Legibility and focus upon the content was a primary design consideration, as it is hoped the timeline will grow through a wealth of contributions. Early research to incorporate imagery into the timeline revealed the hurdle of copyrighted material on the World Wide Web, and the entanglement of Academic Fair Use, images in the public domain, partially copyrighted material, and 100% copyrighted material. Due to copyright constraints, the timeline will initially accept text contributions only, with the intention of incorporating imagery later, through similar models to those used by Wikipedia, and the possible partnerships with collections with museums, galleries and special.
