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The Animal Secret's exhibit had some good examples designed for families with younger children. Karyn Bertschi, the lead exhibit developer, wrote an article for CAISE about the project:
<http://caise.insci.org/news/58/51/Creating-a-Learning-Environment-that-Fosters-Parent-Child-Interactions-A-Case-Study-from-the-Animal-Secrets-Exhibition-Project>
Scott
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Subject: Re: Bilingual Signage in Museums
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I have seen images of the multilingual digital signage that Mikko did in Heureka and it looks very elegant. It seems to me with the proliferation of "digital ink" formats with the nook and kindle that the costs for digital signage with an easy selection switch for language has to have come way down, no? It wouldn't have to be touch screen, just a button to select the language. Has anyone started using that format?
Eric Siegel
On Dec 5, 2011, at 9:10 PM, Chantal Barriault wrote:
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>> Hi, Geoff. One problem with bilingual labeling is the volume of text -
>> everything has to be repeated twice, which can result in graphic panels
>> that are very dense and not particularly inviting. Gyroscope designed an
>> exhibit for the Chicago Children's Museum that solved that problem by
>> minimizing text and using photography and graphic images wherever
>> possible to convey the instructions and interpretive messages. The text
>> that we did use was both in English and Spanish, which makes the exhibit
>> welcoming for visitors whose primary language is Spanish. Happy to
>> provide more info off line if you are interested.
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>>> Does anyone know of some great examples of bilingual signage in science
>> or
>>> other museums? I looking for suggestions that consider everything from
>>> graphic design to cultural sensitivity. Any thoughts?
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> Geoff,
> Many science centres and museums in Canada need to provide labels in both
> French and English. Science North does this effectively by using different
> fonts on the same panel and by using other design considerations to
> minimize the sense of too much text. All of our traveling exhibits have
> bilingual labels too. I can put you in touch with our development team if
> you are interested.
> Chantal
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