designers

  • Set and Exhibit Designers

  • Art Coordinator
  • Art Director
  • Scenic Arts Supervisor

  • Assign staff to complete design ideas and prepare sketches, illustrations, and detailed drawings of sets, or graphics and animation.
  • Estimate set- or exhibit-related costs, including materials, construction, and rental of props or locations.
  • Examine objects to be included in exhibits to plan where and how to display them.
  • Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects or lighting.
  • Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.

  • Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.
  • Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.
  • Design layout of art or product exhibits, displays, or promotional materials.
  • Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
  • Draw detailed or technical illustrations.