Full Circle — A DIY Exhibition

Our Planet Needs Us—And You Can Make a Difference!

Earth is at a critical turning point. Human activity has pushed ecosystems to their limits. But there’s hope! Regenerative design is about creating solutions that restore and replenish our natural systems.

MODA’s DIY exhibition, Full Circle: Designing a Sustainable Future, empowers communities everywhere to engage with cutting-edge sustainable design. From architecture to everyday products, this exhibition highlights how design can be a force for positive change.

Keep scrolling to learn how to bring Full Circle to you!

Learn more about the 17 projects featured in Full Circle: Designing a Sustainable Future.

Learn more about regenerative design with our educational resources & lesson plans

This project was realized with the generous support of

What’s Included in the DIY Exhibition?

When you download Full Circle: On Demand, you’ll receive:

Exhibition Panels

A digital set of ready-to-print panels exploring key concepts of regenerative design.

Educator Guide

A step-by-step guide on how to set up the exhibition in your space.

Lesson Plans

Hands-on challenges that encourage participants to apply regenerative design principles.

Become an Exhibition Host!

Hosting MODA's DIY exhibition, Full Circle: Designing a Sustainable Future, is simple, engaging, and impactful! Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started:

  1. Download the Exhibition Kit: The kit includes exhibition panels, educator guide, and Full CIrcle Curriculum.

  2. Print and Prepare: Print the posters and any additional materials.

  3. Select Your Space: Choose an area in your community center, library, school, or public space where people can engage with the exhibition.

  4. Set Up the Exhibition: Arrange the posters to encourage exploration.

  5. Engage Your Audience: Use the lesson plans provided in the kit to organize workshops or guided discussions.

  6. Get Creative: Feel free to add your touch to the exhibition! You can include local examples of sustainable design, invite a guest speaker, or add a Q&A wall where people can leave thoughts and questions.

  7. Share Your Experience: Take photos, share on social media, and tag MODA while you promote your exhibition.

Ready to inspire your community? Fill out the form to download the kit! If you have any questions or need additional support, MODA is here to help! Email info@museumofdesign.org.

FAQs

Have a question? Browse our FAQs. If you don’t find an answer, reach out to us at info@museumofdesign.org.

  • The Museum of Design Atlanta, commonly known as MODA, considers design as a creative approach that can solve complex problems and transform the world.

    MODA offers a variety of exhibitions, educational programs, and events that showcase design in many forms, including architecture, industrial design, interior design, furniture design, fashion, and graphic design. These programs encourage people to consider how design impacts their daily lives and the broader world.

  • The Full Circle poster exhibition includes design files to print 17 posters and 1 introductory poster.

    The posters are sized at 27” x 40” and can be printed on the material of your choice.

    We also provide an educators’ guide with curriculum and design challenges for grades 6-12.

    The webpage for each project featured in the exhibition includes resources for learning more. QR codes on each poster lead to the webpage so that these resources are readily available to all who see the posters.

  • Libraries, schools, community centers, museums, and other organizations are invited to download and print the Full Circle posters and display them in a public space.

    You can also download an educators’ guide for grades 6-12.

    We ask that those interested in bringing this exhibition to their community complete this short form. We’ll reply with further details!

  • This DIY exhibition—available for free—is designed to be easily installed in any type of location, such as schools, offices, community centers, libraries, coffee shops, hospitals, transit hubs, museums, and science centers.

    The exhibition can be a companion to existing museum exhibitions, or an addition to meeting spaces, science fairs, classroom activities, and conferences.

  • There are several ways to display the posters.

    The simplest is to print them and put them up with thumbtacks.

    More elegant (but more expensive) solutions include framing the posters or having them mounted to a substrate like foam core, gator board, or cintra. If you don’t know about these materials, printers will be able to give you advice and some online printers like Vistaprint offer one or more of these options.

  • Your organization or venue will be provided with files to produce the 19 pre-designed exhibit panels.

    While each venue can determine which exhibit panels to include, all installations must include the title panel acknowledging MODA, The Kendeda Fund, and providing an introduction to the exhibit.

  • Regenerative design is a way of creating buildings, landscapes, systems, and objects that restore, revitalize, and improve natural ecosystems.

    The concept is grounded in the understanding that human activities have caused significant degradation to the Earth's ecosystems, leading to issues like climate change, loss of biodiversity, and depletion of resources. Regenerative design seeks to reverse this trend by creating systems, structures, and technologies that repair the damage and contribute positively to the environment.

  • Once we have received your form asking for the exhibition, we provide access to a Google folder with ready-to-print PDFs.

    All printing costs are the sole responsibility of the venue.

  • As of fall 2023, we estimate that each poster will cost approximately $35 to print. We’ve been using Vistaprint to print them, but any reputable printer should be able to print the posters.

    If you have access to a large format printer, it can be used to print the posters.

  • Absolutely! Learn more about the Full Circle curriculum.

  • This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of The Kendeda Fund.

    It was curated and designed by MODA staff including Veronica Klucik, Laura Flusche, Judith Rios, Susan Sanders, and Mary Kelly.

    The educational curriculum and design challenges were created by Earline Johnson.

  • Please reach out to info@museumofdesign.org.