1. Download the handy template
2. Type your information on each label using Akkurat 11pt and print.
3. Print labels to any B&W printer (regular paper works fine, or use the ImagePress if you want fancy paper, color, etc)
4. DO NOT CUT OUT LABELS YET
5. Purchase “perfect mount” or self-adhesive mounting board. Previously sold at the Art Cellar, this can be found at most Blicks or ordered online.
6. Peel off back of mounting board exposing sticky side (or apply your adhesive), and affix sheet of labels, using pressure to adhere
7. Line up crop marks with mat cutter or board chopper. Optional: bevel cut being sure to edge in/under
FYI:
Didactic texts are interpretive/educational texts related to an exhibition, usually written by exhibition curators, that are displayed on panels on exhibition gallery walls or as part of art object labels.
Labels (object labels) are identifying text for an artwork placed in a museum gallery room containing an exhibition. Label information may include the name of the artist who created the artwork, the title and dimensions of the object, its media, date of creation, owner, accession number and in some cases a block of didactic (interpretive) text related to the artwork. Labels with didactic text are often named "extended labels" or "extended object labels."
