Jimmy Stamp

1 month ago | smithsonianmag.com | Jimmy Stamp |Ellen Wexler

History | The invention’s true origin story has long been the subject of debate. Some argue it was created to prevent typewriter jams, while others insist it’s linked to the telegraph A few years after the iPhone’s debut, an innovative new keyboard system started making headlines. Known as KALQ, the split-screen design was created specifically for thumb-typing on smartphones and tablets.

Jul 16, 2024 | ninesquaregrid.substack.com | Jimmy Stamp |Scott Snyder |Kyle Higgins

Growing up, all my favorite books had maps in the front. They made stories feel so much more real and immersive. What secrets, dangers, and adventures were waiting for the characters on those maps? I couldn’t wait to find out. And what about those places the story never took us? Those were the most important. Anything could happen there. I could decide what happened there. So in 1998, when I turned a page in Batman: No Man’s Land #1 and saw a map of Gotham City, I was thrilled.

Nov 20, 2023 | smithsonianmag.com | Jimmy Stamp

How November 22, 1963, changed Dallas’ Dealey Plaza forever This week marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. On November 22, 1963, a pall was cast over the country that some people say we’ve never emerged from. It is thought to represent a loss of innocence, or at the very least, a loss of naiveté that forever changed the country in a profound way.

May 14, 2023 | jimmystamp.co | Jimmy Stamp

Jul 1, 2020 | smithsonianmag.com | Jimmy Stamp