This award winning exhibition Collider immersed the visitor in the world of CERN and the story of the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator.

Inspired by our research at CERN and conscious not to deliver information with too much of a curatorial tone we used hand drawn elements to convey information on flip charts and whiteboards as if the physicists have briefly stepped away from their desks, leaving their notes for the visitor to stumble upon. We produced a variety of hand drawn animated content culminating in a projected installation that the Economist described as ‘mesmerising’.

Creating over 600 sqm of backdrop graphics conveying the environment of CERN from the lecture theatre where the Higgs discovery was announced to the 27km LHC tunnel. We have subsequently adapted the design for Science+Industry Museum and venues across its international tour, producing dual language graphics and animation for the Palais de la Découverte, Paris, and the Hong Kong Science Museum.

2014 Dibner Award winner for Excellence

Our role: Graphic design / Identity / Drawn animation / Artwork

Exhibition Design: Nissen Richards Studio

Contractor: Hub

Graphic Contractor: Service Graphics

Lighting Design: ZNA