[Sigia-l] Useful Splash Screens

[Challis Hodge]

Ooops! Somone already said that!! Sorry.

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Challis Hodge

challis at challishodge.com
847-830-8638
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customer-centered design, technology & business


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> From: sigia-l-admin at asis.org [mailto:sigia-l-admin at asis.org]On Behalf Of
> Challis Hodge
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 2:47 PM
> To: Sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: RE: [Sigia-l] Useful Splash Screens
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> Coon, Sean wrote:
> > The term "splash screen" is borrowed from software development, where
> > the splash screen is the thing that pops up when the application starts,
> > listing the application name, version number, etc. (I suspect they, in
> > turn, borrowed the word "slash" from advertising where it is a bright,
> > temporal, attention-getting device.)
>
> Keep in mind that the original use of the splash screen in the software
> world was to occupy the user while the application was loading behind the
> scenes. The advertising and various other ways to use the visual space
> was/is simply a way to take advantage of the opportunity to market,
> reinforce brand, etc.
>
> -challis
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> Challis Hodge
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> challis at challishodge.com
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> fax 253-295-4700
> www.challishodge.com
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> customer-centered design, technology & business
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