On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Indianapolis Art Center wrote: > >my 2 bits: > >relevance to individual = time spent > > > I found this to be extremely true. We just installed a "historical" > exhibition of the work of well-known area artists the Art Center has worked > with since 1934. The exhibition has lots of text--more than we usually > include and certainly way beyond my own installation preferences--but since > most of our audience lived through the period and personally knew the > artists, they read every single word avidly. Time spent reading labels--10 > minutes per 100-word intro text, 2-3 minutes per 30-word object label. > > Julia Moore > Indianapolis Art Center Jeez, a reading speed of 10 words a minute? This label problem may be more profound than I realize! Hank Burchard * <[log in to unmask]> * Washington DC | USA