Dennis O’Brien is an independent professional who has been illustrating
maps and designing wayfinding programs and exhibits for museums,
schools, libraries, and municipalities for over twenty-five years.

Since the five-year period Dennis spent as a staff exhibit designer with the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in the late 1970‘s, he has been working as an independent designer and illustrator with public institutions nation-wide. In collaboration with specialists in fields such as architecture, engineering, and education, he has worked on projects as diverse as public transportation maps, interior and exterior wayfinding programs, outdoor interpretive trails, history and science exhibits, exhibit installation troubleshooting, interactive computer programs, preservation projects for historic buildings, visitor center design, municipal zoning review and revision, municipal wayfinding, and institution-wide visitability.

Dennis has a BA degree from Pratt Institute in Exhibit Design, and an MA degree from Syracuse University in Illustration.

Dennis’ goal is to design and illustrate attractive visitor maps and effective, enduring wayfinding programs that help the largest number of visitors to a facility enjoy their experience to the fullest.