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The mountains in the banner image have begun to seem a little dreary to me. Originally, it was supposed to be sunset in the sense of “later” in the en”light”enment. But I’ve started to think about the picture as the twilight of the enlightenment. In addition, some people may not even see them as mountains. [...]

UMR Logi and Wordmarks

With our new name here at UMR (in January we will be Missouri University of Science and Technology) comes all sorts of interesting design choices. The latest public one of these is the new logo: I don’t mind the whole large S & T, mining axe design and the overall design wouldn’t be that bad [...]

The Ubiquity of Warnings

People tell me that I have a cushy office, and I do, it’s true. Three windows that actually open, a whole wall of bookshelves and two desks make the me the envy of many here at UMR. So I don’t want to sound ungrateful, but it’s often impossible to get work done here because they’re [...]