Engaging text, clear design, robust materials

What should a good interpretation panel to do? It should be visually engaging, communicate clear messages, and stand up to abuse.

We have almost 20 years experience of supplying attractive, informative, robust panels. Our clients range from small community groups to national organisations like the Forestry Commission and the Wildlife Trusts.

Wildlife Trusts – Sandwich Bay

Forestry Commission – King’s Wood

Panel in school garden with brass rubbing plaque

Wide format frameless panel with river cross-section illustration

Panel with carved timber frame

We can offer a range of services to bring your panel design together:

Writing interpretive text
Layout design
Editing and proofreading
Image research and access to our extensive picture library
Illustrations, diagrams and maps
Creation of new design styles or working to existing branding

Clarity Interpretation will help your organisation with every step in the process.

Our design style for 14 interpretation boards in urban greenspaces

We can provide a wide range of manufacturing options – sizes, panels materials, frames and posts, including easy-replace options for vandal-prone sites.

Sizes and shapes can be completely bespoke
Panel materials are robust GRP, PVC/PetGRP or aluminium composite
Frames and posts can be timber, metal or recycled plastic; we also supply frameless panels
Mounting can be upright or lectern (sloping) on posts, or wall-mounted
There are lots of options for carved timber frames
We can combine interactive elements into panels

Panel style gallery (click to enlarge)

Timber lectern

Steel lectern, timber sleeper post

Wide format frameless panel with river cross-section illustration

Heavy timber posts and GRP panel

Wildlife Trusts – Sandwich Bay

Wall mounted timber frame

Panel and noticeboard structure

Forestry Commission – King’s Wood

Timber lectern rear

Steel lectern on steel posts

Carved timber side slats

Timber frame with sand blasted carvings

Mapping

Maps are common features of interpretive panels and we can create them in a range of styles (see our mapping page for more).

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Flat graphic map

Ordnance survey with overlay (requires OS license)

‘3D’ graphic map

Illustrations

Our quality illustrations can really enhance a design or recreate a lost feature of a site (see our illustration page). We also have an extensive digital photo library.

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Digitally produced river cross-section image

Interactive features

Panels don’t have to be just static words and images! We can incorporate rubbing plaques, flaps, wheels and other interactive features.

Lift-up flap

‘Life-cycle’ wheel

Brass rubbing plaque

Panel for school grounds with brass plaque

Toughing it out in the real world

Interpretation panels can of course draw the wrong kind of attention! We can adjust materials to suit your location, including steel frames, hard-wearing, vandal resistant, panel materials and even options for quick replacement of damaged graphics. Our panels have survived in some very edgy urban environments!