Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-10 Thread Doran, Michael D
] On Behalf Of Andrew Darby Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:13 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster Another code fore-mother was Ada Lovelace (who also had the distinction of having Lord Byron as a father): http

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-07 Thread Jacobs, Jane W
I've been lurking on this thread, but I really like the poster and the theme it embodies. I think it would also be great to acknowledge our code fore-mother, Henriette Avram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_Avram) Unfortunately, a quick Google didn't spot any photos of her with a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-07 Thread Doran, Michael D
for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Suchy, Daniel Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 7:21 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster Open the pod bay doors please, Hal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSIKBliboIo I could

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-07 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
, Michael D [do...@uta.edu] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:10 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster I could be wrong on this guess however. Since Code4lib 2013 will be in Chicago, open up the door is also a nod to the song Chicago (We Can Change

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-07 Thread Doran, Michael D
- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:12 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster Aha, thus the hippy 70s style font used too, heheh. (I actually like

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster (subtler version)

2012-12-07 Thread Sam Kome
@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster (subtler version) Hi Bess, LOVE the poster idea! Thanks! +1 to removing the male/female symbols, though, I agree with Jonathan that a subtler message is more effective. Easily done, see the new subtler version below

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-07 Thread Andrew Darby
Another code fore-mother was Ada Lovelace (who also had the distinction of having Lord Byron as a father): http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/adalovelace/ I've been doing the CS 101 course from Udacity with my 7 year old son, where I just recently learned about Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-06 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
I like the picture a lot, but I'd take the male/female symbols out of it, I think they're cheesy and the point is better made more subtly and implicitly just by the image itself, rather than beating people over the head with it with the gender symbols. But I also have no idea why open up the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-06 Thread Bess Sadler
LOVE the poster idea! +1 to removing the male/female symbols, though, I agree with Jonathan that a subtler message is more effective. Bess On Dec 6, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: I like the picture a lot, but I'd take the male/female symbols out of it, I

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-06 Thread Karen Coyle
I assume it's open the door of the drive there. Her first compiled programing language was called A-0. Then came B-0 with the B standing for business because she wanted people in business, who didn't think in code, to be able to use computers. Here are some quotes I've been gathering for a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-06 Thread Suchy, Daniel
Open the pod bay doors please, Hal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSIKBliboIo I could be wrong on this guess however. Dan On Dec 6, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Doran, Michael D do...@uta.edumailto:do...@uta.edu wrote: I have come up with an unofficial Code4lib 2013 conference poster. It was inspired