Hi Carol,

I think the 5 x7 size postcard is a great idea.  I also find that the phrase
"brought to you by such and such Council" is an important detail to keep.
The amount printed for the hosting communities has been right on target for
us here in NM.  The postcards seem to get distributed really well.

50 posters too has been the right amount.  I don't think the amount of
posters given is too much since hosting communities in the past have
distributed them to their local schools among other places.

In our experience, the posters and postcards have been sufficient.  The
other publications like the  brochures that were provided, for example, for
Between Fences and this current exhibit New Harmonies......have been too
many.  Communities have far many left over long after the exhibit has left
and at times have sent them back to the Council.

Hope this helps.  Thanks for asking.  Hope this finds you well.

Ciao!

K. Michelle Quisenberry
New Mexico Humanities Council
Program Officer
(505) 277-4151



On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Harsh, Carol <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Hi all,
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> Hope you are having a wonderful summer and have enjoyed some time of
> relaxation.
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> We are in the early stages of designing and printing the posters and
> postcards for *The Way We Worked* and we want to get some quick feedback
> about posters and postcards.
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> We are considering a horizontal poster for *The Way We Worked* that may be
> about 15” tall x 22” wide.  As you know we design them in such a way as to
> leave space for the  host communities to  overprint their names and
> exhibition dates on the poster.  Council names and logos are on the posters,
> too.
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> ·         Is this size about right, or should the posters be smaller?
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> ·         Do your host towns use clear labels to put their info on the
> posters or do they go to a printer and have them done?
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> ·         Is 50 posters per town about right? Or is that too many?
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> ·         Do you think your venues find the posters useful? Or should we
> change them in some way?
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> For the postcards, we are considering changing things up a bit and making
> them a little larger, 5” x 7” rather than 4” x 6”—and using 6 images rather
> than 10 images. This will give the host communities more space to print
> their program schedule or other info that they want to put on the
> postcards.
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> ·         How popular are the postcards?
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> ·         How are the postcards used in your states?
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> ·         Currently we print enough for each town to get  500 postcards.
> Is that a good number?
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> ·         On the back of each postcard, we currently include a statement
> like, “Brought to you by the XXX Humanities Council.” It would save MoMS a
> ton of money if we didn’t customize the postcards.  How important is it to
> keep that phrase on them?
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> We would appreciate your responses to these questions.  It will help us
> plan appropriately and spend MoMS money wisely.
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> All the best,
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> Carol
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> Carol G. Harsh
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> Director, Museum on Main Street
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> Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
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> P.O. Box 37012, MRC 941
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> Washington, DC  20013-7012
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> 202-633-5333
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> 202-465-5267 (cell)
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