Standards manual for signs and labels
Maker and role
American Association of Museums, Author
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Author
Production date
1995
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Object detail
Accession number
05-2613
Description
Standards manual for museum signage, as developed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Currently, the [Metropolitan Museum of Art]'s labels and signs feature a variety of typefaces, type sizes, and color contrasts, and are executed in several kinds of materials - sometimes in combinations that can be difficult to read and understand. In order to be most effective, however, labels and signs must be legible and comprehensible to the broadest range of visitors, which includes individuals of all ages and abilities. With this imperative in mind, the Museum set out to develop standards to use in the production and installation of labels and signs.
The Standards Manual for Signs and Labels in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the culmination of this effort." - introduction
Contents:
Acknowledgments / introduction / signs and labels used in the metropolitan museum / characteristics of accessible signs and labels: a checklist / standards for legibility: type size / typeface / character proportion / letter and line spacing / color contrast / medium / installation / lighting / guidelines for comprehension: a checklist / production sequence / glossary of signs and labels / appendix: federal regulations for signs / resources
"Currently, the [Metropolitan Museum of Art]'s labels and signs feature a variety of typefaces, type sizes, and color contrasts, and are executed in several kinds of materials - sometimes in combinations that can be difficult to read and understand. In order to be most effective, however, labels and signs must be legible and comprehensible to the broadest range of visitors, which includes individuals of all ages and abilities. With this imperative in mind, the Museum set out to develop standards to use in the production and installation of labels and signs.
The Standards Manual for Signs and Labels in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the culmination of this effort." - introduction
Contents:
Acknowledgments / introduction / signs and labels used in the metropolitan museum / characteristics of accessible signs and labels: a checklist / standards for legibility: type size / typeface / character proportion / letter and line spacing / color contrast / medium / installation / lighting / guidelines for comprehension: a checklist / production sequence / glossary of signs and labels / appendix: federal regulations for signs / resources
Media/Materials
Physical description
57 pages : illustrations, photographs (black and white) ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0931201373
Credit line
American Association of Museums et al. 1995. Standards manual for signs and labels, 05-2613. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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