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Page 342. Communications with Effective Graphics
Google Earth. "Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in — Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips."
Natural Resource Defense Council The design and color of this site is calming; the animated graphics allow the viewer to easily scan the contents of the site.
The State of the World's Children 2006 (unicef) This site has a variety of graphics (including charts and tables) used in a variety of ways.
Earth Observatory (NASA) Well integrated with the text, the graphics for this site are impressive but not overdone.
Page 347. Ethical Issues in the Use of Graphics
The Ethics of Digital Photo Manipulation (About, Inc.) This site provides a discussion of ethics and photo manipulation and links to discussions of other issues related to the use of graphics.
Graphics and Ethics: What's the Connection? (BellaOnline) This site offers a brief discussion of ethics related to the use of graphics.
Ethics and Design (HotSource HTML Help) This site provides a list of links to pages which address issues of ethics and design.
Links to Additional Resources Related to this Chapter
Writer's Reference Guide: Creating Eleven Types of Reader-Centered Graphics
Energy Information Administration (via How Stuff Works). The following series of tables and graphs provide up-to-the minute information about fuel and energy consumption. (The 5 pages listed below are merely a sampling of the tables and graphs which are linked to this site.)
Page 358. Clipart Sites with Free Symbols
Classroom Clipart: Symbols Clip Art, Illustrations and Photographs. These black and white symbols may be downloaded free.
Symbol Signs (AIGA). This site includes a set of 50 passenger/pedestrian symbols free of charge. It also links to additional sites with free downloads.
International Symbols (CNET Networks). Including symbols for taxicabs, helicopters, information and more, International Symbols features generic symbols, pictures, and drawings that can be used for international signage. It includes symbols for taxicabs, helicopters, rest rooms, information, and more.
Skylab Drawings and Technical Diagrams (NASA).
NASA Education Site. The following drawings and many others may be found on the NASA site.
Screen Captures (San Diego State University Computing Center). This brief explanation provides instructions for taking pictures of both an active window and of the desktop.
How to Capture a Screen Shot of Your Desktop or the Active Window in Windows (Sue Chastain). Chastain offers an easy (1-minute) process for capturing a screen shot.
Screen Capture Tools & Tips (About.com). About.com offers this set of links to other sources for help with screen captures.
Taking Screen Shots (Informit.com). Owen Linzmayer provides quick and easy instructions for taking screen shots with Mac OS X's built-in screen capture capability.