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Creating Signage & Graphics Webinar Recording Now Available

Written by Gaylord Archival | May 27, 2025

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

  • Content & Graphic Hierarchy
  • Label Copy
  • Typography
  • Color
  • Design Elements
  • Graphic Types
  • Design Software
  • Design Basics
  • Images
  • Printing & Mounting

 

Recommended Resources


Editing Assistance Websites

Tools for Choosing Fonts & Colors

Design Software

*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.

Books

 

 

Exhibit Labels: An Interpretive Approach
Beverly Serrel and Katherine Whitney
ISBN: 9781538160466

🛒: Rowman & Littlefield

Graphic Design for Non-designers
Tony Seddon and Jane Waterhouse
ISBN: 9780811868310

🛒: AbeBooks
🛒:
Amazon

Exhibit Makeovers: A Do-It-Yourself Workbook for Small Museums
Alice Parman, Ann Craig, Lyle Murphy, Liz White & Lauren Willis
ISBN: 9781442278660

🛒: Rowman & Littlefield

Products

 

Rising Mounting & Matting Board > Custom Vinyl Hanging Banner > Custom Retractable Vinyl Banner with Stand > Neschen gudy® 870 Mounting Adhesive >

 

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