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'''''HumanForms''''' was a clipart image library produced by The Reference Corporation for use with the Apple Macintosh computer in MacPaint.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Semaphore_Signal_19/page/n15/ Semaphore Signal #19] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> Contained on a single floppy disk, it contained 26 pages<ref name="MP">[http://www.macpaint.org/bert_monroy.html MacPaint, Bert Monroy] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> of drawn body parts for both the male and female bodies designed to be attached at the joints for technical illustrations.<ref>[https://www.hilmyworks.com/bert-monroy-photoshop-guy-since-the-ages/ Bert Monroy, Photoshop guy since the ages] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> HumanForms was designed to be used by many professions but those who it was more precisely marketed to were choreographers, hospitals, and educators. <ref name="WAP84">[https://archive.org/details/washingtonapplepijournal198410/page/n25/ Washington Apple Pi Journal, October 1984] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> | '''''HumanForms''''' was a clipart image library produced by The Reference Corporation for use with the Apple Macintosh computer in MacPaint.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Semaphore_Signal_19/page/n15/ Semaphore Signal #19] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> Contained on a single floppy disk, it contained 26 pages<ref name="MP">[http://www.macpaint.org/bert_monroy.html MacPaint, Bert Monroy] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> of drawn body parts for both the male and female bodies designed to be attached at the joints for technical illustrations.<ref>[https://www.hilmyworks.com/bert-monroy-photoshop-guy-since-the-ages/ Bert Monroy, Photoshop guy since the ages] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> HumanForms was designed to be used by many professions but those who it was more precisely marketed to were choreographers, hospitals, and educators. <ref name="WAP84">[https://archive.org/details/washingtonapplepijournal198410/page/n25/ Washington Apple Pi Journal, October 1984] Retrieved Feb 25, 2024</ref> | ||
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Three pages from the collection have been shared on Bert Monroy's page on the website ''[http://www.macpaint.org/ MacPaint.org]'' | Three pages from the collection have been shared on Bert Monroy's page on the website ''[http://www.macpaint.org/ MacPaint.org]'' | ||
On February 26th, 2024, creator Bert Monroy sent a copy of the library to user Ziggy Cashmere. It was then [https://archive.org/details/humanforms uploaded to the Internet Archive] that same day. | |||
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Revision as of 03:36, 27 February 2024
The software's cover design.
Status: Found
HumanForms was a clipart image library produced by The Reference Corporation for use with the Apple Macintosh computer in MacPaint.[1] Contained on a single floppy disk, it contained 26 pages[2] of drawn body parts for both the male and female bodies designed to be attached at the joints for technical illustrations.[3] HumanForms was designed to be used by many professions but those who it was more precisely marketed to were choreographers, hospitals, and educators. [4]
History
HumanForms was released in October of 1984 and retailed at $59.95[4] (the equivalent of around $175 today). HumanForms was created by computer artist Bert Monroy with his partner at the company The Reference Company, with the artwork itself being drawn by Bert Monroy exclusively in MacPaint. [2] HumanForms was meant to be part of a larger series of software under the RealWare title and be expanded with facial expressions and further details, however this seems to have never come to fruition.[4]
Availability
Advertisements for HumanForms seem to end in mid-1985, with no sign of being rereleased or repackaged elsewhere. It's unknown how many copies were initially sold and there have been no records of copies being sold online second hand.
Three pages from the collection have been shared on Bert Monroy's page on the website MacPaint.org
On February 26th, 2024, creator Bert Monroy sent a copy of the library to user Ziggy Cashmere. It was then uploaded to the Internet Archive that same day.
Gallery
Male Torso.
Male Heads.
Female Hands.
References
- ↑ Semaphore Signal #19 Retrieved Feb 25, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MacPaint, Bert Monroy Retrieved Feb 25, 2024
- ↑ Bert Monroy, Photoshop guy since the ages Retrieved Feb 25, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Washington Apple Pi Journal, October 1984 Retrieved Feb 25, 2024