HangingIntroductionItems in a display or exhibit should present a professional appearance. Mountall illustrations and photographs. Although not mandatory, consider mattingand framing the work. Arrange the material either chronologically or by atheme. Pay attention to the way you direct the viewer's line of sight.Hanging imagesHang material to a common reference point. The four basic reference pointsare the vertical or horizontal center line, the flush base or top, the gridarrangement or a stepped arrangement. Place all material at the eye level of theaverage viewer. Leave a large amount of space between each item. Make sureall presented work is clean and free of defects. Keep the exhibit room quiet,scrupulously clean, and the room temperature cool.VERTICAL or HORIZONTAL CENTER LINE: A vertical or horizontalarrangement of elements is the strongest presentation. Vertical arrangementsare more active than horizontal arrangements. A horizontal center line of animage is its optical center which is approximately 1/10th above themathematical center. Locate the horizontal axis of a horizontal arrangementapproximately 5 1/2 feet from the floor.Figure 4-1 shows a horizontal arrangement and a vertical arrangement.Figure 4-1. —A common vertical and horizontalreference point.Continued on next page4-4
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