On Aug 24, 2009, the online-only Engineering Design Graphics Journal (the Journal) was launched (see http://www.edgj.org) following an eighteen month self-study. The self-study began Feb 2, 2008 when the then Engineering Design Graphics Division Executive Committee Chair, Kathryn Holliday-Darr, issued…

Dear Members:   First, Iʼd like to say what a pleasure it is to be serving at the new Editor of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. It was the first professional journal that I subscribed to when I came to…

Now that the online-only Engineering Design Graphics Journal is a reality, what’s next?   First, an ad-hoc Engineering Design Graphics Journal Advisory Board has been formed to provide the Journal with input from academic, business, government, and industry experts. Past…

One of the issues that we have heard from past chairs is the problem of decreasing membership.  We have discussed why we are losing members and what we can do to increase our numbers.  One avenue has been to look…

Dear Members:   I'll breathe a big sigh of relief after turning over this last issue of the Journal to the printer.  My three-year term as editor has come to an end.  It was a lot of work but I…

An analysis was conducted of feature articles published in the EDGJ (Engineering Design Graphics Journal) and indexed later by ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center).  After a spreadsheet was promulgated with data extracted from the ERIC database and validated with the…

A couple of initiatives have been undertaken since the last issue. First, we are attempting to collect and interpret data on the performance of the journal. Second, with the publication of this issue, we welcome several new staff members.

This is my first edition of the Engineering Design Graphics Journal as the Director of Publications for the next three years. This feels like home to me, since I spent a good part of my corporate life in the publishing…

Visualization through imagery has been a method of communicating both abstract and concrete information since the beginning of time. The invention of computer graphics is one of the most signifi cant discoveries in visualization. Applying visualization to a variety of…

"PUBLISH or PERISH"   We in academia have all been subject to the doctrine of "publish or perish".  It is a mist for promotion and tenure.  If you don't find a research area (preferably funded by grants) and write prolifically…