Wow – I am very impressed! I own/operate a sign language interpreting agency, and am developer and insturctor of a Mommy & Me sign language program for parents and their infants/children.
I think this idea is brilliant – how tedious this must have been! I also think that the “flipping of the bird” is just so classic, it HAD to be there! Furthermore, the Deaf community has a wonderful sense of humor (much better than our hearing community) and I’m quite sure that 99% of people get the humor in it.
I would love to use this as a poster for my classroom (although I would just black-out the very last matchbook so the kids wouldn’t ask to learn that one!).
Jonathon,
This is Keri Tate, Britt Tate’s mom. We met when you were at Cranbrook. I just started taking a sign language class and was googling for sites, when lo and behold, your work popped up. As usual, your work is stellar. The detail is incredible and the overall graphic quality is striking. Thanks for sharing your work.
LOL I was doing a google search on baby sign language and this blog came up. I don’t think my baby would learn safely from matchbooks :p but I’m still finding that there are some really great video tutorials out there like this, even ones on how to make sign language flash cards versus matchbook cards I found them online at MindBites but you can watch them directly here: http://www.mindbites.com/person/84-MySmartHands
Hello, I am deaf myself and I want to make a clarify- this is not american sign language. this is fingerspellings for ABC’s in ASL. People always confuse between the real ASL and fingerspelling portion of asl. your title is little misguided.
WOW that sooo cool …im a complete idiot when it comes to other languages so if you make it look awesome like this people like me stop and pay attention… i think this is the most up to date presentation of this incredible language and i would love permission to print it off and put it up at work.
You really don’t need my permission to print this off, though I appreciate the consideration. And while I am happy if it creates interest in sign language, it is in no way intended to be used as a fingerspelling teaching guide. Leave that to clearer design presentations.
That was definitely cool and brightened my day a bit — thanks for posting it. I’m sad to see so many people who’ve left comments that don’t have a decent sense of humor though… So it’s a matchbook flipping the bird people; there’s greater tragedies in life.
Good job though — I’m sure that took more than a little bit of effort.
I found it a little funny that some were offended by the middle finger, but not the fact that they were matchbooks to begin with (you know, the kind used for smoking and lighting random things on fire).
I’ll just have to make sure I black out the whole thing before I show it to children.
I was looking for a chart for American Sign Language and came across your website. Just had to take a moment to tell you how wonderful and fantastic your American Sign Language Matchbooks are. Even more so since you found the matchbooks on the street! WELL DONE!
Pretty interesting work here, I.m working on my college senior project and we’re puttin together a project for deaf kids to help them learn their alphabets and some common phrases, we will be using voice recognition and writing the program in c++ i’m writing because i would like any feedback or ideas, thanks alot.
Why the bird?
simple but smart.
Avant Garde!
GENIUS!
OMG. This is awesome!!!! I work with the Deaf community.. oh man, if only they saw this! so cool!
Wow – I am very impressed! I own/operate a sign language interpreting agency, and am developer and insturctor of a Mommy & Me sign language program for parents and their infants/children.
I think this idea is brilliant – how tedious this must have been! I also think that the “flipping of the bird” is just so classic, it HAD to be there! Furthermore, the Deaf community has a wonderful sense of humor (much better than our hearing community) and I’m quite sure that 99% of people get the humor in it.
I would love to use this as a poster for my classroom (although I would just black-out the very last matchbook so the kids wouldn’t ask to learn that one!).
Would love to see more!!!
IT IS COOL & I LOVE IT!!!!
Jonathon,
This is Keri Tate, Britt Tate’s mom. We met when you were at Cranbrook. I just started taking a sign language class and was googling for sites, when lo and behold, your work popped up. As usual, your work is stellar. The detail is incredible and the overall graphic quality is striking. Thanks for sharing your work.
LOL I was doing a google search on baby sign language and this blog came up. I don’t think my baby would learn safely from matchbooks :p but I’m still finding that there are some really great video tutorials out there like this, even ones on how to make sign language flash cards versus matchbook cards
I found them online at MindBites but you can watch them directly here: http://www.mindbites.com/person/84-MySmartHands
I have just visited your blog, read some of the posts, and would love to revisit, as I liked the simple manner in which you narrate the things.
Hello, I am deaf myself and I want to make a clarify- this is not american sign language. this is fingerspellings for ABC’s in ASL. People always confuse between the real ASL and fingerspelling portion of asl. your title is little misguided.
but its a very cool art.
thanks
yeaaa Emilianouss I like one please kisses nini
That full effect was unpleasant.
WOW that sooo cool …im a complete idiot when it comes to other languages so if you make it look awesome like this people like me stop and pay attention… i think this is the most up to date presentation of this incredible language and i would love permission to print it off and put it up at work.
You really don’t need my permission to print this off, though I appreciate the consideration. And while I am happy if it creates interest in sign language, it is in no way intended to be used as a fingerspelling teaching guide. Leave that to clearer design presentations.
That was definitely cool and brightened my day a bit — thanks for posting it. I’m sad to see so many people who’ve left comments that don’t have a decent sense of humor though… So it’s a matchbook flipping the bird people; there’s greater tragedies in life.
Good job though — I’m sure that took more than a little bit of effort.
which one means love?
None. As pointed out in a previous comment, these are merely the ASL fingerspellings of the letters a-z (well, plus the middle finger). Try googling.
I found it a little funny that some were offended by the middle finger, but not the fact that they were matchbooks to begin with (you know, the kind used for smoking and lighting random things on fire).
I’ll just have to make sure I black out the whole thing before I show it to children.
I was looking for a chart for American Sign Language and came across your website. Just had to take a moment to tell you how wonderful and fantastic your American Sign Language Matchbooks are. Even more so since you found the matchbooks on the street! WELL DONE!
GREAT!!!! This is really cool!!
I really think the bird at the end ruined this.
Just wondering… Do you like Vik Muniz work?
I do.
Pretty interesting work here, I.m working on my college senior project and we’re puttin together a project for deaf kids to help them learn their alphabets and some common phrases, we will be using voice recognition and writing the program in c++ i’m writing because i would like any feedback or ideas, thanks alot.