Did you miss our popular webinar Creating Signage & Graphics (When You're Not a Graphic Designer!) with Bethany Fleming? Watch it on demand!
Topics Covered
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Content & Graphic Hierarchy
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Label Copy
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Typography
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Color
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Design Elements
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Graphic Types
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Design Software
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Design Basics
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Images
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Printing & Mounting
Recommended Resources
Editing Assistance Websites
Tools for Choosing Fonts & Colors
Design Software
- Canva for Nonprofits
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Fotor*
- Pixlr*
- Adobe Express*
- Procreate
*Free with paid plan options
Free Image Websites
REMEMBER: Not all images are free to use. Double-check the usage rights before using an image. Even free images often require attribution on your graphics.
- Library of Congress: Free to Use and Reuse Sets
- NASA Images
- Wikimedia Commons Images
- Unsplash
- Pixabay
- Pexels
- MorgueFile
- ISO Republic
- StockSnap.io
- Gratisography
- Life of Pix
- New Old Stock
- Libreshot
- Freerange Stock
- Negative Space
- PikWizard
- NounProject (Icons)
- Vecteezy (Photos, Videos, Illustrations)
- ReShot (Icons, Illustrations)
Books
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Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach Beverly Serrel and Katherine Whitney ISBN: 9781538160466 🛒: Rowman & Littlefield |
Graphic Design for Non-designers |
Exhibit Makeovers: A Do-It-Yourself Workbook for Small Museums 🛒: Rowman & Littlefield |
Products
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Rising Mounting & Matting Board > | Custom Vinyl Hanging Banner > | Custom Retractable Vinyl Banner with Stand > | Neschen gudy® 870 Mounting Adhesive > |
Meet the Expert

Bethany Fleming
Owner of Fleming Museum Consulting
Exhibit Developer
Bethany Fleming, a museum and exhibit development professional with over 20 years of experience, founded Fleming Museum Consulting after key roles at the National Hellenic Museum and the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. Her projects include the award-winning Geneva History Center and collaborations with organizations like Mackinac State Historic Parks and the Chicago Architecture Foundation.