Visualizing the future urban world — from fastcoexist.com by Ariel Schwartz
A new app called Urban World beautifully projects how cities around the world are going to explode in growth and economic power by 2025.
Also see:
On 03/22/2013,
in 21st century, Australia, business, Canada, corporate / business world, economics, Europe, future, global / globalization, graphics, sociology, United States, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
On 12/17/2012,
in corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, design, digital learning, education technology, elearning, engagement / engaging students, graphics, instructional design, marketing/social marketing, multimedia, online learning, presentations, productivity / tips and tricks, quality, tools, training / L&D, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
Excerpt:
- Best in Show: Vesone Dean, What is SignUp?
- EDU category: Valerie Pennington, Anatomical Terms of Direction and Planes of Section
- Sales & Marketing category: Nino Paglia, Mantic – RealeFlow
- Tutorial & Training category: Ron Hogue, Top Five-ish Screencast Tips
- Wildcard category: Mel Aclaro, Best Screen Capture Software Series (Episode 3 – Camtasia Studio 7)
Description:
Enter up to three (3) screencast videos. Videos will be assigned a category based on the information you provide (so please be as detailed as possible!). Categories are: Education (videos with a focus on teaching and/or schools, at any level); Tutorial/Training (videos with a focus on training or tutorial content); Sales and Marketing (videos made to sell or persuade); and Wildcard (videos that don’t fit in the previous categories).
On 04/24/2012,
in Adobe, animation, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, content development, aggregation, repositories, creativity, design, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, elearning, graphics, interactivity, multimedia, productivity / tips and tricks, tools, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
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.Also see:
- The Global Creativity Gap — an infographic from Adobe
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Pantone unveils 336 new colors — from PSFK.com by Kyana Gordon
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Education system stifles creativity, survey finds — from The Journal by David Nagel
Is the American education system stifling creativity? That’s the attitude held by a majority of Americans, according to a new worldwide survey focused on attitudes toward creativity in schools, the workplace, and the home.
From DSC:
- This last piece from David Nagel addresses my fears and concerns with our current emphasis on standardized tests, common core standards, etc. The emphasis is on STEM and can lead to a one-size-fits-all type of education that doesn’t allow each student to identify and pursue their own passions enough.
Addendum on 5/2/12:
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 — reviewed at PCMag.com
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The Right Shade of Autumn –– from Yanko Design
Advisor: Wen-Chih Chang | Designer: Liao-Hsun Chen
Excerpt:
Color Elite is…[a] combination of e-paper technology, a camera and the Internet. Together they combine to provide you the exact shade or colors you are looking for, and even help reduce the use of paper.
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On 11/07/2011,
in copyright/ownership/NFTs, digital audio, digital video, graphics,
by Daniel Christian
10 resources for copyright and royalty free media — from Tech Savvy Educator by Ben Rimes
On 10/18/2011,
in faith, graphics, hearts -- matters of the heart, history, relationships, religion, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
Infographic of the day: What are the darkest parts of the Bible? — from fastcodesign.com by Suzanne LaBarre; also Openbible.info
Openbible.info charts the Bible according to positive and negative sentiment–with some surprising results.
Excerpt:
What you end up with is a snapshot of the relative cheeriness–or gloom–of different sections in the Bible. As the designer tells it:
Things start off well with creation, turn negative with Job and the patriarchs, improve again with Moses, dip with the period of the judges, recover with David, and have a mixed record (especially negative when Samaria is around) during the monarchy. The exilic period isn’t as negative as you might expect, nor the return period as positive. In the New Testament, things start off fine with Jesus, then quickly turn negative as opposition to his message grows. The story of the early church, especially in the epistles, is largely positive.
In short, it gives you a bird’s-eye view of the tone of each book, something that’s easy to miss in a line-by-line reading. You could also use it as a guide of sorts to the darkest, juiciest parts of the Bible.
On 10/06/2011,
in 21st century, Apple, creativity, design, multi-touch, multimedia, music, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
It’s highly likely that you have already seen a ton of postings re: the news of Steve Jobs’ passing yesterday. However, I need to reflect, comment upon, and commemorate his life and work here today.
When Apple asserts that Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, it’s true. They are not just flowery, flattering words. Jobs was a one in a (hundred) million type of person — carefully crafted for the needs of today. His skillsets were rare. His negotiation skills were solid. His vision and courage to pursue the entrepreneurial/innovative way of life are outstanding. His knowledge — and pursuit of knowledge — as well as his drive helped him bring about many world-changing technologies and projects. Not too many people could own/direct an animation studio, oversee the production of software and hardware that was fined tuned to creating and distributing multimedia, comment on which font style would be appropriate for a message, relentlessly pursue excellence in user experience/usability in all of an organization’s product lines, present information the way he did, create excitement for his company’s products, etc.
Personally, Steve Jobs has helped me continue to think big — to have wind in my sails that I can make a contribution…that I can help change the world. All of us can, even if in smaller ways than Steve Jobs did. But we will need to believe that we can change the world and to persevere through the trials and tribulations that are sure to come our way when we attempt to do so.
I hope that the team that Steve & Co. put into place continue to pursue his passions and visions, as the world needs visionaries. Though I did not know him, I will yet miss him. I am grateful to God for his gifts, abilities, life and work.
Addendum:
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.”
— from Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement speech given at Standford University
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On 07/26/2011,
in creativity, design, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, graphics,
by Daniel Christian
My thanks to Mr. Tim Pixley, for posting this resource out on LinkedIn.
On 07/25/2011,
in biology, chemistry, computer science, creativity, data related items, digital learning, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, emerging technologies, engineering, faculty, geography / geology, graphics, higher education, innovation, interactivity, mathematics, physics, research, science, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/24/2011,
in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, creativity, digital audio, digital video, Europe, graphics, innovation, interactivity, multi-touch, multimedia, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
On 06/03/2011,
in 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, architecture, art, Canada, computer science, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital video, distance education, graphics, immersion, interactivity, programming, research, United States, visualizing information, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Be aware of the light source hitting your screen — from Digital Photography Schoolby Peter West Carey
Which also points to:
- How to calibrate your monitor — from Digital Photography School
On 04/27/2011,
in design, digital video, elearning, graphics, online learning, online media, productivity / tips and tricks,
by Daniel Christian
