Web Access Symbol Contest - (fwd)

[F. Pennell]

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Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 01:03:33 -0600
From: Geoff Freed <geoff_freed at wgbh.org>
Reply-To: uaccess-l at trace.wisc.edu
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Subject: Web Access Symbol Contest -

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  OFFICE MEMO          Web Access Symbol Contest -- Extended  Date:3/18/96

Web Access Symbol Contest -- EXTENDED

March 19, 1996-- The response to the CPB/WGBH National Center
for Accessible Media's Web Access Symbol Contest has been
great!  In addition to voting, most of you have expressed
strong feelings about your choices or, in some cases, your
reasons for abstention.  A few of you have even sent in your
own designs.  Many discussions have been started as a result
of your comments on web access in general.  So, in order to
allow time for more votes and comments, we're extending the
deadline to Monday, April 8.  Check our web site that day for
our announcement.  Also, stay tuned for a posting of the first
draft guidelines for making web sites accessible.

If you haven't voted yet, visit the NCAM web site
(http://www.wgbh.org/ncam), check out the images and send an
e-mail with your preference and comments to Geoff Freed at
geoff_freed at wgbh.org.  For those of you without access to the
web, here's the list of image descriptions followed by the
number of votes received so far.  (As we've mentioned before,
these symbols are black-and-white sketches only and are not
intended to represent a finished product.  Once a winner is
selected, that symbol will undergo further enhancement before
being made available to the public.)

1.  In a black diamond, four white capital letter As, joined
at their tips, radiate outward in a web-like pattern.  (10
votes)

2.  The earth rises out of an open box.  (5 votes)

3.  A light shines at the base of a black triangle, shooting
out rays which cut through the side.  The layout forms the
pattern of a web inside the triangle.  (23 votes)

4.  Two inverted black triangles, outlined in white, overlap.
The white outline forms the letter W.  At their bases, the
overlapping area forms a downward-pointing arrow.  (4 votes)

5.  A globe, marked with a grid, tilts at an angle.  A
keyhole is cut into its surface.  (32 votes)

6.  An angled compass merges with a computer monitor.  The
compass needle points to "WWW."  (2 votes)

7.  Two black upside-down triangles meet at their bases,
signifying the letter W.  A third one, right-side up, sits
between them, signifying the letter A.  (1 vote)

8.  An open window looks out onto a section of the planet
Earth, showing the southern United States and Central
America.  (8 votes)

9.  A web shoots out from the base of a black triangle,
cutting into its side.  The triangle signifies the letter A.
(11 votes)

10.  An arrow circles to form a ring which is shot through by
a jagged bolt of lightning.  (3 votes)

11.  An S-shaped cord ends at a phone plug in a bright flash
of light.  (1 vote)

12.  Four black capital letter As, joined at their tips,
radiate outward in a web-like pattern.  (1 vote)

13.  A silhouette of a hand extends its index finger.  A
star-shaped flash emanates from the fingertip.  (5 votes)

14.  A mat lies in front of an open door, leading in.  (4
votes)

15.  Two black upside-down triangles meet at their bases,
forming a white one in between.  The layout signifies the
letter W.  Another black triangle, right-side up, sits beside
them, signifying the letter A.  (1 vote)

16.  From the bottom of a black triangle, a small square
slides out like an opening door, leaving behind the letter A.
(3 votes)

17.  From the bottom of a solid black triangle, a rectangular
slab swings down as if on hinges, leaving behind the letter
A.  (4 votes)

18.  None of the above.  (9 votes)

Again, the deadline for votes and comments has been extended
to Monday, April 8.  Send your remarks to
geoff_freed at wgbh.org.

Larry Goldberg, Director
CPB/National Center for Accessible Media
125 Western Ave.
Boston, MA  02134
617- 492-9258 v/tty
fax 617 792-2155
e-mail:  Larry_Goldberg at WGBH.org