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Sounds like a great idea...How about Grantwriting and Development for
Educators? Or Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Marketing But
Didn't Know Enough to Ask. I could do either of those. I suspect most of
us in small shops around the country (or even large ones???) could!

Very innovative idea. Certainly conveying necessary skills...very in
tune with the conference session.

Bill

Bill Watson
Education Director
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Mobile, AL
(251) 208-6851

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> Working title > ->  Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Operating
Outside of Your Area of Expertise.
>
> I am interested in submitting a proposal for a panel presentation for
the 2004 ASTC Conference. The theme of the session would provide
insights on how museum professionals can best function even when they
are forced to perform outside of their areas of education and
experience.
>
> An exhibit designer from OMSI would participate by presenting
"Graphic Design for the Non-Designer."
>
> Among other things, this would cover some of the fundamentals of
Graphic Design. For example; What are serif and sans-serif fonts? What
do they do for readability?  Did you know one is best for screen and the
other is best for print? What about background value? What is a widow?
When are columns a good idea? What about justification, line spacing,
and kerning?
>
> We would do some myth-busting here too. Did you know that when
presenting any significant amount of text, making it all-caps and bold
actually makes it harder to read?
>
> This wouldn't just be a snooty, "we think this looks better" session.
There is a body of research that supports many of these standards and we
would talk about some of that.
>
> Is anyone interested in presenting a topic that might fit well with
this? It certainly doesn't have to be design oriented. We need 2-3 other
presenters to work within this format. Possible topics include
marketing, finding pro-bono scientific experts, writing grant proposals,
designing components for the Americans with DIsabilities Act. Your
session could be either direct instruction on a topic, or it might cover
finding available resources.
>
Think of this as a "Science Museums for Dummies" kind of thing.

> Please contact me if you are interested or have any suggestions.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony Tapay
>
> Exhibit Designer
> The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
> 1945 SE Water Avenue
> Portland, Oregon 97214
>
> [log in to unmask]
> 503.797.4541
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>

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