Cullman County Courthouse

Commemorative displays for the Cullman County Courthouse which took a direct hit during the 2011 Alabama tornados. You can read more about the displays at this link from the Cullman Times newspaper: http://www.cullmantimes.com/local/x880896773/Items-found-in-time-capsule-pieces-of-clock-recovered-after-tornado-on-display-at-courthouse 20121119-085007.jpg

Birmingham Amateur Baseball Federation

Birmingham Amateur Baseball Federation

In the 1930s and 1940s, amateur baseball in Birmingham was big business. Every community and steel company had a team and took pride in their grit on and off the field. Sonny Jim Downey organized the Birmingham Amateur Baseball Federation and promoted the organization for many years. Kelton Design, working with the Friends of Rickwood Field and Vulcan Park & Museum, designed and produced an exhibit about baseball in Birmingham – from factory to field. This photograph is from a collection of recently discovered photographs, and hopefully will be used in a future exhibit at Rickwood Field, Birmingham, Alabama.

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Visitor Services at the Paul W. Bryant Museum

Visitor Services at the Paul W. Bryant Museum

The Paul W. Bryant is getting ready for yet another championship season by renovating their visitor lobby. Kelton Design evaluated how visitor’s navigated the current lobby. Can they find the receptionist? Can they find the museum entrance? Can they find the archives? And most importantly, at least to some visitor’s, can they find the bathroom? After looking at several different configurations of a visitor services desk, they chose this design. I’ll post photos later of before and after.

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