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Creating Professional Wall
Displays With Collection Images
With printing technology available today and reasonably priced ready-made and custom frames, it is easier than ever to create dramatic professional quality displays of a community's past. Whether in a society museum or scattered around town, interesting reprints of public domain images can boost community pride and the awareness of a historical society's activities.
Groupings of similar sized images in matching simple frames can create a strong sense of theme. On the other hand, large segregated images can be used to attract attention and convey a theme as well.
Fortunately, museum quality ready-made frames are available at a reasonable price, and large canvas reprints can now easily be made of your digital images.
Framed Image Wall Display Groupings
Framing is largely a personal preference. However, the clean simple look of matching metal frames in matte black is a technique often used in art museums to emphasize the images within the frame and to create a stronger sense of a collection theme.
The sense of grouping can be accomplished in both a vertical and horizontal way. A long and single row of images at eye level can be as pleasing as a pattern of rows and columns with the focal point at eye level. This will depend upon the space being used and the intent of the grouping. It is often recommended that groupings be tested and finalized by arranging them on the floor before attempting to hang the images.
If image reproductions are to be shared in multiple locations, using similar sized images in similar frames can still provide a sense of grouping.
If you believe that a grouping of images in the same
frame would meet your needs, I suggest that you visit
Dick Blick Art Materialsand take a look at Frames and Framing Supplies.
DickBlick offers
a wide selection of ready made frames at reasonable prices. Click through
the frames area to see archival quality metal frames by Nielsen
Bainbridge. "Artcare" Archival frames are used by many museums.
Other Photo and Document Framing and Display Options
If you have custom printing and framing needs, Imagekind.com offers a broad selection of papers and frames to meet most any need. At Imagekind, you may upload your own images for high end printing and framing, and view your image with a combination of cropping, wall colors, mat colors, and frame styles to help you make a decision.
Another dramatic wall hanging choice is a large canvas print. Again, you can upload your image and place an order in a variety of sizes, materials, and canvas styles. The preferred and most flexible source of canvas prints is CanvasOnDemand.com-Turn Your Sentimental Photos into Canvas Art! Click here!
