Simon Donald Simon Donald Simon Donald is a co-founder and was co-editor of the British comic magazine "Viz" until 2003. He set up the magazine in 1979 with his brother Chris from a bedroom in Newcastle. His most famous creation for the magazine is probably Sid the Sexist. When Chris quit as editor in 1999, Simon took up the role of co-editor along with Graham Dury, Simon Thorp, Davey Jones and Alex Collier. He and Alex left the magazine in 2003. Born Newcastle upon Tyne 1964. Schools: West Jesmond Infant School 1969-1973, West Jesmond Junior School 1973-1975, Heaton School (comprehensive) 1975-1980, Newcastle
Viz. letters, "vi", followed by the last two, "et", using the z-shaped Tironian "et", historically written ⁊, a common contraction for "et" in Latin shorthand in Ancient Rome and medieval Europe. "Viz." is an abbreviation of "videlicet", which itself is a contraction from Latin of "videre licet" meaning "it is permitted to see". The spelling "viz." is the continuation of an abbreviation using Tironian "et" ("vi⁊"), the "z" replacing the "⁊" once the latter had fallen out of common use. In contradistinction to i.e. and e.g., viz. is used to indicate a detailed description of something stated before, and when it