Steve Slevinski

Hello! Thank you for checking out my patreon page.  SignWriting was created by Valerie Sutton in 1974.  I've been working with Valerie Sutton since 2004.  We chat every Saturday and enjoy working together. My name is Steve Slevinski.  I am currently the system administrator of SignWriting.org and the associated infrastructure.  Thanks for reading, -Steve Slevinski PS - Here are few of the standards and packages I've helped develop and promote, along with a brief history of SignWriting. Standards<ul><li><a href="http://steveslevinski.me/#standard2010">International SignWriting Alphabet 2010 (ISWA 2010)</a></li><li><a href="http://steveslevinski.me/#standard2012">Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW)</a></li> <li><a href="http://steveslevinski.me/#standard2017">SignWriting in Unicode (SWU)</a></li></ul><h3>Packages</h3><ul><li>@sutton-signwriting/core for Node and Browser (<a href="https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/core">source</a>, <a href="https://unpkg.com/browse/@sutton-signwriting/core/">distribution</a>, and <a href="https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/core/">documentation</a>)</li> <li>@sutton-signwriting/font-db for Node (<a href="https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/font-db">source</a>, <a href="https://unpkg.com/browse/@sutton-signwriting/font-db/">distribution</a>, and <a href="https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/font-db/">documentation</a>)</li> <li>@sutton-signwriting/font-ttf for Browser (<a href="https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/font-ttf">source</a>, <a href="https://unpkg.com/browse/@sutton-signwriting/font-ttf/">distribution</a>, and <a href="https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/font-ttf/">documentation</a>)</li><li>@sutton-signwriting/sgnw-components for Browser (<a href="https://github.com/sutton-signwriting/sgnw-components">source</a>, <a href="https://unpkg.com/browse/@sutton-signwriting/sgnw-components/">distribution</a>, and <a href="https://sutton-signwriting.github.io/sgnw-components/">documentation</a>)</li></ul> <h3>A brief history of SignWriting</h3><ul><li>In 1966, Valerie Sutton invented DanceWriting.</li><li>In 1974, Valerie Sutton invented SignWriting.</li><li>From 1974 to 2019, SignWriting was financially supported and promoted through the Center for Sutton Movement Writing (CSMW) non-profit.</li><li>From 1974 to 1986, SignWriting is written exclusively by hand.</li><li>From 1981 to 1984, publishing efforts include stencils and wax transfers.</li><li>From 1986 to 1995, SignWriting is successfully computer encoding with keyboarding support.</li><li>In 2002, advanced sorting of SignWriting dictionaries is available.</li><li>In 2004, a drag-and-drop interface is created for SignWriting.</li><li>In 2006, SignWriting received the ISO 15924 script code &quot;Sgnw&quot;.</li><li>In 2010, the International SignWriting Alphabet 2020 (ISWA 2010) is released.</li><li>In 2012, the Formal SignWriting in ASCII (FSW) specification is released.</li><li>In 2015, the Sutton SignWriting Block is added to the Unicode Standard.</li><li>In 2017, the SignWriting in Unicode (SWU) specification is released.</li><li>In 2018, the Center for Sutton Movement Writing (CSMW) lost a major funding source.</li><li>In 2019, the Center for Sutton Movement Writing closed the non-profit portion of the organization due to excessive government paperwork and a focus on fundraising rather than productive work. The Center for Sutton Movement Writing is now an all volunteer organization without fincancial means.</li><li>In 2019, Steve Slevinski started a <a href="https://patreon.com/signwriting">Patreon campaign</a> to support his current and future work with SignWriting.</li><li>In 2020, Valerie Sutton continues her personal support for SignWriting. She has a new series of SignWriting instruction books she is writing. She is also planning a SignWriting Trust for the long-term support of SignWriting.</li><li>In 2020, Steve Slevinski assumed full responsibility for administering and financially supporting the SignWriting websites. He donates his time to support SignWriting's past, present, and future.</li><li>In 2021, the move to the new server is underway.  SignWriting.org has been moved with the other websites to follow.  The largest issue is moving SignBank.org which hosts SignPuddle and moving SignPuddle.net which hosts the PDF printing.  You support is greatly appreciated and will help ensure these websites continue to be available.</li><li>In 2021, due to a need in the machine learning community, SignMaker 2022 was released with iframe messaging.  This development inspired a redesign of the Sutton SignWriting infrastructure.</li><li>In 2022, several major infrastructure projects are underway for the user interface, data backend, and funding sources.</li></ul>

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