A big thank you goes out to Kimball Clark of Eagle Gate College in Utah who contacted me with the idea of having his graphic design class create a new brand identity for the Space Elevator Reference.
The class submitted many great logos but the one below and which now graces this site was selected by myself and my business partner Keith Cowing. The logo selected was created by Joanne Chournos who is available for freelance work. If you need Joanne's services please contact me, her rates are very reasonable.
In other news the Space Elevator Reference will be changing it's format in the coming months. When I first started this site it was with the intent to collect and disseminate resources that would help the community in its goal in making the concept of a Space Elevator a reality.
With that in mind the site will be changing it's current format which is more news oriented with some reference material to a wiki/mashup platform allowing for greater participation and dissemination of reference material. I anticipate having the site online before the upcoming Space Elevator Conference. So at this time I'm asking for volunteers to step forward in helping create the new Space Elevator Reference.
If you're familiar with Wikipedia then you get the idea of what the Space Elevator will become. However since we're using a combination wiki/mashup platform we'll be able to offer services than a standard wiki.
So please, if you're interested in helping the Space Elevator get built please contact me.
Marc Boucher
marc.boucher < AT > spaceref.com
I love the new logo, although regarding the upgrade, are you going to be switching over to WordPress, or simply upgrading your Movable Type software?
A new documentary film about the ancient craft of ropemaking discusses 30,000 years of human technology, and concludes with a grand finale featuring the Space Elevator complete with animated footage, and a quote from Scientific American about the space elevator and space tethers.
Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer's Journey Through History may be previewed at http://www.StoryOfRope.org
And it's now available for rental on Netflix.