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Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for some platforms for digital exhibit (planning, design, implementation), and wanted to expand on my own research by asking the community directly for their preferences! No need to provide any robust information; anything at all will help me round out my search.

Some baseline questions:

What have you used in the past which worked for your institution or contract?
What media did it serve primarily?
What were the drawbacks or considerations you made choosing this platform/software over another?

Some background:

The contract I'm working with currently is a digital repository and archive with two-dimensional image scans, some video, and extensive recordings. They have a custom website and database (which they develop in-house!). They have worked sparingly with Omeka before.

As mentioned, anything at all would be a huge help. Stay safe and well.

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Liam Patrick Bryant
Student
Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
Seattle WA
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We have been leveraging Sway as a tool for basic digital exhibitions. You can see two examples here:

https://sway.office.com/urU2GLY4C1s9lmCV?ref=Link&loc=play

https://sway.office.com/HNg2Sz8aWqCnNL06?ref=Link&loc=play

some pros: easy to set-up and share, part of Office 365, easily can embed multimedia, customizable.

some cons: does not currently allow for interaction between users and museums (i.e. comments, discussions, etc.) for creating feedback loops, limited customization


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Mark Osterman, Ed.D.
Digital Experience Manager and Head of Education
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Coal Gables, FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2022 03:54 PM
From: Liam Patrick Bryant
Subject: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for some platforms for digital exhibit (planning, design, implementation), and wanted to expand on my own research by asking the community directly for their preferences! No need to provide any robust information; anything at all will help me round out my search.

Some baseline questions:

What have you used in the past which worked for your institution or contract?
What media did it serve primarily?
What were the drawbacks or considerations you made choosing this platform/software over another?

Some background:

The contract I'm working with currently is a digital repository and archive with two-dimensional image scans, some video, and extensive recordings. They have a custom website and database (which they develop in-house!). They have worked sparingly with Omeka before.

As mentioned, anything at all would be a huge help. Stay safe and well.

------------------------------
Liam Patrick Bryant
Student
Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
Seattle WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 7/7/2022 3:55:00 PM
From: Liam Patrick Bryant
Subject: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for some platforms for digital exhibit (planning, design, implementation), and wanted to expand on my own research by asking the community directly for their preferences! No need to provide any robust information; anything at all will help me round out my search.

Some baseline questions:

What have you used in the past which worked for your institution or contract?
What media did it serve primarily?
What were the drawbacks or considerations you made choosing this platform/software over another?

Some background:

The contract I'm working with currently is a digital repository and archive with two-dimensional image scans, some video, and extensive recordings. They have a custom website and database (which they develop in-house!). They have worked sparingly with Omeka before.

As mentioned, anything at all would be a huge help. Stay safe and well.

------------------------------
Liam Patrick Bryant
Student
Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
Seattle WA
------------------------------

I work in an academic setting with little to no budget. At this point in time anything I use must be free or hosted by our university. With that in mind there is a free version  of Canva offering a web component under presentations we have used. On the other hand, we are starting to make more use of Adobe Creative Express (formerly Adobe Spark).

While any free versions tend to be limited in their scope the Adobe version is limited to just 13 templates, while Canva goes far beyond that. There are other limitations, but one huge benefit to using Adobe is that you can add alt text to images, etc. This is relatively new and something Canva does not yet offer.

I realize these are not the typical museum tools but thought I would share and hope it helps.

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Patricia Campbell
Exhibit Program Coordinator
Fullerton CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2022 03:54 PM
From: Liam Patrick Bryant
Subject: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for some platforms for digital exhibit (planning, design, implementation), and wanted to expand on my own research by asking the community directly for their preferences! No need to provide any robust information; anything at all will help me round out my search.

Some baseline questions:

What have you used in the past which worked for your institution or contract?
What media did it serve primarily?
What were the drawbacks or considerations you made choosing this platform/software over another?

Some background:

The contract I'm working with currently is a digital repository and archive with two-dimensional image scans, some video, and extensive recordings. They have a custom website and database (which they develop in-house!). They have worked sparingly with Omeka before.

As mentioned, anything at all would be a huge help. Stay safe and well.

------------------------------
Liam Patrick Bryant
Student
Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
Seattle WA
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Pass It Down is a digital exhibit platform that is URL based. Thus works on computers, phones and even touch screen monitors in exhibit halls.
www.passitdown.com 
It has 7 templates and is user friendly to download any amount of text, videos, photos, you tube etc. It can accomodate timelines, maps, and an array of formats that are both visual and text based in many configurations.
Happy to share more.
PassItDown

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Joy Wingren
Iconic Moments Business Development
773-852-1012 cell
www.iconicmoments.co
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-12-2022 02:40 PM
From: Patricia Campbell
Subject: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

I work in an academic setting with little to no budget. At this point in time anything I use must be free or hosted by our university. With that in mind there is a free version  of Canva offering a web component under presentations we have used. On the other hand, we are starting to make more use of Adobe Creative Express (formerly Adobe Spark).

While any free versions tend to be limited in their scope the Adobe version is limited to just 13 templates, while Canva goes far beyond that. There are other limitations, but one huge benefit to using Adobe is that you can add alt text to images, etc. This is relatively new and something Canva does not yet offer.

I realize these are not the typical museum tools but thought I would share and hope it helps.

------------------------------
Patricia Campbell
Exhibit Program Coordinator
Fullerton CA

Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2022 03:54 PM
From: Liam Patrick Bryant
Subject: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for some platforms for digital exhibit (planning, design, implementation), and wanted to expand on my own research by asking the community directly for their preferences! No need to provide any robust information; anything at all will help me round out my search.

Some baseline questions:

What have you used in the past which worked for your institution or contract?
What media did it serve primarily?
What were the drawbacks or considerations you made choosing this platform/software over another?

Some background:

The contract I'm working with currently is a digital repository and archive with two-dimensional image scans, some video, and extensive recordings. They have a custom website and database (which they develop in-house!). They have worked sparingly with Omeka before.

As mentioned, anything at all would be a huge help. Stay safe and well.

------------------------------
Liam Patrick Bryant
Student
Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
Seattle WA
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 7/12/2022 2:41:00 PM
From: Patricia Campbell
Subject: RE: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

I work in an academic setting with little to no budget. At this point in time anything I use must be free or hosted by our university. With that in mind there is a free version  of Canva offering a web component under presentations we have used. On the other hand, we are starting to make more use of Adobe Creative Express (formerly Adobe Spark).

While any free versions tend to be limited in their scope the Adobe version is limited to just 13 templates, while Canva goes far beyond that. There are other limitations, but one huge benefit to using Adobe is that you can add alt text to images, etc. This is relatively new and something Canva does not yet offer.

I realize these are not the typical museum tools but thought I would share and hope it helps.

------------------------------
Patricia Campbell
Exhibit Program Coordinator
Fullerton CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-07-2022 03:54 PM
From: Liam Patrick Bryant
Subject: Digital Exhibits: Platforms, Pros & Cons

Hi all,

I'm on the hunt for some platforms for digital exhibit (planning, design, implementation), and wanted to expand on my own research by asking the community directly for their preferences! No need to provide any robust information; anything at all will help me round out my search.

Some baseline questions:

What have you used in the past which worked for your institution or contract?
What media did it serve primarily?
What were the drawbacks or considerations you made choosing this platform/software over another?

Some background:

The contract I'm working with currently is a digital repository and archive with two-dimensional image scans, some video, and extensive recordings. They have a custom website and database (which they develop in-house!). They have worked sparingly with Omeka before.

As mentioned, anything at all would be a huge help. Stay safe and well.

------------------------------
Liam Patrick Bryant
Student
Museology Graduate Program - University of Washington
Seattle WA
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