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Visual Communication
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Big Dog's Leadership Page: Presentation Skills 
 This site covers a range of presentation skills needed to be an effective communicator, such as controlling one's voice and body language (eye contact, facial expressions, gestures), active listening, and reducing tension. Features a PowerPoint presentation, a presentation outline, and a training outline. http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadpres.html Topics: Communications, Writing Last updated May 7, 2006 International Institute for Information Design (IIID)
This organization's website contains resources on information design, which is "the defining, planning, and shaping of the contents of a message and the environments it is presented in with the intention of achieving particular objectives in relation to the needs of users." Provides definitions, a brochure on the group and information design, a link ("News") to the IIID/AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Journal of Information Design, and event listings. http://www.iiid.net Topics: Art, Communications Last updated Jan 10, 2006 Newsmap
"Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the Google News news aggregator. ... [It] provides a tool to divide information into quickly recognizable bands which, when presented together, reveal underlying patterns in news reporting across cultures and within news segments in constant change around the globe." Presents news headlines for a selection of countries and topics. From the Hive Group. http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/ Topics: Communications, Newspapers, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated May 19, 2004 Online Visual Literacy Project
An exploration of common visual elements including the dot, the line, shape, direction, texture, color, hue, saturation, value, scale, dimension, and motion. Audio and video clips are used to illustrate further explanations of several of the elements. http://www.pomona.edu/Academics/courserelated/classprojects/Visual-lit/intro/intro.html Topics: Communications, Education, English Language, Librarianship Last updated Apr 6, 2002 Reading Online
This "is a peer-reviewed journal of the International Reading Association (IRA). ... The journal focuses on literacy practice and research in classrooms serving students aged 5 to 18" with a special focus on supporting "professionals as they integrate technology in the classroom." The site features a searchable and browsable archive of articles on topics such as media literacy, visual literacy, and critical literacy. http://www.readingonline.org/ Topics: Communications, Education, English Language, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 26, 2004 Visual Complexity
This site collects hundreds of visualizations of complex networks. "The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web." Images are browsable by topic such as art, public transportation, and knowledge networks. Each image is accompanied by a short description. From the personal site of an information designer and researcher. http://www.visualcomplexity.com Topics: Communications Last updated Jun 6, 2006 |
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