Thie sections contains answers to questions we have received or might get concerning this website.

  • Where are the graphics from?
    • The symbols used on this website were created by the American Institute of Graphics Arts (AIGA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in the 1970s. When I programmed this webpage, I wanted to use design elements that were fairly timeless, because I knew if I didn't I would be constantly tinkering with them. These copyright-free images are available for download at http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/symbol-signs.

    I downloaded them and wrote a program using ImageMagick, a Linux/DOS application, to automatically color and resize them for my needs. The program looks like this: 

    @echo off
convert %1.gif -fill white -colorize 60%% %1_temp.png
convert %1_temp.png -fill %1 -tint 125 %1.jpg
convert -resize x25 %1.jpg %1_25.jpg
convert -resize x50 %1.jpg %1_50.jpg
  • Do you host your own site?
    • Hosting for this website is provided by boxIT, which is a web hosting and IT services company owned by my friend Thor.
  • Do you realize that the graphics are the same ones used for restrooms?
    • Yeah, we did. We hope that everytime people visit a restroom, that they remember to check out our website and blogs the next time they go online.