Great Lakes Gallery Marquee

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A 160 foot vector illustration for the update of the Shedd Aquarium’s At Home on the Great Lakes exhibit space. On this project I worked collaboratively with the fabrication department in prepping the files and ensuring that the illustration would install well in the space, as well as the Fishes department in choosing appropriate animals to include in the illustration. The illustration shows a full day in a variety of aquatic great lake habitats, from dawn (on the left end of the gallery) to dusk (on the right end of the gallery).

A sample file sent to the printer featuring many thin slices from an illustration of the great lakes during different times of day.
The left edge of the illustration, featuring a grassy mound extending into the lake at dawn.
The middle of the header is shown above Shedd's sturgeon habitat, featuring silhouettes of sturgeon among local plantlife.
A photo of the At Home in the Great Lakes gallery at the Shedd Aquarium, with the lit header illustration clearly visible lining the area above the animal habitats.
A section of the great lakes header illustration showing a forest with the silhouettes of local animals -- deer and a hawk -- and the wide expanse of freshwater lake in the background.
A section of the great lakes header illustration, featuring a small sandy and grassy island sitting amidst a wide expanse of water as the sky lightens in the east and darkens in the west.
A small section of header illustration, featuring the chicago skyline as evening comes in and the buildings' windows light up.
A section of the Great Lakes header illustration, showing grassy marshland in a wide expanse of lake water as the orange glow of the sun recedes from east to west.
Various great lakes fish illustrated in a detailed but flattened style.