Hmmmm, you might like to click on over to the AAM Bookstore and buy a copy
of Beverly Serrell's book "Exhibit Labels." <http://www.aam-us.org>

Balancing "readable" with "not overly noticeable" is tricky and has
potential for much conflict.

Diane Gutenkauf
Midwest Co-Rep. NAME
Manager, Interpretation & Exhibits
The Morton Arboretum
Lisle IL USA


On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:14:14 -0500, human being <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>  I am working on showing a wide variety of pieces
>  in a very small space and would like to have both
>  readable but not overly noticeable labels, which
>  may be fixed onto a wall, or attached to an object
>  by a tag with wire or string attaching it to the artifact.
>  As I am new to this, are there any 'standards' or a
>  specific technique that is in wide-use for conveying
>  basic information and any URLs or online guides for
>  doing so? This is in an effort to unite a wide diversity
>  of objects in a wunderkammer-like environment, so
>  any ideas or suggestions are appreciated on how
>  to best approach labeling in such an exhibit space.
>  Thanks. Brian
>

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