Fwd: Viridian Note 00291: Enron Stock

jeffrey fisher jfisher at igc.org
Wed Jan 9 07:14:27 PST 2002


speaking of enron stock, bruce sterling has been running a contest for a new enron logo, the prize being genuine enron stock.

all the logos (i think) are presented on this page http://www.bomoco.com/Viridian/Enron/Enron.htm

and he's also sent this link to a very nice tom tomorrow http://salon.com/comics/tomo/2002/01/07/tomo/index.html

j

Begin forwarded message:


> From: Bruce Sterling <bruces at well.com>
> Date: Tue Jan 08, 2002 06:11:37 PM US/Central
> To: jfisher at igc.org
> Subject: Viridian Note 00291: Enron Stock
>
> Key concepts: Enron, certificates, stock
> design, Viridian contest, Viridian prize,
> mechanics of Enron stock ownership
>
> Attention Conservation Notice: Contains
> a bunch of time-consuming links that are
> fascinating but of questionable relevance.
>
> ***********************************************
> Entries in the Enron Logo Contest:
>
> Viridian contest site
> http://www.bomoco.com/Viridian/viridian.htm
> http://www.bomoco.com/Viridian/Enron/Enron.htm
>
>
> http://www.automatictaxistop.com/images/drawings/EnronRIP.gif
> http://www.digitalanything.com/Enron.html
> http://www.artlung.com/viridian02001e/
> http://www.sciencegirlrecords.com/enron2.jpg
> http://earthorbitdesign.com/Veridian/nrn-logo-stevecooley.jpg
> http://www.electrotone.com/enron/
> http://www.electrotone.com/enron/images/enron_titanic.gif
> http://www.auros.org/img/enron.jpg
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~kris_j/enron.gif
> http://christung.com/enronrip1.gif
> http://www.globalspin.com/viridian/enron.psp
> http://www.aisp.net/romerohj/pix/
> http://homeworkclub.tvheaven.com/enron.html
> http://homeworkclub.tvheaven.com/enronsm.jpg
> http://homeworkclub.tvheaven.com/enron.jpg
> http://www.stewarts.org/viridian/enron.htm
> http://www.way.nu/greens/enron.html
> http://homepage.mac.com/kevinmarks/enron.html
> http://www.nanosite.com/ab/ab-viridian.htm
> http://homepage.mac.com/mdematteo/PhotoAlbum1.html
> http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~swilson/enron_logo.html
> http://www.ulster.net/~alamut/viridian/endgame.html
> http://brasslantern.org/enron/
> http://www.spaceninja.com/design/images/enron_spaceninja.jpg
> http://www.spaceninja.com/design/images/enron_spaceninja_sm.jpg
> http://www.esquilax.com/viridian/
> http://www.mindspring.com/~brandonkeim/design/Enron/enron.html
> http://www.esarab.com/enron.htm
> http://revjack.net/usenet/ark/gallery/1009466525.html
> http://www.flaregroup.com/temp/enronlogo.htm
> http://www.bomoco.com/Viridian/Enron/Enron.htm
> http://www.btinternet.com/~dphelan/viridian/enron.html
> http://www.well.com/user/carapace/relogo.gif
> http://www.geocities.com/carl3dl/SalusVIRIDIANpage
> http://users.rcn.com/adamo2l/
> http://users.rcn.com/adamo2l/EnronPoundSandMedium.gif
>
> From: Till Westermayer <till at tillwe.de>
> http://www.westermayer.de/till/virenron.htm
> ((("And another one, even if Enron isn't any big player
> on this side of the Atlantic.")
>
> From: Rob Wilkes <robwilkes at satx.rr.com>
> http://home.satx.rr.com/robnjean/viridian/enron_logo.jpg
> ((("The theme of the logo is deception, illusion, smoke &
> mirrors.")))
>
> This Contest Ends In Just Four Days!
> *****************************************************
>
> Links:
> Cartoonist Tom Tomorrow advances the party-line for the
> upcoming Enron investigations.
> http://salon.com/comics/tomo/2002/01/07/tomo/index.html
>
> "Washington Times" crazed with fury over Greenhouse plank
> in upcoming Bush State of the Union Speech. Hmmm.
> http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020107-87408758.htm
>
> New South Wales Bushfires from Space.
> http://www.auslig.gov.au/new/archive/2002/images/bfires.jpg
> http://www.auslig.gov.au/acres/
>
> A lot of nifty graphic and web design books recommended by
> some nifty graphic and web designers. Warning, may cause
> Amazon bill to hemorrhage.
>
> http://www.biggerhand.com/designbooks.html
> http://www.eleganthack.com/archives/cat_books_graphicdesign.html
> http://www.emdezine.com/designwritings/readings.shtml
>
>
>
> (((And now, a cogent word from Viridian patron of the
> arts, Chris Nakashima-Brown. This should whet your
> appetite, Viridian Enron contestants!)))
>
> Subject: Emasculated Masters of the Universe
> Date: Tuesday, January 8, 2002 2:54 PM
> From: chris nakashima-brown <nakashima-
> brown at worldnet.att.net>
> To: Bruce Sterling <bruces at well.com>
>
> The Enron stock certificate arrived in the mail today. It
> is awesome.
>
> Unlike most boring contemporary stock certificates, it has
> an old-fashioned engraved vignette across the top that
> looks like it was created by a Wall Street Journal
> illustrator who'd been reading too many Soviet propaganda
> poster books. Burly taciturn dude, open collared shirt
> (symbolizing, perhaps, the tieless new economy liberation
> of the Houston energy biz), workpants (or are they navy
> blue Dockers?) and hard hat semi-reclined on a weird
> building fragment festooned with the fanciful "E," all
> against a background of pipeline, refinery, storage tanks,
> power plant, homes, pulley and OUR CLOUDLESS PLANET.
> Would make one hell of an action figure, but I guess
> that's another contest.
>
> The stock is in my name, so when you announce the winner
> we can give him/her the option of having me pay the
> additional fee to get a new one cut in their name, or just
> having me send mine accompanied by a "stock power"
> (signature of transfer that allows them to get the shares
> transferred via a broker or the transfer agent). The
> former approach is probably better, if the person can
> handle waiting a couple of weeks.
>
> O=c=O O=c=O O=c=O O=c=O
> BEAT THAT, HUH? WOW!
> O=c=O O=c=O O=c=O O=c=O
>



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