Welcome to the Visual Dictionary
Online, the dictionary with a new
point of view.
A quick glance at the index is all it takes to
connect words with images.
Explore the 15 major themes to access
more than 6,000 images and see words
like never before.
In this new issue of visual communication tools and services found, tested and picked for you by Robin Good and me, Nico Canali De Rossi, here is what we have selected for you this week: there are some cool new tools and services to create presentations online, arrange your pictures in slideshows, record any region of your screen, and also to download YouTube videos and add captions to them.
Welcome to Tiltomo. Here you can play with our Visual Search code using two sample databases from flickr. Getting started is easy, search for a tag or click random. Look for an image you like, click one of the Find Similar links under the image. You have two Find Similar modes to choose from:
1. Theme : Analysis of (Subject / Color / Texture)
Use this if image subject is important (view examples)
2. Color / Texture : Analysis of (100% Color / Texture)
Use this if you don't care about subject want to see images with similar color / texture (view examples)
Preview all web search results, view videos, listen to music, find images and review news - search the web with Searchme.com
"a graphical search engine. As a search engine, it doesn't touch Google. However, its graphical nature does give it some advantages. "-David Warlick
Five Card Flickr
"This quasi experimental web site is designed to foster visual thinking. It is based completely, or more loosely... copied, from the Five Card Nancy game devised by comics guru Scott McCloud and the nifty web version at 741.5 Comics.
However, rather than drawing from a hand of randomly chosen panels of the nancy comic, my version draws upon collections of photos. You are dealt five random photos for each draw, and your task is to select one each time to add to a selextion of images, that taken together as a final set of 5 images- tell a story in pictures.
When you are done, you the option to save the story so you can put a link in your resume or send to your Mom (she pay print it out and tape it to the fridge, or she may criticize your creativity, your mileage and mom may vary)."
"one of the very, very best of interactive resources I've EVER found: the TESiboard collection, "a purpose built library of visual, dynamic, interactive resources":"
An extraordinary moment happened in the making of this commercial for SMART. Students were collaborating, storyboarding, visualizing, and coordinating their strategies for creating this video project on the art room's interactive whiteboard. These 4th grade students are hoping to win a SMART board for their classroom since they understand how transformational this interactive tool can be for learning. Luckily for them, their class is looping to 5th grade with the same teacher, so they would be directly benefiting if their video is chosen. See our behind the scenes video at:
animoto.com/play/9i4RJibVJrLt2O0Qs1ZKDw
We extracted the colours from 10 million of the most "interesting" Creative Commons images on Flickr. Using our visual similarity technology you can navigate the collection by colour.
Welcome to the world of Liquid Light, as captured by internationally acclaimed photographer, G. Brad Lewis.
Come on a visual journey to the Big Island of Hawaii, and beyond. For over 20 years, Brad has specialized in photographing Kilauea, the most active volcano on Earth.
Refine your image search with visual similarity
Similar Images allows you to search for images using pictures rather than words. Click the "Similar images" link under an image to find other images that look like it. Try a search of your own or click on an example below.
"Use Webspiration to map out ideas, organize with outlines and collaborate online with teams or colleagues. Webspiration unleashes your creativity, strengthens organizational skills, and transforms your ideas and information into knowledge."
Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading. Follow the steps to install readability in your web browser: Select your setting of style, size and margin, drag the link to your browsers readibility book mark.