RE: Attractive, affordable, reusable outdoor signage ideas?

 
From: "Jacky Ong jong@queensbotanical.org [talk at museum-ed.org]" <talk@museum-ed.org>
Date: November 15th 2017

Hi there,

We are also a mainly outdoor museum who struggles with outdoor signage especially with our annual events!

 

What we have done is mostly chalkboard sandwich board sign, or a heavy laminated cardstock paper (which eats in to our expenses). We had invested in outdoor signage holder that can withstand some rain but moisture still destroys them. Right now, we have move to banners and corrugated a frame sign with limited date and time so we can reuse for other events.

 

Any ideas/suggestions will be great too!

 

Thanks,

 

 

Jacky Ong

Assistant Manager of the Visitor Services Department | Queens Botanical Garden

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From: talk@museum-ed.org [mailto:talk@museum-ed.org]
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 3:26 PM
To: talk at museum-ed.org
Subject: [talk] RE: Attractive, affordable, reusable outdoor signage ideas?

 

Aloha from Honolulu,

This is a photo of a sign used by our neighbor the Hawaii State Art Museum - a large sign with grommets in the middle to promote a one time event. This format could be adapted to different sizes and mounts. 

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Zita Cup Choy
Iolani Palace Historian / Docent Educator
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On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 4:07 AM, Jess Sekiya Jess.Sekiya@elmhurst.org [talk at museum-ed.org] <talk@museum-ed.org> wrote:

Sara,

 

We print on durable cardstock and then heavily laminate.  After that, they are taped (on the backside with heavy tape) to our a-frame sign holders and easily removed without damage.  In order to make signs usable for multiple years, we avoid printing years and specific times if we can help it.  Of course, this is all program dependent and we still do our fair share of disposable, "one and done" signs.  Looking forward to other ideas!



Jessie Sekiya
Coordinator of Public Programs and School Services

 

Elmhurst History Museum

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"DiMiceli, Crystal J. DiMiceliCJ@si.edu [talk at museum-ed.org]" <talk@museum-ed.org>

To:

"talk at museum-ed.org" <talk@museum-ed.org>

Date:

10/30/2017 12:46 PM

Subject:

RE: Attractive, affordable, reusable outdoor signage ideas?

Please reply to the group!

 

From: talk@museum-ed.org [mailto:talk@museum-ed.org]
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 11:54 AM
To: talk at museum-ed.org <talk@museum-ed.org>
Subject: Attractive, affordable, reusable outdoor signage ideas?

 

Hi there,

 

For any of you that struggle with, or have miraculously solved the following, please share ideas, solutions, or suggestions (pictures would be great!). I’ll be happy to consolidate and share back.

 

Problem: Posting special event signage throughout an outdoor living history museum that is attractive, affordable and reusable.

 

We currently create individual signage for almost every event. We print on waterproof, durable plastic cardstock and staple each sign to a wooden a-frame. It looks good within the village setting, but it is expensive and wasteful as each sign is used for 1-2 days and then thrown away.

 

What do you use?

 

I look forward to any responses soon. Just about to head in to budgeting for 2018!

 

Sara Shaw

Senior Director of Programs

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Mumford, NY 14511

 

 

 


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