My background
Artistic director, graphic design, Lemay Architecture and Design, Montréal (2002-2004)
Graphic designer, CDMED Inc. Montréal (2000-2001)
BA Graphic Design, École de Design, Université du Québec à Montréal (2001)

My expertise
Graphic Design

My focus
Events planning
Urban interventions
Exhibition design
Retail design

Mentor: Peter Higgins (Land Design)
Placement: Graphic Thought Facility (GTF)

Major Project
Exchange Pieces
Contextual Tools for Enganging Participation
Interactive Environments, Design and Production

Our work examines the role of participation in interactive environments, settings that employ multiple elements as active members of an engagement – audience, makers, client, designers, media and the physical space itself. If these 'players' provide the 'input', then interaction gives feedback, making relationships reciprocal. While interviewing designers, curators, clients and audience members from London, we conducted a series of experiments exploring how to initiate and sustain interaction based on the model of good conversation. Through this, we have developed an approach that extracts narratives from context, creating successful exchange pieces that provide the right tools for a productive conversation.






Contact
melissa@milkandtales.com
www.milkandtales.com

Collaborators
Kelsey Snook
Interviewees: Peter Higgins (Land Design Studio), Frith Noble (KerrNoble), Claire Cumbeerlidge (General Public Agency), Shan Maclennan, Neil Quinton, Cindy Sullivan (Education Department, Royal Festival Hall), Hannah Redler & Katrina Nilsson (Dana Centre)
Client: RED Team, Design Council
Editor: Sophie Smith
Concept and Development Consultants: Arlete Castelo, Jonas Friden, Joan Piehl & Sophie Smith
Exhibit and Construction Consultant: Stefanos Nasopoulos