31 Jul Does ethical content curation exist? A data-driven answer

We’ve been asked “how ethical is content curation?” so many times we decided to dig deep to give you a data answer: ethical content curation exists.

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We’ve been asked “how ethical is content curation?” so many times we decided to dig deep to give you a data answer: ethical content curation exists.

Learn more:

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Curation

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31 Jul How to Optimize Your Blog for Content Distribution

Good content is great to have, but it doesn’t mean much if no one sees it. You’re putting in all the work; you want all the shares, media pickup, and unique visitors you can get.

If you’re running a blog, are you sure it’s optimized for distribution? Even in this modern Web-publishing era, too many blogs are woefully behind the times: broken social counters, no CTAS, the list goes on. To make sure you’re publishing the right way, check out these tips to optimize your blog for content distribution…

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24 Jul A Designer’s Life in 10 Hilarious Cartoons

There are both many privileges and many challenges that go hand-in-hand with living the life of a designer. From dealing with difficult clients to figuring out how to manage your time, the designer life has a slew of common problems — many of which are illustrated in the hilarious cartoons below.

Read on to learn more (and laugh!) about some familiar designer problems that you most likely share with creative types across the world….

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24 Jul Robotic Glove Designed To Teach Anyone How To Draw

Attached to your hand, the ‘Teacher’ coaches you to draw by forcing your hand to perform certain motions using haptic feedback.

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24 Jul A Dutch city has come up with a genius plan that could eventually eliminate asphalt roads

It’s the road of the future.

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24 Jul 3D Grass Printer Lets You Produce Creative Gardens in Any Shape You Want

In 2013, students at the University of Maribor in Slovenia designed a “green” 3D printer, known as PrintGREEN, whose output has the ability to grow grass. Conceived by Maja Petek, Tina Zidanšek, Urška Skaza, Danica Rženičnik and Simon Tržan, they developed the device with the help of their mentor Dušan Zidar. The innovative invention prints an earthy mixture in a variety of shapes and sizes, allowing you to express your gardening creativity with unconventional designs.
PrintGREEN, which is a spe

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22 Jul Repurposed Wood Doors and Furniture Transformed into Geometric Faces on the Streets of Belgium

Over the last year, Belgian painter and sculpturor Stefaan De Croock aka Strook (previously) began working with repurposed wood panels, doors, and furniture to construct giant faces on the side of buildings. The recycled wood surfaces are cut into precise geometric shapes and pieced together like

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22 Jul What is a ‘computer’ anymore?

People used to be computers. That is, for hundreds of years, computing was the work of humans, and very often women. Then, in the mid-20th century, machines began to take on the bulk of computing work, and the definition of “computer” changed.

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22 Jul WebAIM: Web Accessibility for Designers

“The focus of web accessibility is often on web development – the things that happen in HTML, CSS, or JavaScript after a site has been designed visually. Optimal accessibility should start much earlier, as part of the visual design process. We have created an infographic that highlights a few important principles of accessible design.”

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22 Jul Recommended summer course: Design Kit: The Course for Human-Centered Design

Human-Centered Design is a seven-week course that will introduce you to the concepts of human-centered design and help you use the design process to create innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions for social change.

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