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Re: clever ideas for demonstrating scale?
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Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]>
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Most common method in an illustration is a silhouette* of an adult human matched to the scale of the drawing.  Make the figure 5'-8" to 6'-0" tall.

* doesn't have to be silhouette, a line drawing, illustration or even photo will work.

Erich Rose

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On Oct 11, 2012, at 2:08 PM, LymanHolt, Alicia wrote:

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> I have a quick question.  I'm trying to develop a poster that demonstrates the scale a physical model we are using in the lab.  I have 1:33 and 1:15  physical models of  wave energy converters (or buoys) on display of a test specimen that is over 100 feet in real life.  I want to give visitors a sense how big it is. Do any of  you have ideas about how to put that in a poster display.  My posters are generally 36" by 48" can be either landscape or portrait.
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> Alicia Lyman-Holt 
> Education and Outreach Coordinator
> O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
> Oregon State University
> Corvallis, OR 97331
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