Signs, Trails, and Wayside Exhibits

Signs, Trails, and Wayside Exhibits
Author: Michael P. Gross
Publisher: Univ Wisconsin Stevens Point
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780932310484

Signs, Trails, and Wayside Exhibits is a comprehensive, visual guide to planning, designing, and fabricating effective interpretive panels and trails. The book contains essential information for any site that has or is planning outdoor media or trails. The new edition includes: • 161 pages filled with practical ideas for developing trails, signs, and wayside exhibits • Over 420 updated full-color photographs of the best interpretive signage and trails from around the world. • Reorganized chapters and a comprehensive index for fast and easy searches. • A concise meaning-centered model and examples of heritage interpretation. • A step-by-step media planning model with signage examples. • Interpretive trail case studies. • Expanded sections on wayfinding, sign supports, trail structures and audio tours. • A new section on developing effective messages, with case studies and examples. • Examples of multi-sensory devices, such as audio, tactile, and interactive components. • An up-to-date description of panel fabrication methods and materials, including advantages, disadvantages, and relative costs.

Conducting Meaningful Interpretation

Conducting Meaningful Interpretation
Author: Carolyn Widner Ward
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781555915308

Covering everything from the history of interpretation, to strategies and tools for effective communication, to the future of the profession, this reference guide is a vital resource for guides and interpreters in natural resource management programs. Includes tips on traditional campfire programs, high-tech audiovisual presentations, presenting to special groups and much more.

Exhibit Labels

Exhibit Labels
Author: Beverly Serrell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2024-01-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1538160471

Beverly Serrell and Katherine Whitney cover the essentials of the processes of exhibit label planning, writing, design, and production. In this third edition, Serrell’s classic guide to writing interpretive exhibit labels is updated to include new voices, current scholarship and the unique issues the museum field is grappling with in the 21st century. With high quality photographs and new sections, this edition is more accessible and easier to use for all museum professionals, from label writers to museum directors to exhibit designers.

The Interpreter's Guidebook

The Interpreter's Guidebook
Author: Kathleen Harris Regnier
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1992
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Guide for developing interpretive programs, including the history of interpretation, assessing the audience, structuring walks, giving talks, slide shoes, creative techniques, interpretation for children and gathering feedback.