Tools Archives - Page 19 of 30

Color in Motion

April 29, 2007 by Liz

An Interactive Experience of Color Communication and Color Symbolism

Permalink: http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/

Target Audience: Anyone interested in color!

Content:

This site was created by Claudia Cortés as her thesis for the Master of Fine Arts degree in Computer Graphics Design from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

I’m not sure what’s more fun – the Stars, the Movies, or the Lab. I really like the Movies because it’s such a nice visual way to learn the symbolism of color. And the music is terrific. So many ways that color communicates.

Check it out yourself and let me know what part is your favorite.

See you next time!

–Sandy, Purple Wren

Picturedots

April 22, 2007 by Liz

Create Your Own Dot-to-Dot Pictures

Great Find: Picturedots

Permalink: http://picturedots.com

Target Audience: Kids of all ages !

Content:

Picturedots is a web-based tool for making dot-to-dot puzzles. The neat part about it is you can take a photo or image that has meaning for you and make it into a puzzle. They can be as simple or as complicated as you like. There’s a tutorial to get you started.

Sounds like a fun idea for a party! I can imagine the surprise on your friends’ faces when they see what the picture is.

Click on the images to see the finished puzzles.

Let me know how you use this tool.

See you next time!

–Sandy, Purple Wren

PDF to Excel A Great Idea Can Be So Simple

April 10, 2007 by Liz

Don’t Reinforce the Negative

Want to make a statement about what you think of negative talk in the blogosphere? Yoav has a simply great idea about what to do.

Thank you, Yoav!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: PictureTrail

April 8, 2007 by Liz

Create Photo Flicks with PictureTrail

Great Find: PictureTrail

Permalink: http://www.picturetrail.com/

Target Audience: Anyone with photos!

Content: This growing public photo community boasts a number of features that you are sure to enjoy, including image hosting, photo sharing, print ordering, and Flash slideshows called Photo Flicks, available in more than 30 formats. Most allow you to add descriptions and control the speed and color.

Here’s a couple Photo Flicks that I made. Click on the pictures to view.

Cool Slideshows

Try it today and let me know what you think. These were easy to create and post to this site. What a wonderful way to share your favorite pictures.

This community is a great place to connect with others, and the services I tried out were free. When you upgrade to a premium membership, you have access to time saving functionality – like a utility called ‘Batch Move’ that enables you to move more than one image at a time.

Have fun with this great find . . . and send me links to your creations.

See you next time!

–Sandy, Purple Wren

Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: block posters

March 3, 2007 by Liz

What Do You Want to Decorate?

Great Find: block posters

Permalink: http://www.blockposters.com

Target Audience: Photo Lovers

Content: This nifty tool is very easy to use.

Upload your favorite photo
Slice it any way you like
Download the images
Print

This is a fast, inexpensive way to decorate a room if you have a lot of wall space and you want to create a mood. What’s better than using your own photos? Check out some of the interesting samples.

Here’s three ideas I have for using posters:

Meetings
Parties
Reunions

Let me know how you decorate with block posters!

–Sandy, Purple Wren Communications

Sandy’s Great Graphic Find: IconArt

February 25, 2007 by Liz

Compact Program for Creating Icons and Cursors

Great Find: IconArt

Permalink: http://www.conware-pro.com/products/ia/

Target Audience: All Computer Users

Content: This Windows-based utility allows you to create your own icon or cursor from scratch or by uploading a graphic. You can create static or animated versions. It’s an easy-to-use, paint style tool that supports text, rotation, color palette options, and gradient fills.

Here’s three things I like about IconArt:

It’s free (only $9.95 for commercial use)
It’s easy to use
You can design from scratch or import art to convert

Let me know how you use it!

–Sandy, Purple Wren Communications