Recommendation for Inspiration & Learning

Amidst the wonders of online tutorials, there are some that stand out that are easy to access and useful.

My list begins with: TUTVID - one reason, is that one can use the step by step direction and in some cases,  choose a video tutorial - which shows up in the window not having to go to another video place, ie. Youtube or Vimeo. 

Samples useful for some Webdesigners and Graphics people are:

TUTVID

INTRO Dreamweaver - 

an easy start to using Dreamweaver

TEXTURED BACKGROUND 

 is a tutorial for making a textured background.

LINEN BACKGROUND

a linen background.

The world in Pictures!

LOVE the way a picture tells a story!
We are lucky to have online today so many "stories" told via pictures.

I also have some fav sites to see what is happening around the world. 

Here are some recommendations to see around the world photographed by great image takers. 

LATIMES Frameworks

NYTimes "From the Lens"blog

Moments Like This blog

Chromasia

The Library of Congress American Memory

Pics for Learning

Copy Right Free Sources for Google Doodle and more!

Copyright free- what does that mean?

There are many ways to look at "what is FREE".

And the more I read, the more I am questioning? What is FREE?
Shepherd Fairy used photos for his famous Obama HOPE poster creating a style that he is now noted for and also brought him to court for his using someone else's photograph-- and making $$ from it. Big money from posters, tee-shirts, - not as bad as some designers who sell out to everything that will show a picture and sometimes a town!  ( Thomas Kinkade signature items to name one.)


 Jacob Cass who created the logo above, made it available as a free PDF under a Creative Commons 2.0 license. In his words, "This means you CAN copy, print, distribute, display, and use this work for any purpose under the conditions that you give me credit for the work and that you do not make money from it."

Jacob Cass administers the Logo Designer Blog and is a designer (view portfolio)  from Sydney, Australia.  In this blog, he raises the question, "What is free?".  His links to other sources are worthy of a good read and discussion. 

Listed below are some Copyright free links for images.

Feel free to use them with the criteria listed, ie note the origin and don't blame me if someone complains and disagrees -there is no set criteria for using images--  no matter HOW much you photoshop it- at least from what I have been told.

"Copyright [dates] by [author/owner]"  You can use C in a circle © instead of "Copyright"
for proper notice.

Copyright & Fair Use Resources
Copyright and Fair-Use Guidelines 
Stanford University Libraries: Copyright Information
Copyright and Online Music
Library of Congress U.S. Office of Copyright
Copyright and Fair-Use in the Classroom (University of MD) 

Also.. an interesting article about copyright is by Brad Templeton. 

Copyright Free Image Resources

Free Photo Gallery
Pic Drome
copyright-free-images.com
Free Digital Photos 
Flickr: Free Use Photos
Free Images Collection
Flickr: The Commons

Google Doodle 2012  IF I Could Travel in Time, I'd Visit...


 IT'S that time again! Google's annual DOODLE CONTEST. Here is the link for the application and info for entering. The deadline comes up before you know it, so get on and start working now. REMEMBER use your own images or copyright free ones.