Guest Editor's Introduction: Computerized slide making

In December 1981 the Institute for Graphic Communications, in Boston, organized its first conference, called "Slide Making with Computer Graphics." Because of the considerable interest generated by the topic, several more conferences on the subject were held the following year. As a participant in one of the conferences, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Editor-in-Chief Michael Wozny suggested that the material presented might provide the basis for a special issue. As conference organizer and editorial board member of CG&A, the Guest Editor agreed to solicit papers from the various conference leaders, asking them to submit printed versions of their conference presentations. The articles included in this special issue resulted from that solicitation. These articles cover a range of topics from available hardware and software, to users' experiences, to the market for computer-generated slides. In addition to these articles from the IGC conference an article on graphic design for computer graphics, which clearly is pertinent - but not limited - to the theme of this issue, is included as a special feature.