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The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (EET) is a collection of short multimedia articles on a variety of topics related to the fields of instructional design and education and training. The primary audiences for the EET are students and novice to intermediate practitioners in these fields, who need a brief overview as a starting point to further research on specific topics. Authors are graduate students, professors, and others who contribute voluntarily. Articles are short and use multimedia to enrich learning rather than merely decorate the pages.

In 2005, a group of young designers and self-proclaimed vagabonds founded this international showcase of creative work. Imagery covers many aspects of graphic design, plus art, product design, architecture, advertising and multimedia. Creative types can find interviews as well as links to resources and tutorials.

ARKive gathers together films, photographs, and audio recordings of the world's species to establish a comprehensive multimedia digital collection of profiles of species either rare or threatened with extinction. Tip: Incorporate these materials into lesson plans, presentations, work sheets, projects in hard copy or digitally to engage students in key science and biology topics, or use as creative inspiration for art and design projects.

Freemium MEOGRAPH, the interactive storytelling tool which proved best in show at EdSurge's Inaugural Teacher Tank, has released a new set of premium features aimed specifically at educators. Meograph's core functionality -- story creation through maps, timelines, web links, and multimedia -- is still 100% free, but the new licensed features remove some of the practical barriers to classroom-wide implementation. They include a classroom management tool that lets teachers view student content in a single place (addressing direct feedback from one of our teacher sharks!), privacy options for sharing with groups or individuals, and privacy-compliant registration for users under the age of 13. Plans start at $19.99/year for up to 40 students. 

Net Texts allows students to replace their textbooks with customized multimedia courses delivered to their iPad, Android tablet, or laptop!

Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting.

Collaborative create spaces with all types of multimedia content

free toolkit to create point-and-click games and multimedia software without any scripting or programming. It runs on Windows, and it allows creating software for Windows, PSP, iPhone, and iPod touch. All you have to do is to import your pictures, add some hotspots to link the pictures to one another, and you are done. Adventure Maker is suitable for the creation of picture-based adventure games, virtual tours, educational software, presentations, and interactive visits.

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Khoi Vinh has used this domain since 1997, first as a portfolio and showcase for non-commercial design work, and later as a blog. Former Design Director for NYTimes.com, Vinh also co-founded Lascaux Co., which launched the free iPad app Mixel, described as the world's first social collage app. Posts span design, publishing, technology, pop culture and real life. Aspiring entrepreneurs can read "What I Learned When I Started a Design Studio" or "In Defense of Client Services."

Initiated by Xavier Encinas, this blog focuses on typography and graphic design, with posts on advertising, fashion and Helvetica. One book review looks at how companies like Apple make design a competitive advantage and an integral part of business. Illustrating the tension between print and digital publishing, a post on Process Journal shows how a print publisher redesigned its content to create an iPad app.

Cadence Wu and Mark Geno Arguelles offer news, design trends and tutorials. Freebies include icons, brushes, textures, vectors and wallpapers. Articles cover the many facets of logo design: why less is better, reasons to avoid using stock art, the choice of raster or vector graphics, and decisions about color and shape in logos.

This blog, started by Tina Roth Eisenberg in 2005, has evolved from a personal visual archive into a design journal. This Swiss designer in NYC talks about how side projects allowed her to go clientless and focus on her own products and apps. Examples of visuals from an eclectic Friday link pack include Converse sneakers decorated with lettuce and a dining table that fits in an envelope.

Will Hudson founded It's Nice That in 2007 and was joined by Alex Bec in 2008, with other team members coming on board later. The site publishes original work from both well-known and up-and-coming creators across a range of disciplines. The group also hosts real-life events like a one-day creative symposium, a field trip at the Rag Factory in East London, and talks on themes like digital experience and motivation.

Built in 2007 by a British-born writer and graphic designer living in Japan, the site reflects a passion for typography and type design. Explore where letters come from, why they look the way they do and what makes for good type. Guest blog posts touch on themes like font creation, typeface revivals and typography as art rather than science. ILT spreads its love of type through the magazine CODEX and a typeface-identifying app, The Font Game.

This Design Inspiration Lab, maintained by Projekt19, shares links to freebies like stock photos, brushes and other resources. Get advice on picking the best logo for a personal brand, or check out photo filter apps for iPhones and iPads. Tutorials include skin retouching and icon design, while video discussions range from James Bond to typography.

Created by Smashing Media in Germany, this website offers treasures for artists and techies, sharing resources like new free fonts. Founded in 2006, this site speaks mainly to Web designers and developers, with posts on creative and technical themes like emotional design and responsive design. Also helpful are the coding Q&A on CSS and the Best of Coding and Best of Design sections, with thoughts on usability, mobile design and more.

Classic design from the 1950s through 1970s rules on this site, along with contemporary work that connects to the design of that time period. You can sample interviews, articles, designer libraries, rare design annuals, type specimens, posters and recommendations for vintage kids' books. The team, based in Oakland, California, includes Dave C., Elizabeth Surya, Ethan Davis and Grace Danico. Check out sections on Thrift Hawks, product reviews and found design.

What started as a blog morphed into a community resource, full of real world advice from working designers about art, graphic design and the business smarts needed in this field. The site offers videos, tips, tutorials and freebies like plug-ins and presentation templates. Articles include Blank Canvas discussions like "Students - What's Missing From Your Classes?" and "How Do You Learn?"

Tell stories with graphics, text, and audio with this visually compelling application on desktops, iPads and iPhones. Network socially without sidebars, ads, or logos in this online environment that focuses on the content you create with photos, video, and slideshows.Tip: Use this tool to share daily life in your dynamic library with the school community using video, photos, and text.