Iain Hallam

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I'm a musician, photographer and web/IT specialist in Bristol, UK.


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May
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 accepted How can I create an abstract sea/wave effect in a free vector package?
May
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May
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 answered Ticketing/Project Management/Collaborative Software for Graphic Design
Mar
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Mar
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 asked How can I create an abstract sea/wave effect in a free vector package?
Mar
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 answered Drawing block diagram?
Sep
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 asked What fonts are similar to Candara, but available on Google Docs?
Jul
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 answered Why do people keep telling me my site looks awful?
Mar
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 answered Why are fonts from the 19th century not in the public domain?
Jan
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 answered Do all monospace sans-serif fonts look the same?
Dec
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Dec
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 comment How to find existing names or associations a symbol has?
Yes, I used to be into model aircraft, and it's used all the time on plans for those so you know where the model should balance. And its use in crash testing is just one of those things that you pick up - I've seen various videos of cars being smashed, and there's often these symbols on the dummies or on parts of the cars themselves.
Dec
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 comment How to find existing names or associations a symbol has?
Me too, to be honest, but there's precious little out there on the origin of its use in crash testing. Those that do mention anything tend to have it as a danger or caution sign. I wonder if it started being used to mark the centre of gravity of various parts of the dummy, but that's pure speculation.
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