Kevin Hennah

I was lucky enough to go to one of Kevin Hennah sessions in Melbourne (cause my boss was sick). As my library is expanding and getting a makeover it was most timely. Here are my notes from the day (in no particular order):

Sydenham – great photos – nice looking library
Raeco – Library solutions catalogue
Loose the ugly bits
Make the most out of existing resources
Select a colour palate – work with what you cannot change
Create uniformity of style – pull it through
Nice colours: charcoal, ashwood (light pine), karkey
Join/As/Borrow instead of circulation
Don’t need the top shelf
Can mix colours to match logos ie. blue/white/yellow/orange
James Richardson – chairs – in Abbotsford
Presence (the outside)
Layout
Interior design
Signage
Need more signage before you enter the library
Nothing matches ie. furniture, different fonts etc.
Green – no go – very little places to go with
Health Matters – do this fortnightly – Library News
Meet the needs of customers not staff (ie. photocopiers convenient for them, not us)
Welcome to the WR GRIFFITHS LIBRARY (mounted off the outside wall)
Information, ideas, inspiration – your library
Vinyl lettering stuck on glass (Norma’s office)
When you walk in again state name and www.bhslibrary.org.au
Have a solution not just a problem
Sign writer can drop the artwork onto your photos
80% of loans generated by 20% of the collection
New Titles – Returned Today – What’s Hot – doorway openers
Quick choice (little stands on tables) displaydesign.com.au
Use aisle ends – slat wall (asionline) raeco. Qls
You can put books, catalogues (flat screens) etc.
Think about number of slats and their positioning
Signs – all uniform – BHS template – use letterhead
Limejuice.com.au (graphic designer)
In non-fiction have more signs ie. Psychiatry, O&G, Nursing, General Medicine etc. like in Borders
Mei + Picchi
The shop for shops – Fitzroy
Suction caps to hang signs – neat finish – no sticky tape marks