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Dr. Alice A. Christie's EDT 546: Design Resources


Graphic Animation
| Clip Art and Backgrounds | Web Design | Web Colors
HTML Guides/Validators | Glossaries | Downloads | Other

GRAPHIC AMINMATION RESOURCES

Animation Factory

Animation Factory has 400,000 original animations free for use in personal Web sites and e-mail. There are 19 themes to choose from.

But remember, be sure your graphics complement your content.

Spiral

Animation World Network

As the publisher of two magazines, three newsletters and an Animation School Directory, Animation World Network presents an impressive compilation of industry information. Scan the main page for headline news, articles from AWN magazines and upcoming events. Aspiring artists can drop by the Student Corner for career advice and drawing tips. Gallery Exhibitions showcases original work by top animators. The canvas of the AWN site knows no end.

TuDogs

This page rates and reviews free animation and clip art sites across the Net, serving as the ultimate expert guide to the industry's best free online offerings. Indexes of animation, clip art and graphics software sites are grouped separately, and subcategories are arranged alphabetically, making searches through TuDog's considerable database easy and efficient. Not all images are public domain, so be sure to check the policy of each site before downloading any artwork. Free membership REQUIRED.

Animation Library

The animals are restless, the skeletons are dancing and the circus is in town--just look through the categories offered at this site. With more than 13,000 free images in its collection, this library is fully stocked and easy to use. Clear instructions tell you how to download, plus you can edit the images before downloading them or send them as an e-postcard. Your only concern is which images to choose for your personal Web site. 

PageWorks

With hundreds of original animations available for personal homepage use, this professionally designed (and musical) site from artist Kitty Roach is guaranteed to please. The collection in the Kid's Page epitomizes Roach's gentle, distinct style, and children are sure to love the colorful images. Roach's collection is for personal Web page use only, and she requests that you give her credit on your site and send a $1 donation. Check out the Do's & Don't section for a general overview on the complex rules of copyrighted images. 

Animations and Graphics

 

ThinkQuest Animation 101

The starting point for learning about the animation industry and the many forms of animation, mainly Claymation, Computer Animation, and Hand Drawn Animation. We will teach people some tips and tricks of how to create their own animations and we will also teach by showing how the pros do it. Each section has information on current events in the industry and tutorials on the subject. We will also provide amateur animators a place to display their work and help out other animators create works. We also wanted to create an Animation teaching site because it is one of the more lacking topics on the web.

Done by students from Hillsboro High School. 

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CLIP ART, FONTS, BACKGROUNDS, AND BANNERS

Microsoft Clip Art and Media

Probably the most extensive clip art collection on the Web.

Clip Art Warehouse

This site offers thousands of clip art images - most are totally FREE !! The only thing they ask in return for the use of any of these images is a link back to this site so that more people can make use of the service.

FreeBackgrounds.com

This site offers the following categories of backgrounds: Artistic, Authors, Borders, Business, Classic, General, Holidays, Natural, Patterns, Personal, Textures, and Wallpapers.

GraphxKingdom.com

Graphxkingdom is home to thousands of free clip art, icons, backgrounds, bars, interfaces, and other cool, free graphics.

Image Paradise

Original images and backgrounds on the following themes: Christmas, Easter, Father's Day, Food, Halloween, Kids Web, Backgrounds, and Sidebar Backgrounds.

The Font Pool

This site has over 27,000 fonts for Windows and Macintosh.

Icon Bazaar

Icons 'n Stuff

Shawn's WebArt

Kids Domain Icon Mania

Kids Domain Icon Mania Links

Billy Bear's Bullets, Icons and ClipArt

Icon Bank: A Searchable Image Library

Banner Generator

 

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WEB DESIGN RESOURCES

WebPage Design for Designers

WPDFD is a site about designing for the World Wide Web, with a particular emphasis on graphic design and content rather than on technology. The site contains seven main sections: Web Design Tools | Articles | Editorials | Reference | Web Design Directory | Forums | Links.

14 Tips to Improve Your WebPage: Little Things That Make a Big Difference

Sometimes it's the small details that make the difference between a great web page and a merely good one. Web users are becoming more sophisticated as time goes on and can now detect a polished page from a novice one. To put your content in its best light, here are several fine points to consider.

CyberBee: Designing School Web Sites

Some good ideas and examples for building a school web site.

Alice Christie's Web Development Toolkit

ASU West Photos and Graphics

Graphic Standards for Arizona State University

Lynda.com Design

Deke McClelland Design

How to Find the Perfect Color Download

KillerSites.com Web Design Resources

 

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COLOR RESOURCES

Color Scheme Generator - Very Cool!

Web Safe Color Chart

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HTML GUIDES AND VALIDATORS

Dr. Alice Christie's WebPage Workshop: Using HTML to Code Your WebPages

Willcam's Comprehensive HTML Cross Reference

World Wide Web Consortium HTML Validator

ASU West HTML Development Utilities

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GLOSSARIES

WebMonkey Glossary

FrontPage Glossary

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DOWNLOADS

TuCows

Download numerous Windows and Macintosh freeware and shareware programs.

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OTHER RESOURCES

Geek.com

A comprehensive online technology resource. Updated daily.

SlashDot: News for Nerds

Another comprehensive online technology resource. Updated daily.

The Mac Observer

All the latest on the Macintosh.

The MacInTouch Home Page

The original Mac news and information site since 1994.

WinXP Central

All the latest on Windows

World Wide Web Consortium

The World Wide Web Consortium was created in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. W3C has more than 400 Member organizations from around the world and has earned international recognition for its contributions to the growth of the Web.

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