
Hi All, 
Just to add to Michelle's gift of useful websites.
This site provides slideshows that I have been using to help explain CSS3 plus there are a lot more available:
http://www.slideshare.net/darren131/a-practical-guide-to-building-websites-with-html5-css3-4921461
I hope it is useful to somebody.
Yours Sincerely
Peter Fowler
Swinburne Senior Secondary College


> Michelle Dennis <mdennis@mentonegirls.vic.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> I was going to send the first website to the list (having just
> discovered it and being overwhelmed by its usefulness), and then I
> thought while I'm at it, why don't I share a few more favourite links?
> 
> 
> 
> Camera Simulator
> 
> 
> 
> If you're teaching camera theory and don't have a class set of DSLRs
> (who does?) this might be a useful reference:
> http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator.html
> 
> 
> 
> It allows students to experiment and see the effects of changing the
> ISO, shutter speed and aperture in different lighting conditions.
> 
> 
> 
> Design Bloom
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> 
> 
> This website contains everything from packaging to architectural design,
> so it might not always be in the scope of this subject... but it's
> always interesting.
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.designboom.com/eng/
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> 
> 
> Logo Trends 2011
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> 
> 
> An interesting - and sometimes critical - report on the popular
> approaches to logo design in 2011.   It always amuses me that something
> which is meant to be unique and stand out actually follows trends - the
> 2011 'O' trend  is particularly interesting.
> 
> 
> 
> http://logolounge.com/article.asp?aid=lnPf
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> 
> 
> Grain Edit
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> 
> 
> This website is really focused on the illustrative and typographic
> realms and always contains something of interest.
> 
> 
> 
> http://grainedit.com/
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> 
> 
> Smashing Magazine
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> 
> 
> More of a 'web design' than a 'graphic design' blog, it contains some
> interesting tidbits about the world of developing.   Very useful in
> updating your industry knowledge.  (For example, today's article about
> how designers and developers can work together:
> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/05/13/two-cats-in-a-sack-designer-d
> eveloper-discord/)  They're also worth following on twitter.
> 
> 
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> http://www.smashingmagazine.com/
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> 
> 
> Ducroz
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> Animation - Stop Motion
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> 
> I heard him speak at agIdeas and was really amazed by the beauty of his
> abstract frame-by-frame animations.  http://www.ducroz.com/
> 
> 
> 
> Speaking of which, if agIdeas gets enough orders, they will produce a
> highlight reel of the best speakers from 2011.  You can preorder here:
> http://feedback.agideas.net/  It would be $20 and a great resource - the
> speakers this year were fantastic.
> 
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Yours Sincerely
Peter Fowler
VET Coordinator
Swinburne Senior Secondary College
