Ali, *Massage* is very interesting. I never heard that. The actual meaning is much the same, of course. When I first heard it I was puce with disgust; now I understand it fully and doff my cap to his perception. Information is all about selection; the written word is intellectual (in emphasis), the visual is emotional - the spoken word may be eitherl. At the same time from steam radio on the electronic gadgetry is increasingly an isolating force.
I very briefly used (a free version of) the serif web program, but found the need to tweak without the knowledge almost immediately. Hot Dog 5 (and Hmpro4) saves a lot of writing but makes one do it oneself. With all the talk about Dreamweaver I used to think it was a whole new world like CSS or SSI; now I get the impression that it is claimed to be the Photoshop of web writing. Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: Alida Saxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Joseph, > > True, some things have been lost in the tech rush - and a lot of people > seem to think that because they have a typsetting program, they're > suddenly capable commerical artists. Like thinking dreamweaver > ownership makes you a good webmaster, for comparison. I've got > dreamweaver, but I know I'm not at the top of the game. Pity some people > don't realize the same with their layout programs. > > Ali > > P.S. Curious note, "the medium is the message" is actually a wide spread > misquote. The actual quote is "the medium is the *massage*". Father's > got the book on the shelf in his office, and would you believe the back > cover has the misquote! Even the editor wasn't on the ball. Hopefully > caught in the next reprinting. > > > Joseph Harris wrote: > > >Ali, > > > >Yes, it seems very quiet. But so is another list (not to do with web > >development) - has been for a few days. Perhaps it's sun spots. > > > >I did some stone subbing on The Times a 'few' years ago. It was a joy to > >watch the compositors putting a page together and typing away on the > >linotype machines. They were often better at knowing what decisions were > >needed that I was. There was so much scope for these semi-mechanical > >skills then; it was amore flexible way to work. For all their marvels, > >computerised compositing has less flexibility. It enables much more than > >used to be possible, but perhaps that obscures the point. As Macluan > >pointed out, in the technological age 'the medium is the message'. > > > >Joseph > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Alida Saxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>Been around a while? I'm only old enough for letraset and the stat > >>machine in common use. > >> > >>OT, but doesn't the list seem a little quiet? Either that or I'm not > >>getting all the mail. Not even 10 pieces today so far. > >> > >>Ali > >> > >>Joseph Harris wrote: > >> > >>>Ah, yes. Those were the days. > >>> > >>>Joseph > >>> > >>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>From: Alida Saxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > >>>>And if you think this is a rant, you should have to sit down and listen > >>>>to my father when he talks about the last days of handset type, the > >>>>printing biz, etc. ;-) > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
