Sign Names

[Bill Reese]

I know I'm a little late to this discussion.  When I draft my civil 
engineering plans I have rules I follow and one of them is to avoid 
lines that cross unnecessarily, as it can get confusing.  I know this 
doesn't necessarily apply to languages (or we'd be without or "t's,") 
but I just couldn't resist this:
Kelly Jo's Signature

Bill


K.J. Boal wrote:
> Thanks, Val... I really enjoyed yesterday's discussion too!  The J in 
> both signs is actually showing the end position, which is why I placed 
> the movement symbol where I did... but either way, I prefer the first 
> one! :-)  And thanks again to everyone who made comments and 
> suggestions yesterday - I really appreciate them.
> KJ
>
>
>> From: "Valerie Sutton" <signwriting at MAC.COM>
>> Reply-To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>> To: sw-l at majordomo.valenciacc.edu
>> Subject: Re: [sw-l] Sign Names
>> Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 10:43:14 -0700
>>
>> SignWriting List
>> May 2, 2007
>>
>>> kjoanne403 at hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Here are my two best suggestions for rewriting my name sign... I  
>>> personally like the first one best. Our discussion on the list got  
>>> me re-evaluating how I see the sign... I always look at it from the  
>>> top, so I think the top-view handshapes are the most appropriate. I  
>>> may have used the wrong rotation symbol again on the second sign...  
>>> I'm not sure... but those are the more appropriate palm facings if  
>>> you're looking at it from the front view. (I think...) ;-)
>
>
>> << Picture1.png >>
>
>
>> ----------------
>>
>>
>> Hello Kelly Jo!
>>
>> and hello to Stefan, Charles, Anny, Adam and everyone who 
>> contributed  yesterday ;-)
>>
>> Thank you for this message, Kelly Jo, showing us the new versions of  
>> your name sign!
>>
>> And thanks to everyone yesterday for a lively and interesting  
>> discussion...I really enjoyed it ;-)
>>
>> I appreciate everyone's comments and I learned from them ;-)
>>
>> For me ... I like your two new versions (see pasted below)... The  
>> palm facing is much easier to read for me ;-)
>>
>> The white palm is what is seen from the Front View in the second 
>> one,  and the first one is showing the overhead view of the white 
>> palm as  the second ending position of the J movement ...and the 
>> rotation  symbols are good too ;-) For me these are easier to read 
>> and produce!!
>>
>
>
>> << Picture1.png >>
>
>
>>
>> If the second one is showing the beginning position of the J  
>> movement, then normally, the Rotation Symbol would be placed after  
>> the beginning position...like this...(see below)...which is similar  
>> to the standard way we write J when we are writing just  
>> fingerspelling...but I am not asking you to change anything...just  
>> giving you feedback, and whatever you choose is fine...:-)
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>> << fingerspelling.png >>
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks again for sharing with us...
>>
>> and thank you Stefan, for creating the chart with our Sign 
>> Names!...I  hope you can post the chart with some photos to the List 
>> when you  have a chance...it will be fun to see the chart ...it looks 
>> great...;-)
>>
>> Val ;-)
>>
>
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