Visual Resources


    Free Graphics Applications


    GIMP http://gimp.org/
    "GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages."


    INKSCAPE http://www.inkscape.org/
    Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw,


    PICASA http://picasa.google.com/
    Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you:
    * Locate and organize all the photos on your computer.
    * Edit and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks.
    * Share your photos with others through email, prints, and on the web: it’s fast, easy and free.

    SLIDE SHARE http://www.slideshare.net/
    You can post PowerPoint presentations using this free online program. These can be embedded in your blog or web page or downloaded to any local computer.

     

    GOOGLE SLIDE SHOW http://docs.google.com/
    The Google Docs suite now includes free software to build a slide show online that can be presented from any computer.

     

    Visual Resources

    STAR Lab for Techincal Assistance at Mason (free service): http://media.gmu.edu/

    "PowerPoint Is Evil" by Edward Tufte in Wired.

    Information Graphics by Robert Harris from Oxford University Press
    http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/24986/subject/GeneralScience/?view=usa&ci=9780195135329

    http://www.fulltable.com/vts/i/igr/ig.htm

    http://www.fulltable.com/vts/i/igr/menu.htm

    http://www.fulltable.com/vts/index2.htm

    graphics for del.icio.us

    http://www.ivy.fr/revealicious/

    Scientific American's explanation of Feynman and graphics

    http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00033494-443B-1237-81CB83414B7FFE9F&ref=sciam&chanID=sa006

    "Feynman diagrams are simplified visual representations of the very complex world"

    "the Feynman-Tufte Principle: a visual display of data should be simple enough to fit on the side of a van."

    Online Technical Writing
    http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/acctoc.html
    "Document Design" section of this site includes information about the following:

    * Book design overview
    * Page design overview
    * Headings
    * Lists
    * Special notices
    * Graphics and tables
    * Report format and final packaging
    * Highlighting and emphasis
    * Indexing