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how to label slides

updated thu 6 aug 98

 

Tom and Janet Mulvihill on wed 5 aug 98

Front of slide:
____________________________________
| ARTIST'S NAME . |
| |
| TITLE DATE D |
| _________________________ I |
| M | | M |
| E | | E |
| D | | N |
| I | | S |
| U | | I |
| M |_________________________| O |
| N |
| CURRENT OWNERSHIP S |
| |
|___________________________________|


- This represents a colored in black dot to show the proper way to
view the image; intended to show where a right-handed person would hold
the slide between thumb and index finger in order to view image
correctly


Back of Slide:
____________________________________
| |
| R |
| P E |
| H _________________________ T |
| O | | U |
| T | | R |
| O | | N |
| | | |
| C | | A |
| R |_________________________| D |
| E D |
| D R |
| I E |
|_T______________________________S__|
S

**** For "medium" and "dimensions", and "photo credit" and "return
address" however, turn left side of slide up and then write from left to
right, normally (I couldn't do it on the computer this way)


FROM: Ed Marquand's HOW TO PREPARE YOUR PORTFOLIO, p.121 (Revised Ed.)


QUESTION: Is this how everyone else labels thier slides?