About Imageless

Robert Van Dyk (contact)

If you have a question or comment about Imageless, you may want to try e-mailing me.

How is Imageless licensed?

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means that you're free to copy and reuse any of my stories (noncommercially) as long as you tell people where they're from.

Note: You're welcome to reprint occasional Imageless posts pretty much anywhere (presentations, papers, blogs with ads, etc). If you're not outright merchandizing, you're probably fine. Just be sure to attribute the story to http://imageless.robertvandyk.com and the photo to whoever is credited under the story.

What does Imagesless really mean?

For the most part, the images aren't mine. I get them from sources who have released their photography into the public domain or published using a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Where did all this start?

I've always wanted to publish a regular comic, but never had any drawing skills. While I realize that this doesn't stop other webcomics, I wasn't satisfied with my first attempt with an artless comic strip. Since then, I've made some adjustments to the formula and found that I really enjoy writing stories to go along with complementary, high-quality imagery. And since fiction is one of my passions, the overarching concept of Imageless has quickly helped me fill a niche in my life. The current goal is to entertain (with fun images and cheerful short stories) and educate (with the non-fiction source of the images and serious reflection in the stories). As of 2009, the goal is to publish one new Image/Story per week.

Can we print Imageless in our magazine/newspaper/other publication?

If it's a not-for-profit publication, you need no permission -- just print them with attribution to http://robertvandyk.com/imageless (or simply robertvandyk.com if you're pressed for space). If it's a for-profit operation, I'll probably give you permission if you email me to let me know. You can post Imageless in your blog (providing proper attribution) with no need to get my permission.

How can I find the date a comic was posted?

Original posting dates are embedded in the URL in the format:

"Year underscore Month underscore Day dot html" (i.e. 2009_11_09.html).

Is Imageless translated?

No, but I'd welcome submissions from readers who might be interested in doing this. I wouldn't mind the extra overhead of hosting a bunch of languages.