CREATIVE HAT INTERPRETATION

Masterplan aimed at opening the precinct to additional sustainable business ventures. Client: Flagstaff Hill Museum.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, community consultation. Collaboration with Coffey.

Revamping exhibition about horse-drawn carriages. Client: Cobb+Co Museum, Queensland Museum. 

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, concept planning, story curation, copy and a CHI speciality—a lively interactive public program. Production-design by Arterial Design.

Concept design for a major new exhibit featuring Ringtail Lemurs. 

Client: Melbourne Zoo.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Concept planning. Collaboration with Urban Initiatives, Arterial Design, Snowdon Architects.

Concept design for an exhibition in historic gold trading room. Client: Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (using original spelling).

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, concept planning. Collaboration with Arterial Design.

Concept Design for a major new zoo precinct featuring animals from the Americas. Client: Werribee Zoo.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Concept planning. Collaboration with Urban Initiatives, Arterial Design, Snowdon Architects.

Audio day tours translated into multiple languages. Client: AAT King.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Multiple regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia. 

 Audio walking trails. Client: Hamilton Island. Download the app: ‘Hamilton Island’.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia.

Themed audio trails. Client: Cairns Botanic Gardens.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia.

Audio day tours translated into multiple languages. Client: AAT King.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Multiple regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia. 

Audio day tours translated into multiple languages. Client: AAT King.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Multiple regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia. 

Audio storytelling while riding the Hop-on Hop-off Melbourne Shuttle Bus. Client: Melbourne City Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Storyline curation, script. Production: Itours Australia.

Multimedia storytelling while riding the Hop-on, Hop-off tourism bus.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia.

Werribee Safari Tour audio that supports the Kenyan conservation program, 'Beads for Wildlife'. Client: Werribee Zoo.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, story curation, script. Production: Brian Lawrence.

Four day audio driving tour over the Alpine Way, NSW. Client: Kosciuszko Alpine Way. Download at www.alpineway.snowymountains.com.au/explore/audio tour. 

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia. 

Audio trails where the sculpture reflects the theme at each story point. Client: Manningham City Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, story curation, script. Production by Box Hill Tafe. Sculpture by David Lancashire Design.

Audio walking tours through the hills and around the Baw Baw Resort. Client: Mt Baw Baw Resort.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, story curation, script. Production: Itours Australia.

Audio trail about Darug plants and heritage. Client: Mount Tomah, NSW Botanic Gardens.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, story curation, script. Produced with Darug people.

Audio Tour about the science and research behind conservation projects. Client: Taronga Zoo.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, editing. Production: Itours Australia.

Audio installation using historic recordings by Benga household and domestic staff. Client: Heritage Hill.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, recording coordination. Production: Brad Hogan AV. 

Reinvigorating a discovery centre exploring the Botanist Way. Client: Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens, Blue Mountains.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, editing, Copy.

Permanent exhibition + temporary displays from the Vizard Collection. Client: City Museum, Old Treasury, Public Records Office, Victoria.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, curator, copy. Production-design by Martin Lilford Design.

Visitor Centre with banners and touch screens. Client: Cairns Botanic Gardens

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, interpretation planning, copy. Production-design by Arterial Design

Memorial for the 2009 bushfire victims. Client: Bushfire Recovery Strathewen Community.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Writing workshop, story curation, copy. Image shows haiku-style taught during the writing workshop. Production-design by Arterial Design & Urban Initiatives.

Travelling Exhibition about significance of ports and piers to immigration. Client: Immigration Museum, Museum Victoria.

Creative Hat Interpretation: National research, extensive community, industry consultation, story curation, image research, assistant curator & principle author.

Discovery Centre about the Fraser Coast Biosphere, marine life and annual migration of Humpback Whales. Client: Fraser Coast Regional Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, copy. Production-design by Arterial Design.

Exhibition about Victoria's dormant volcanoes. Client: Penshurst, Shire of Southern Grampians.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, copy. Production-design by Challis.

Interpretation Signage & heritage trail for two different locations. Client: Grampians-Gariwerd National Park, Victoria.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, copy. Production-design by David Lancashire Design.

Design of an interactive children’s playspace among live animal exhibits. Client: Melbourne Zoo.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, concept planning. Plaque text is an example of child attractive poetry created by CHI. Collaboration with Wild Spaces Partnership.

Stories and images about the heritage of the Clock Tower. Client: Moonee Valley City Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, images, copy. Design by Visionary Creative.

Exhibition signage about the bizarre practices of medieval torture. Client: Kryal Castle.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, copy. Production-design by Arterial Design.

Destination signage & brochure about a 4-day cycling tour through Victoria’s iconic goldfields. Client: Central Goldfields Shire Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, copy. Production-design by Nuttshell.

Interpretation hub featuring stories about Melbourne's early colonial heritage. Client: Hobsons Bay City Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, copy. Production-design by Challis.

Trails brochure / Visitor Centre interpretation signage. Client: Dept of Climate Change NSW.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, copy. Production-design by Nuttshell.

‘Finger-post’ trail through historic mining town + large heritage sign. Client: Bendigo Greater Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Regional research, story curation, copy. Production-deign by Arterial Design.

Brochure about the Griffins designing the Essendon incinerator. Client: Moonee Valley City Council. 

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, copy.

Wildlife and sustainability signage for Napier Park, Strathmore. Client: Moonee Valley City Council.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, copy. Production-design by Nuttshell.

Industry placements for girls along with teacher notes, website,  official launch, workshops. Client: Equity Research Centre

Creative Hat Interpretation: Project management, IT industry coordination, copy, workshops facilitator.

Industry placements for girls resulting in photographic travelling exhibitions, posters, flyers, official launches, workshops. Client: Equity Research Centre

Creative Hat Interpretation: Project management, industry coordination, exhibition curator, workshops facilitator.

Online Sustainability resources for primary and secondary schools. Client: Sustainability Victoria

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, writing, coordination

Heritage trails featuring schools designed by Henry Bastow. Client: Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, Department of Education.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation, planning, copy. Production-design by Nuttshell.

Film featuring famous leaders and inspirational moments in history. Client: Bastow Institute for Educational Leadership, Department Education

Creative Hat Interpretation: Concept, research, story curation, prose-script and executive film direction. Produced by Dan Lawrence Multimedia

Mock slide show about the heritage of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron. Client: Royal Melbourne Yacht Club.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, story, concept, direction. Production by Dan Lawrence Multimedia.

Film / audio visual to accompany the courtroom drama about Elizabeth Scott, first woman hanged in Victoria. Client: National Trust Australia.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Creative direction, interpretation management. Produced by Strongman Films.

‘We’re Calling On You’, aimed at encouraging visitors to recycle their mobile phones to reduce mining coltan, a rare metal found in African rainforests.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Concept Walkthrough. Commission awarded after personal experience of trekking gorillas in Uganda.

An historic winding rainforest road with stories to tell. Mobile website available on Moreton Bay City Council website.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, writing and recording with ITours Australia.

As part of an international conference into health matters, VicHealth commission Creative Hat and ITours Australia to devise, research and write a series of City wide walking trails.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Story curation (research and writing).

Mother Teresa Catholic primary school commissioned audio posts to show case their artworks, sustainability initiatives, Indigenous garden and historic cottage.

Creative Hat Interpretation: research, writing and recording production.

Audio Trails that wander through the historic coastal town of Redcliffe.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, writing. With ITours Australia

Audio Trail through the Docklands precinct of Victoria Harbour. Explore sculpture, mural, architecture and painting. Includes interviews with artists.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, interviews, writing. With ITours

Audio trails that meander along the coastline of Deception Bay.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, writing. With ITours Australia

Signage for Rickett’s Point exploring history and marine sanctuary.

Creative Hat Interpretation: Research, writing. With Nuttshell Graphics