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Label Writing Webinar Recording Now Available

Written by Gaylord Archival | Oct 01, 2025

Did you miss our webinar Label Writing: How to Write & Edit So Everyone Reads It! with Bethany Fleming? Watch it on demand!

👉 You’ll get the most out of this webinar if you watch our previous webinar with Bethany, Creating Signage and Graphics (When You're Not a Graphic Designer!) first. 

Topics Covered

  • Goals & Content
    • Determine Your Audience & Goals
    • Organize Your Content
    • Content & Graphic Hierarchy
  • Label Copy Standards
    • Word Counts
    • Interpretive Writing
  • types of labels
  • voice & Tone
  • Reading Levels
  • Making Connections
  • "Random Access" to Labels
  • Keep it Simple & Consistent
    • Writing & Editing Tools
    • Core Editing
  • Testing Your Text

Recommended Resources


Books

Manual of Museum Exhibitions
Maria Piacente
ISBN: 9781538152805

🛒: Bloomsbury (Rowman & Littlefield)

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

🛒: Bloomsbury (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

🛒: Bloomsbury (Rowman & Littlefield)

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