I have not had to contend with reading level on text panels, but I did design and produce a book wherein the readers were said to have an eigth grade reading level. We got around it by using lots of graphics and inserting small glossary boxes every few pages that explained the few technical terms we needed to use. Ivy Fleck Strickler Phone 215-895-1637 Drexel University Fax 215-895-4917 Nesbitt College of Design Arts [log in to unmask] Philadelphia, PA 19104 "Never forget that life is like a Fellini movie, and you're getting to see it for free=8A"