resources

All of my favorite resources…

Print On Demand

Blurb Book Printing Service, can use their software or your own PDF
Ponoko 2D Pieces for Product Design (Great for Games!)
Spoonflower Fabric Printing Service (I haven’t tried this service yet, but I am very excited to try it!)
Moo Printing Services (cards, business cards, postcards)

site5 web hosting & domain names
FreeHostia Free Web Host with no ads
w3schools Web Programming Tutorials
Webconf.com Search Engine Optimization Tools
Code Validator
Add Your URL to Google
Your Current Screen Resolution
Megapixel Calculator
Lorem Lipsum placeholder text generator
Browser Shots will upload screen shots of your website on different browsers. Great to test for design, but not for function
Is ___ Down or is it Just Me? check to see if their server is down, or if your computer isn’t playing nice

Remember to read carefully about any restrictions on use. Although these sites do host images in the public domain, they all may not be.

Don’t forget to also check out our server for our sound libraries!

Cornell Law School – The actual Laws
The Center for Internet & Society Cyberlaw at Stanford
Lawrence Lessig Co-Founder of Creative Commons, Lawyer, Professor and Author (blog, downloadable books, etc.)
Freedom of Expression Downloadable version of this acclaimed book. Largely addresses copyright and the music industry.
Creative Commons Allows you to create a license (for any media) where you can pick and choose what rights to reserve and what rights to release
Negativland Intellectual property rights resources and articles (look on the left column of the page) from a band that has had its share of lawsuits
Lessig Lecture on Free Culture (video)
Public Knowledge advocacy group
Orphan Works article and information about work whose author is unknown
Electronic Frontier Foundation advocacy group

AdobeTV Tutorials offered by Adobe on all of their software
Layers Magazine An Adobe Print Magazine that does offer many tutorials online Tutorial Blog This is a blog dedicated with software and “life” tutorials
iLife Tutorials sponsored by Apple
Lynda.com Excellent video tutorials on a range of digital software. Some are free, but others require a subscription
Instructables User submitted instructions for many things that you can’t find anywhere else
How Stuff Works When it says stuff, it means everything!
Make A magazine that has a great user forum, blogs and videos
Craft Make’s crafty cousin
Readymade Like Make & Craft, excellent place to find out how to make things that go beyond software