Roman DiStefano

Work

About

Exhibition

AMNH Climate Week Diorama Interventions

Company

American Museum of Natural History

Role

Graphic Designer

Exhibition Designer

Collaborators

Catherine Weese

Deborah

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AMNH Site

For Climate Week at the American Museum of Natural History, I led the design of large-scale graphic interventions in the Hall of North American Mammals and the Hall of North American Forests. The project transformed classic dioramas with transparent vinyl overlays that revealed how a warming climate is reshaping the ecosystems depicted.

Working with curators and exhibition staff, I designed bold, attention-grabbing graphics that intentionally contrasted with the museum’s traditional aesthetic to create a sense of urgency. Through rapid prototyping, material testing, and observing visitor behavior, I refined each design to balance clarity, scale, and storytelling, helping visitors see these familiar scenes in an entirely new context.

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Hall of North American Mammals

Working with curators and exhibition staff, I designed bold, attention-grabbing graphics that intentionally contrasted with the museum’s traditional aesthetic to create a sense of urgency.

Through rapid prototyping, material testing, and observing visitor behavior, I refined each design to balance clarity, scale, and storytelling, helping visitors see these familiar scenes in an entirely new context.

Stationery design of letterhead and business cards for the company Anders on top of a blurred photo of a house interior.

Hall of North American Forests

Working with curators and exhibition staff, I designed bold, attention-grabbing graphics that intentionally contrasted with the museum’s traditional aesthetic to create a sense of urgency.