Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design
Colors for labels must have a high contrast between text and background. VIII. Lighting be at least 20 percent greater than the font size used.
WRITE AND PRODUCE YOUR EXHIBITION LABELS
If people will be standing more than a metre from your labels make the font sizes larger. Label type. Heading font size. Body text font size.
Complete Guide to Adult Audience Interpretive Materials: Gallery
Exhibition galleries: 150–200. • Measurements: Dependent on available wall space size of installation
George A. Smathers Libraries Exhibit Style Guide
Labels. Procedures: The exhibit curator(s) will write all exhibition text. The exhibit curator(s) should have Minimum font size is 18pt in Arial font.
Gallery text at the V&A: A ten point guide
We have tried to include photographs of the objects that go with the labels. For copyright reasons this has not always been possible but you will often be able
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Exhibition labels. An exhibition label is like a newspaper article. The headline should be as brief as possible and summarise the key information.
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larger font size will need to be used. Normal documents – such as letters and e-mails - will use at least 12 point text. Gallery labels will use at least 16
Design guidelines – British Museum
Museum. Baskerville is also the Museum's official serif font in website the Museum uses Arial font. ... There is a clear hierarchy of text sizes.
Writing Gallery Text at the V&A - A Ten Point Guide
To remove this step we wrote 30 dedicated family labels that offered a different voice and story to the standard object labels in the Europe galleries.
Information Sheet: Exhibition and Display Basics
If using white text on a dark background you may need to increase font sizes. Designers can quickly create quality labels. If you do not have access to a design
[DOC] A brief guide to exhibit labelling and graphics - Royal Society
The absolute minimum type size for exhibit labels or graphics is 18 point (one point the traditional measure of type sizes is 1/72 of an inch) If at all
[PDF] Exhibition labelling - Crozier Schutt Associates
Here are the layout and point sizes to use for the main label: Main heading in Arial 78 point bold font aligned left Body text in Arial 48 point
[PDF] WRITE AND PRODUCE YOUR EXHIBITION LABELS
Follow the general guide below when choosing the font size for your text These are approximate minimum sizes based on the Powerhouse Museum's labelling system
[PDF] Access for all Core standards for design display and communications
larger font size will need to be used Normal documents – such as letters and e-mails - will use at least 12 point text Gallery labels will use at least 16
[PDF] Fact Sheet: Exhibition labelling - BMCC
Studies suggest that certain fonts such as Helvetica Regular Geneva Verdana and Ariel in a size of least 18 points are the easiest for the eye to comprehend
[PDF] Gallery text at the V&A
D Standard object labels (50–60 words) with caption E Group labels (70 words) covers a group of objects Des 51995 Gallery Text at the V&A 13 indd 9
Re: Font size on labels - Museum-Ed
17 jui 2014 · Hi Juline A helpful resource I'd recommend is Smithsonian's Accessible Exhibition Guidelines There is a whole section on label design:
[PDF] What is the Best Typeface for Exhibit Labels?
3 août 2011 · Wondering what the consensus is on the best typeface for exhibit labels? Thank you in advance Arial is an extremely versatile family of
What size font for gallery labels?
The absolute minimum type size for exhibit labels or graphics is 18 point (one point, the traditional measure of type sizes, is 1/72 of an inch). If at all possible use a larger size than this, say 24 point, for body text with still larger sizes, say 36 point, for headlines.What font is used in art museum labels?
In general, we recommend a good sans-serif font to avoid eye straining while reading large amounts of text at a distance. Serif fonts can be used, but make sure it's designed for readability. Fonts like Source Sans Pro, Roboto, PT Sans, Lato, Open Sans and Work Sans are great choices.What makes a good museum label?
A good label should address the object. It should encourage visitors to look, to understand and to find their own reward, whether aesthetic, intellectual or personal.Your label should include:
1Artist's name.2Nationality, birth year (Optional. 3Title of the artwork (in bold or italic), year created.4Medium used to create (ex: crayon on paper)5Brief description (This is where you can include any information about the artist, why they created the piece, how they created the piece, etc.)
