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Useful Links
"The Internet is the most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the telephone; making the world just a little smaller. "
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Color Pickers
Color
Scheme Designer
Color
Jack
Finding the good combination of colors may be sometimes long
and grueling work. These tools will help you find the optimal
color palette.
Color in Motion
An interactive experience of color communication and color symbolism.
Images & Fonts
Barrys
Clipart Server
Free clipart for private or non-commercial use.
Free Buttons
Free buttons of all types for use on the web.
Pic Search
A cool way to search for images on the web. But you must contact the owners
about using the images.
Pics 4 Learning
Free images that may be used by teachers and students
in print, multimedia, and educational fundraising projects.
Free Foto
Free images for private or non-commercial use.
iStock
Photo
Inexpensive photographs and clipart.
My Fonts.com
MyFonts has created one the best search tools in the business to
make finding the fonts you need as easy as possible. Ever seen a great font
in a magazine and wondered what it was? MyFonts can identify it for you!
Design Magazines & Tutorials
IdeaBook
Learn how to design anything.
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
A complete resource for photoshop training, education, and news. Also the
producers of Photoshop User magazine.
International Web Masters Association
Webmaster certification, training, and courses
Before & After Magazine
How to design cool stuff.
Communication Arts Magazine
One of the leading design trade journals.
Lynda.com
Online training libraries and handbooks for most popular software.
MS
Word Tutorial
Need some training in how to use Microsoft Word? Here's a simple online tutorial.
Service Resources
iPowerWeb
Affordable, reliable web hosting solutions.
Constant Contact
Do-it-yourself e-mail marketing.
Internic
Find out if a domain name you're interested in is available.
Domain
Name Law
Info about domain name law and name disputes.
Keyword Tracker
Find the best keywords for your web site.
eBlogger
Google has a free tool you can use to create your own blog (short for "web-log")
Download Time Calculator
How long does it take to download a big fat image or mp3? This calculator
will show the download time for a variety of different bandwidths.
Resources for Nonprofits
Tech
Soup
A great resource for discounted software for nonprofit organizations.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and
educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms THEY want it to
carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights
Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."
Somewhat Useful
Math
Converter
Fraction-to-decimal conversion tables.
The
World Clock
Local times around the world.
College
Results Online
An interactive web tool, created by The Education Trust, that allows you
to learn more about student graduation rates and and spending at four-year
colleges and universities.
Just for Fun
10x10
Every hour, 10x10 collects the 100 pictures that matter most on a global
scale, and presents them as a single image, taken to encapsulate that moment
in time.
Broadway
Musicals
Are you a fan like I am? This PBS web site includes history, trivia, and
a cool quiz.
The
Name Escaped Me
An interactive poem by Cecil Goding. When the screen loads, click once, then
follow the instructions. This is from Born Magazine, the link below this
one.
Stone
Balancing
All of the stones in these pictures are balanced, strictly without the aid
of adhesive, pins or computer manipulation. They remain in place through
the natural force of gravity and friction. ‘Nature’s glue’ sustains
them in these seemingly impossible positions.
Coffee
Break Arcade
Take a break with free online interactive games.
Do Mi Stauber's
Art
A
friend of mine who does incredible colored pencil paintings.
The Bird's
Eye Tourist
Cool repository of aerial shots from around the world.
The Old
Toad Quiz
Test your knowledge of history, geography, sports, currents events, T.V.,
movies, science or whatever topic pops into their quiz writer’s head. A new quiz
every week.
Interesting Neen Animations
Neen stands for Neenstars: a still-undefined generation of visual artists. Some of them belong to the contemporary art world; others are software creators, web designers, and video game directors or animators.
These pages are all interactive, so experiment with your mouse and watch
what happens.
ocean critters by
Joel Fox
elastic enthusiastic by
Angelo Plessas
angleviner by Joel
Fox
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