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Clip art still around
November 20, 2008 | Issue 5-25
AMHERST, Mass – Clip art still exists in many forms on computer hard drives and
websites, a study released this week by the University of Massachusetts finds.
Despite the common myth that the once-rampant visual aid has mostly died out,
the new 42-week study shows clip art still exists in a variety of strains, which
could become full-blown epidemics at any time. UMass researchers found that not
only does clip art still exist in a dormant state among tens of millions of
computers, but actually has a high rate of affliction among Power Point
presentations, where, according to the study, the malignant drawings affect
seven out of 10 computer-aided lectures. “I hope this study opens some eyes,”
said graduate researcher Terrell Simmons, who proposed the study initially
expecting to find a low frequency of clip art occurrence in the United States.
“This won’t get better without everyone taking steps at prevention and teaching
children in schools how to use graphics safely.” The research team issued a list
of recommended best practices to protect against clip art and advised everyone
to use caution to select “From file…” while using Microsoft Word’s
“Insert/Picture” option.
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