All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'drawing'

Still images advice tagged 'drawing'

Introduction to the Vector Image Format

Digital image formats fall into two main categories: raster and vector. The raster format lends itself to continuous tone images such as photographs. This document introduces the vector image format which is more suited to the defined lines, curves and shapes of charts, logos, web graphics, technical drawings, cartoons and fonts.
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Vector Graphics Illustrated Glossary

An alphabetical list of commonly-used terms in vector graphics. Each term is defined and accompanied by one or more illustrations.
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Vector Drawing Software

If you need to create your own diagrams, illustrations, logos or other graphics, there are a number of programs to choose from. This document looks at the main applications as well as some more specialist programs. It also highlights the main points to consider when choosing software.
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Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Digital Imaging

This is a list of books, papers, magazines, journals, online publications and mailing lists that JISC Digital Media thinks are useful to keep up to date with developments in digital imaging.
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Open Source and Free Software Directory

The following tables comprise a selective guide to various free and open source software tools for a variety of digital media applications.
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Vector Graphics Resources

The links listed here have been gathered to provide a useful collection of vector graphics resources.
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A directory of open source and free software

We've just published our latest advice document -- except it's not an advice document, but rather a guide to open source and free software.
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Find me an image that looks like this one

UPDATE: The day after we posted this, GazoPa announced that it is now in open beta - available to the public without login. GazoPa is a new 'similar image search' service that finds images based on the visual content of any image you supply.
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