Hello All,
Here's yet another label height concept (courtesy of Heather Guy of
Quatrefoil Associates of Maryland): use 53 inches as a centerpoint for large
text panels and graphics and go 15 inches up and down to create a zone of
readability (my words, not hers). Heather & co. use the term "jelly zone" to
describe the 30-inch area between 38 and 68 inches off the floor. (I don't
recall what the name means.) Not that you wouldn't place some things above
and below, e.g., quotations in vinyl lettering, murals, but sticking to the
jelly zone means making reading and looking as comfortable as possible.
When I began hanging prints and photo shows years ago, my boss used 63
inches as a center point. I have no idea where that came from, but it seemed
to work okay. I wonder if it was from "Good Show!" or from some other
publication that included a diagram of a figure in front of a wall with a
field of vision projected from its head onto a wall.
I supppose the moral of the story is that a healthy skepticisim of our own
professional assumptions and conventions never hurts.
Dean
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stratton Green" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Label Height
Emily--
When I worked at the Detroit Institute of Arts, I believe we (Education)
settled for a compromise of an "adult" about 5'8". Off the top of my head,
I think we measured approx. 48" from floor to the center of the label. The
height could be off, but I do know that the height of the "ideal" viewer was
shortened (and pictures lowered as well). You might want to call the DIA's
photography curator to confirm.
Stratton Green
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>>> Emily Romick <[log in to unmask]> 10/11/07 9:49 AM >>>
Hi all-
There was a posting concerning this same question a few weeks ago, but I'm
bringing it up again. What is considered standard label height for an
exhibit
geared towards adults? It's a photography exhibit, with accompanying
interpretive text (which is pretty dense). What height is most readable for
the
general public?
Thanks,
Emily
Laurel Hill Cemetery and Friends of Laurel Hill
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