<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think this is an excellent type of resource. I think it will help many people jump between the hand and the symbol. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>My thoughts (perhaps common sense but worth mentioning maybe):</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>1) Make sure the palm facing and the handshape symbol are identical. I didn't have time this morning to really view all the handshapes to check this, but I was impressed by it. :)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>2) I think line drawings are better because there is much less peripheral information to distract the viewer (jewelry, watches, clothes, scratches, fingernails, etc.) I do have a document I wrote up on how to use Gimp to do some very basic linedrawing work. It isn't perfect like an illustration, but if you give yourself a good background, it should work pretty well for this purpose. I could email that to you, Cherie, if you want.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thanks,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Stuart</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 21, 2007, at 9:41, <A href="mailto:CWren@doe.k12.ga.us">CWren@doe.k12.ga.us</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR><FONT size="2" face="sans-serif">I have photos of all the manual alphabet handshapes, and some classifiers... Do you think line drawings would be easier, or photos?</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="sans-serif"><BR> ---------------------------------<BR> Cherie Wren<BR> GSD Staff Interpreter<BR> 232 Perry Farm Rd<BR> Cave Spring, GA 30124<BR> 706-777-2328<BR> 706-766-0766 Cell<BR> <BR> This message and any included attachments are from the Georgia School for the Deaf and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include privileged or otherwise confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately, and delete it from your system.</FONT> <BR> <BR> <BR> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY><TR valign="top"><TD width="40%"><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif"><B>"Valerie Sutton" <<A href="mailto:signwriting@MAC.COM">signwriting@MAC.COM</A>></B> </FONT> <BR><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">Sent by: <A href="mailto:owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">owner-sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</A></FONT><P><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">05/21/2007 10:33 AM</FONT> <TABLE border=""> <TBODY><TR valign="top"><TD bgcolor="white"> <DIV align="center"><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">Please respond to<BR> <A href="mailto:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</A></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BR> </P></TD><TD width="59%"> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY><TR valign="top"><TD> <DIV align="right"><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">To</FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif"><A href="mailto:sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">sw-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</A></FONT> </TD></TR><TR valign="top"><TD> <DIV align="right"><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">cc</FONT></DIV> </TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR valign="top"><TD> <DIV align="right"><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">Subject</FONT></DIV> </TD><TD><FONT size="1" face="sans-serif">[sw-l] Wiki article on SignWriting</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE> <TBODY><TR valign="top"><TD> </TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <BR> <BR> <BR><TT><FONT size="2">SignWriting List<BR> May 21, 2007<BR> <BR> <A href="mailto:CWren@doe.k12.ga.us">CWren@doe.k12.ga.us</A> wrote:<BR> > This is the picture I was thinking of, but its using the stokoe <BR> > handshapes from this picture Which I still have no idea where it <BR> > came form. So although I think they would be great information for <BR> > the SW article, I have no way to determine the license for the <BR> > picture of Stokoe's handshapes.<BR> <BR> This is a wonderful chart, Cherie!<BR> <BR> I have never seen this before that I remember...but I like it!!<BR> <BR> I can send you the illustrations that we own the copyrights to, and <BR> you could replace the illustrations one by one...If you have time to <BR> do that, tell me, and I will start sending them to you...I may not <BR> have all of them, but you could always take photos of your own hands <BR> too...I have some hand photos as well, of my nephew's hands...<BR> <BR> Once the illustrations are replaced, then I hope when you post it, <BR> that you will give it the most open and free license <BR> possible...copyright free....I want everyone to use SignWriting, and <BR> diagrams related to it, freely with no restrictions...<BR> <BR> I feel frustrated when people think a writing system would be <BR> restricted from use...nothing can be farther from the truth...<BR> <BR> We can place this new chart on our SignWriting site as well as <BR> Wikipedia...I know it will be useful to people, as it was to you ....<BR> <BR> Many thanks for all you are doing, Cherie...<BR> <BR> Val ;-)<BR> <BR> </FONT></TT> <BR><SPAN><DIV><SW-and-stokoe-smaller.png></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>