Site Reviews - Week 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resources
Basically, this wikipedia page is a long list of links to resources and web sites for images. Some of the categories include historical, art, books, logos, postage stamps, culture, religion, computer-generated, and many more.

http://www.libraryspot.com/images.htm
Library Spot provides a list of links gathered specifically for searchers. Their mission states: "We created LibrarySpot.com to break through the information overload of the Web and bring the best library and reference sites together with insightful editorial in one user-friendly spot." These hand-selected sites are easier to wade through than the millions of hits a Google search unearthed.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/
A Web technology news site, there were a lot of interesting articles about current trends, developments and products. My favorite was the Top 10 YouTube videos of all time- the information in the article was interesting, with music artists taking 7 of the 10 slots. I really liked the format and design of the web page- lots to look at without being overwhelming.

http://www.footnote.com/
What an amazing site!! This site has digital images of documents from around the world. Mome than 4.4 million images have been uploaded since the site's inception. The site has a partnership with the US National Archive to digitize primary source documents integral to American history. I was completely unaware this site existed, and I was floored by how much is available.

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/index.html
Photoshop is the premier photo editing tool in graphic design right now. The possibilities are pretty much endless for an experienced user, especially with all the add ons available. Another advantage is the prevalence of tutorials, helps and idea sites online.

http://www.gimp.org/
Gimp is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It shares some of the same features as Photoshop, but is a free, open source program. 'Nuff said.