Posts Tagged ‘Display’
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is still the sine qua non of vector image tools. It is hideously expensive and there are FOSS and task-specific alternatives, but if you can get access to it, learning to use Illustrator will pay you back. (Quick recap: Vector images use vectors, that is [Read More]
Simile
MIT’s Simile is focused on creating FOSS tools that “access, manage, visualize and reuse digital assets”. Tools of interest include: Appalachian Babel Citeline HTTPTracer Java Firefox Extension jsTeX Longwell Piggy Bank RDFizers Referee Solvent Semantic [Read More]
Custom Google Maps and mashups
Google Maps is a mainstay of online geography, having by and large replaced MapQuest and so far resisted encroachment by Bing Maps (though the latter two are still serious players in this domain). Its relatively easy interface, multiple views and multiplatform presence make [Read More]