For the past few weeks I have been working on making new signs for the Courthouse pictures hanging in the third floor stair way. This has been a learning experience, the process has thus far included doing a lot of research on the 1910 Roanoke County Courthouse (which is now our campus’ West build) and the people in the portraits that were commissioned for it’s opening. After my research was complete and fact checked by one of the directors, Fran, I began typing up short bios on the men and a brief introduction of the 1910 Courthouse. This is where most of my struggles began, for when making sign for a museum is not like writing a research paper. You have to pick information that describes the subject enough for viewers to be able to understand its relevance, while at the same time not putting too much information which may bore them. After more checks from Fran I was finally able to design what the signs would look like, this was a process in it self but was fun to put my own spin on the layout of the signs.
Pictured below is a rough draft of one of my designs, it is not very flashy but I didn’t want to put too much and distract viewers from the actual exhibit. In the future the signs will have a cream colored background. And once they get the final okay from Fran I will begin the final process of hanging up the signs! 