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QuickStudy Offers Great Reference Charts!

Great Find:QuickStudy by Bar Charts, Inc.

Permalink: http://www.barcharts.com/

Target Audience: Anyone who uses a computer!

Content:

Bar Charts, Inc. produces laminated QuickStudy guides for academic and computer topics. You may have seen them in book stores. But, did you know they also offer free guides in pdf format? My favorite is Computer Shortcuts & Special Characters.

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What Does Learning Style Have To Do With Graphics?

We each have a different learning style. The three basic styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (VAK). Approximately 60-70% (depending on the source) of the general population are predominantly visual learners. They need visual aids to fully grasp a concept or idea.

Graphics are a huge reason people flock to the web. Humans are generally more receptive to things we see compared to things we hear. That means a well-placed graphic on your post can make a world of difference to their experience.

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What Happened to that Picture?

Sometimes you see photos on websites that look funny - too wide or narrow, tall or short. In other words, out of proportion. Some other terms used are scale, perspective and aspect ratio. One common way to re-size a graphic is using a WYSIWYG editor. WYSIWYG is pronounced wiz-e-wig and is short for what you see is what you get.

Hover over the corner of a graphic, click and drag. Depending on the program, it’s possible to lose perspective, so keep this little tip in mind.

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Which graphic file type is best? It depends . . .

A lot of people wonder what the difference is between file types. Here’s a quick description of three common types. To learn more, follow the links for examples and detailed explanations.

.jpg or .jpeg = Joint Photographers Experts Group

Superior for photographs, computer game screenshots, blends or gradients (including metallics)Allows compression options (removes information to make the file smaller)Can be used as an image map (single image with clickable areas) Does not support transparencySupports millions of colors

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Cook Up Something Special With ImageChef!

Great Find:ImageChef

Permalink: http://www.imagechef.com/

Target Audience: Anyone interested in creating graphics quickly!

Content:

ImageChef was founded in 2003, so while it’s not a brand new graphics generator, they are always releasing new features and support. You can create custom images without special knowledge or software. Once registered you can email your creations to friends and host your images on the ImageChef site.

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Create Your Own Dot-to-Dot Pictures

Great Find:Picturedots

Permalink: http://picturedots.com

Target Audience: Kids of all ages !

Content:

Picturedots is a web-based tool for making dot-to-dot puzzles. The neat part about it is you can take a photo or image that has meaning for you and make it into a puzzle. They can be as simple or as complicated as you like. There’s a tutorial to get you started.

Sounds like a fun idea for a party! I can imagine the surprise on your friends’ faces when they see what the picture is.

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Create Logos and Buttons with CoolText Graphics Generator

Great Find:CoolText

Permalink: http://cooltext.com/

Target Audience: Computer users who want to create buttons

Content: Every now and then I need a button. Sure, I have all the programs to create my own, but why spend the time when there are tools out there that can finish the job quickly.

There are a lot of button generators, but this one caught my attention because it worked so well. Recently a few people told me the ‘hire me’ on my site doesn’t look like a link, so it seemed like a good time to try out CoolText. Here’s what I created.

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An Interactive Experience of Color Communication and Color Symbolism

Great Find:Color in Motion

Permalink: http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/

Target Audience: Anyone interested in color!

Content:

This site was created by Claudia Cortés as her thesis for the Master of Fine Arts degree in Computer Graphics Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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