Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, October 10, 1993 TAG: 9310100103
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ED SHAMY
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
Batons, martinis, drumsticks and dumbbells dominated the entries, which were extremely witty except for those which were frighteningly incoherent.
The strange geometric pattern is really the new logo for the Blacksburg Electronic Village. The electronic village is a tiny collection of inch-high robotic people, powered by electricity, who live and work in a realistic-looking college town. The display is expected to draw tourists from as far away as Elliston and Pulaski.
Ha! Just kidding. The electronic village is a computer network, drawn together by Virginia Tech, that will connect homes, businesses, government and the university to give users a computerized means to gather information and communicate with each other.
It was Andrew Cohill, a member of the electronic village To hear some classic entries that didn't make the cuts, call 981-0100 or 382-0200 and press 7810. brain trust, who came up with the logo. Contrary to many of your entries, Cohill does not appear to be a disturbed man. He doodled for several weeks, using the "golden rectangle" model - which was far too complex a concept for me to grasp but has something to do with architecture, mathematics, geometry, infinity, and long-dead people in Athens - before he settled on this beauty.
The large circle is the world. The staff to the left is a home. The baton-like thigamajig links them. All in a golden rectangle. I said he didn't appear disturbed.
Cohill was a judge and was an enormously good sport. He even chuckled at a couple of the entries that openly questioned his mental health. Also judging were computer cohorts Susan Olivia and Kimberley Homer and the King of #$%&#, who knows as much about computers as he does about the golden rectangle.
by CNB