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user experience quotes and articles to inspire and connect the UX community

Technology, Entertainment, Design: riveting talks by remarkable people, free to to the world. Some of the most amazing video presentations on the Internet on a variety of current topics. Excellent stuff for inspiring class and putting things in perspective.

"People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think… even if you have zero design skills whatsoever. Below are my two favorite infographic-making web 2.0 tools that I highly recommend. They both have pros and cons but in general are great for any beginner or novice designer. If Photoshop is a 4-letter word to you, then these sites are your friend. If you're a tech-savvy designer and illustrator, it can't hurt to check out some of the work on these two sites for inspiration."

ShuffleBrain is building smart games for a connected world. We're inspired by the recent explosion of Brain Games, and passionate about creating personalized, lightweight, socially connected games that keep you sharp.

edublog2008 winner (best educational wiki); Center for Global Teaching

The Flat Classroom Project is a global, collaborative project using Web 2.0 tools to foster communication, collaboration and creation. For inspiration and content material it draws on the work of Thomas Friedman and 'The World is Flat'. Read more about the project background and view 2006 and 2007 archives.

Game Mechanics: inspired game mechanics to fix broken games

We believe university-level education can be both high quality and low cost. Using the economics of the Internet, we've connected some of the greatest teachers to hundreds of thousands of students all over the world.

Feltron: every year this guy asks a question and collects data from everyone he meets -- and collects the data that they volunteer -- publishing the Feltron Report each year. VERY INTERESTING

HBO's multiple perspective storytelling Cube is very interesting

Webspiration (beta): visual thinking tool for collaborative online, anytime work

articles and resources on usability, user experience, and interaction design

usability, design, user experience

Data Visualization: Good (pushing the world forward)

Data Visualization: Good (pushing the world forward)