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Accessibility on Social Media

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And when shown at low-resolution, they are easier to make out than serif typefaces, which can sometimes blend together. . Additionally, you may see special characters used to create artistic typefaces for profiles on Twitter and Instagram. There are a few things to consider when selecting a typeface for accessibility. .

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Wandering Down the "Don't Touch" Line

Museum 2.0

In the history gallery, we have some blended props and artifacts, and it's rarely clear what is and is not ok to touch. Engagement with local artists. One of the things we love about exhibiting local artists is that they are often here to talk with visitors about their work. all over the place.

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Thou Shall Not Paint the Concrete: Guest Revelations by Don Hughes

Museum 2.0

But I reserve for Don Hughes that particular blend of admiration and fear that comes when encountering uncompromised brilliance. He is a genius designer out of central casting: an artist, mercurial, funny, emphatic, honest, unflinching, with a disarming weakness for babies. There are many heroes I look up to in that field.

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Hack the Museum Camp Part 2: Making Magic, Reality TV, and Risk as a Red Herring

Museum 2.0

You can also see a ton of photos on Instagram , and I highly recommend the Confessional Tent videos for sheer silliness (more on those below). Then, when we put together teams, we again tried to break people up such that every team would have a blend of individuals across several axes. Here''s what I got out of Hack the Museum Camp.

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50 Silent Auction Basket Ideas to Bring In the Big Bids

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Share your silent auction basket highlights on all of your social media platforms, using both photos and videos to boost your items’ appeal. Coffee lovers will jump at the chance to try new coffee blends or brewing methods for their morning, afternoon, or evening cup of joe. In your videos, remember to describe your items in detail.

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The 5 Best Social Impact Games of 2010

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To successfully complete their goals, players are asked to use their creativity to solve problems and more importantly, to share their work with others online through blogs, photos and YouTube clips. Jeff has been a DJ, music producer, graphic designer, illustrator and consultant to independent artists and small business owners.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

We experimented with many different forms of visitor participation throughout the building, trying to balance social and individual, text-based and artistic, cerebral and silly. Note: you can view these photos of the exhibition on Flickr here.) along with cards with clues to match to the photos on the posterboard.