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- From: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson)
- Subject: Ingrafx -- New listserv for information graphics (including
- Date: 16 Mar 91 22:48:18 GMT
- Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Wash., Seattle
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- ANNOUNCING A NEW LIST FOR CARTOGRAPHY, INFO GRAPHICS, SCI-
- VIZ, AND RELATED AREAS
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- >>>INGRAFX (Information Graphics)<<<
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- Introduction
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-
- Hello! INGRAFX is a new listserv devoted to the interdisciplinary
- areas of cartography, information graphics, and scientific
- visualization.
-
- As owner of the list, I would like to invite all those who have an
- interest in the broad range of images known as "graphics" (maps,
- photographs, drawings, and information or quantitative graphics)
- to consider signing up.
-
- Please do not take these requirements too formally! Ideally, the
- discussion will be uninhibited and free-flowing.
-
- Candidate topics for discussion might be; the relation of maps to
- graphics as a whole (are they different kinds of representa-
- tion?); the philosophy of graphic representation (what theories
- are there of graphic representations, and how does a graphic
- "represent" segments of the world); how can we use graphics in
- education; to what extent does "graphicacy" matter in today's
- world; what is the relationship between academic or scientific
- graphics, and graphics in the popular media; can we or should we
- accrue rules for "good" graphics; are there graphic variables or
- elements that are basic to all graphics, and can these be used in
- animation?
-
- In general our aim is for an *informal* discussion which is
- cross-disciplinary, and about graphics.
-
- How to Join In
- -------------
-
- Curious to see what's going on so far? Why not sign up now?
-
- To sign up, send a message to:
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- LISTSERV@PSUVM (bitnet) or
- LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (internet)
-
- and include the following:
-
- SUB INGRAFX <your name>
-
- where <your name> is your actual name, not your email address.
- DO NOT send this message to INGRAFX@PSUVM as this is where
- you send your messages. (You do not need to include the '<>' around
- your name.) No other text is needed.
-
- E.g., SUB INGRAFX j w crampton
-
- On bitnet you can also sign up by using the TELL command, e.g.,
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- TELL LISTSERV AT PSUVM SUB INGRAFX j w crampton
-
- Once you are a subscriber you can retrieve any files that have
- been archived on the listserv, including the monthly discussion
- logs, and other files of interest. To see what is there, either
- TELL or send a email note to LISTSERV AT PSUVM or LISTSERV AT
- PSUVM.PSU.EDU with the command INDEX INGRAFX. Once you have
- decided on a file you can retrieve it by using the GET command.
- E.g., TELL LISTSERV AT PSUVM GET 'File name', or GET 'Another
- file'.
-
- To *post a note*,
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- send an email note to INGRAFX@PSUVM.
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- Future Discussions on the List
- ---------------------------
-
- As a geographer/cartographer, I am particularly interested in
- getting fellow cartographers to join in the debate. Especially
- students. However, one of the goals of the list is to broaden
- cartographic debate to include consideration of the many forms
- and roles of graphics in today's highly visual world.
-
- To this end, the list will be interdisciplinary. It will seek to
- include people from the worlds of information graphics (see the
- work by Edward Tufte for one position on this), scientific
- visualization, and the media (USA TODAY-style graphics?).
-
- To my knowledge there does not yet exist such an interdisciplin-
- ary forum for the discussion of graphics as a whole.
-
- I would also like to have people share their graphics. This can
- be done by compressing and converting a file to binary form. I
- do not encourage posting of these files to the list, but those
- people interested in swapping graphics should describe what they
- have, and what they'd like to see, on the INGRAFX list.
-
- Transactions could then take place over private email, with a list
- of available graphics being held in our archives.
-
- Reviews, either of software, books or articles on graphics, are
- also especially encouraged. If you have been asked to write one
- and can't wait to see it in "print," send it to INGRAFX (retaining
- your copyright).
-
- We aim to create an informal environment for the discussion
- of all issues related to graphics. This might also include
- discussion of ideas you are working on for future articles,
- or research projects announcements of job openings, interesting
- graphics you have discovered, or just general commentary with a
- graphic flavor.
-
- -- Jeremy Crampton
- ele@psuvm.psu.edu
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