Image for about page

[acrymble]

@ahegel I think we'd benefit from one of the images you've been using on the lessons page for the front page too. Is there something that speaks for the whole project? It's just too text-y on that front page. Thoughts?

[ahegel]

Great idea! I did a quick search and found a few possibilities - what do you all think?

Scholars at desks: option 1, option 2, option 3, option 4, option 5

Scholars with machinery: option 6, option 7

Library: option 8

I'll keep my eye out for more pictures, but feedback would be helpful to make sure I'm on the right track. Also, if you have ideas for other directions to go in, please let me know!

[acrymble]

I think option 3 is pretty good. A bit of tech. A bit of people.

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Great idea! I did a quick search and found a few possibilities - what do you all think?

Scholars at desks: option 1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11244386275/, option 2 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14764047142/, option 3 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14591183250/, option 4 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14596261850/, option 5 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14784384165/

Scholars with machinery: option 6 https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11226559263/, option 7 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14773057292/

Library: option 8 https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11187613374/

I'll keep my eye out for more pictures, but feedback would be helpful to make sure I'm on the right track. Also, if you have ideas for other directions to go in, please let me know!

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[miriamposner]

Can we get one with a lady and/or non-white guy in it? I know it sounds silly, but I just want to be extra-sure everyone knows they're welcome, given programming's less-than-sterling reputation. But I agree that these are on the right track!

[acrymble]

Might be a big ask given the 19th century motif. I wonder if we can find something other than a lady at a typewriter.

Maybe something with Ada Lovelace?

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Can we get one with a lady and/or non-white guy in it? I know it sounds silly, but I just want to be extra-sure everyone knows they're welcome, given programming's less-than-sterling reputation. But I agree that these are on the right track!

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[ahegel]

The only ones I could find with non-white-guys were photographs, which don't quite go with the book-image aesthetic we have for the lesson images, but that might be okay. I could also try to edit the photo to be a bit more sepia-toned in order to fit better, but no promises on how well that will turn out. Let me know if that sounds like a good idea.

Here are some options: NASA Computer Office

These are great but the copyright is a bit more restrictive: Grace Hopper ENIAC

We could also do something a bit more abstract like a banner with this letter from Ada Lovelace to Charles Babbage (unclear copyright restrictions): letter

[acrymble]

Maybe we could commission something from an artist, using one of the ones Allison has found as a guide to give them?

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The only ones I could find with non-white-guys were photographs, which don't quite go with the book-image aesthetic we have for the lesson images, but that might be okay. I could also try to edit the photo to be a bit more sepia-toned in order to fit better, but no promises on how well that will turn out. Let me know if that sounds like a good idea.

Here are some options: NASA https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/9467782802/ Computer https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/5018415381/ Office https://www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/9717154582/

These are great but the copyright is a bit more restrictive: Grace Hopper https://www.flickr.com/photos/101251639@N02/9672667726/ ENIAC https://www.flickr.com/photos/dennissylvesterhurd/6931939010/

We could also do something a bit more abstract like a banner with this letter from Ada Lovelace to Charles Babbage (unclear copyright restrictions): letter http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/letter-from-ada-lovelace-to-charles-babbage

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[miriamposner]

Do you guys think the bottom half of the book cover would work? It's in color, which is different from our other images, but maybe? https://archive.org/stream/How.It.Works.The.Computer.1971.Edition.David.Carey#page/n0/mode/2up

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 12:48 AM, Adam Crymble notifications@github.com wrote:

Maybe we could commission something from an artist, using one of the ones Allison has found as a guide to give them?

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 8:42 AM, Allison Hegel notifications@github.com wrote:

The only ones I could find with non-white-guys were photographs, which don't quite go with the book-image aesthetic we have for the lesson images, but that might be okay. I could also try to edit the photo to be a bit more sepia-toned in order to fit better, but no promises on how well that will turn out. Let me know if that sounds like a good idea.

Here are some options: NASA https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/9467782802/ Computer https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/5018415381/ Office https://www.flickr.com/photos/twm_news/9717154582/

These are great but the copyright is a bit more restrictive: Grace Hopper https://www.flickr.com/photos/101251639@N02/9672667726/ ENIAC https://www.flickr.com/photos/dennissylvesterhurd/6931939010/

We could also do something a bit more abstract like a banner with this letter from Ada Lovelace to Charles Babbage (unclear copyright restrictions): letter < http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/letter-from-ada-lovelace-to-charles-babbage

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[acrymble]

I appreciate the goal Miriam, but I don't think it's a god idea to change the style of the imagery.

What about something that just doesn't have any people in it? The 10-Head Stamp Battery in this image is pretty cool looking:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11204383866/in/album-72157639428882575/

[miriamposner]

Yes, cool! I like it.

[ahegel]

A tip from a peer about the 1890s census led to this image of a woman operating a keypunch that might work well: image.

[acrymble]

roll with it.

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A tip from a peer about the 1890s census led to this image of a woman operating a keypunch that might work well: image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census#/media/File:1890_Census_Hollerith_Electrical_Counting_Machines_Sci_Amer.jpg.

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[miriamposner]

Love it!

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roll with it.

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[ianmilligan1]

Chiming in - love it too!

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Love it!

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[ahegel]

I added the image to the /jekyll/images folder as "about.png". I'd happily add it to the about page myself but I wanted to make sure to put it in the right place - should it go the top, below the title, or somewhere else?

[acrymble]

Thanks, I've added it in. How do we add a CSS class to it? It's too big at the moment and pushing the content all below the fold.

Adam

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I added the image to the /jekyll/images folder as "about.png". I'd happily add it to the about page myself but I wanted to make sure to put it in the right place - should it go the top, below the title, or somewhere else?

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[ahegel]

I updated the about page to let you specify the desired pixel height - it's at 400 now but feel free to play with it until it's the right size!