oscarwildechilde: rosslynpaladin: petermorwood: drst: arrghigiveup: TiL (click to go to the thr
oscarwildechilde: rosslynpaladin: petermorwood: drst: arrghigiveup: TiL (click to go to the thread, which probably has more interesting tidbits I missed). Bonus: These are my people. Betting I’ve reblogged this before. Betting I’ll reblog it when it turns up again. In addition to the print terminology stuff: the visual shorthand icons and ad graphics for something about writing are still often pen-nibs, fountain pens and typewriters… …while graphics of a monitor, keyboard and mouse remain visual shorthand for computing… …even though most writers now use monitor / keyboard / mouse or even laptop / touchpad. In addition, headers for “this blog / website is about writing” are often in one of the many imitation typewriter fonts complete with smudges, or just Courier. The start and end call icons on most / all smartphones is still the handset of a classic desk telephone, and sometimes the open-app icon is a complete phone. The term “hang up” for “end the call” refers to something even older - one of these… And of course the Save icon is indeed a 3½ inch floppy disc. Why it wasn’t a 5¼ floppy is a mystery. The icon version is just as distinctive. Also, why various OP updates never changed “Save” to the graphic of a CD / DVD or flash drive is another mystery, and nowadays a Save icon should probably be a cartoon cloud. Graphics and terminology are funny things. Oh gosh shhhhhhkching the return of the typewriter The whole reason keyboards are set up as QWERTY instead of alphabetical is because this design makes it possible to spell most common words without the arms crossing over one another and getting tangled -- source link
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