Hi Jonathan,

> Aha, thus the hippy 70s style font used too, heheh. (I actually
> like that font, what is it?)

The font is "Berlin Sans FB Demi" and apparently Berlin Sans had its origins in the 1920s [1].

-- Michael

[1] http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/berlin-sans/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Rochkind
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster
> 
> Aha, thus the hippy 70s style font used too, heheh. (I actually like
> that font, what is it?) Maybe instead of the male/female symbols, you
> want to add some flowers and peace signs.
> ________________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Doran,
> Michael D [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:10 AM
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> 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 the world)" by Graham Nash (of
> Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young) [1].  It's a social justice protest
> song about the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in
> Chicago and the trial of the Chicago Eight.  The line "Rules and
> regulations, who needs them; Open up the door" seems like an apt motto
> for code4lib.
> 
> -- Michael
> 
> [1] http://www.elyrics.net/read/g/graham-nash-lyrics/chicago-lyrics.html
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of
> > Suchy, Daniel
> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 7:21 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster
> >
> > "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"
> > <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
> >
> > I have come up with an unofficial Code4lib 2013 conference poster.  It
> > was inspired by the recent discussions exploring ways to be more
> gender
> > inclusive in our community, to "open up the door".
> >
> >
> >
> > Although often unacknowledged, women have been coders since the
> > beginning.  The photo is from the Computer History Museum website,
> which
> > states "In 1952, mathematician Grace Hopper completed what is
> considered
> > to be the first compiler, a program that allows a computer user to use
> > English-like words instead of numbers." [1]  Props there!  The photo
> was
> > actually taken in 1961 and shows Ms. Hopper in front of UNIVAC
> magnetic
> > tape drives and holding a COBOL programming manual [2].
> >
> > [cid:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
> >
> >
> >
> > Bonus points for knowing additional reasons why "open up the door" is
> > apropos.
> >
> >
> >
> > -- Michael
> >
> >
> >
> > [1] http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1952
> >
> >
> >
> > [2] http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/accession/102635875
> >
> >
> >
> > Also see terms of use: http://www.computerhistory.org/terms/
> >
> >
> >
> > # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian
> >
> > # University of Texas at Arlington
> >
> > # 817-272-5326 office
> >
> > # 817-688-1926 mobile
> >
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> > # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/