Novice: Educational Image

Design an educational image. There are many different types of images that you can create (e.g., meme, infographic, poster, comic strip). Here are some examples to get you started:

• Creative Commons Licenses (Poster)
• Digital Citizenship Posters
• Cyberbullying (Infographic)
• “Before not B4” (Meme)
• OMG! (Meme)
• PhD Comics: It’s in the Syllabus (Comic Strip)

Please be prepared to share your product(s) in our course Google+ Community.

Tools

While there are many different tools for creating images, we recommend trying one of the tools below. If you select one of these tools, the course facilitators can provide support if you run into any difficulties during the design process.

Image Design Tools

• Tuxpi (does not currently work on Chrome)
• Canva
• Photoshop
• Inkscape
• Pixlr (free version of Photoshop)
• Sumopaint (free version of Photoshop)
• Comic Strip Creators

Interactive Image Tool

• ThingLink

Infographic Design Tools

• Piktochart
• Easel.ly

Meme Generators

• ImgFlip
• Memegenerator.net

Resources

Here are some resources and tutorials to help you get started with designing your educational image:

• Tuxpi
• Adobe Photoshop CC Basic Rundown Of Design Tools And Overview
• Photoshop Tutorial – 1 – Introduction and Basic Tools
• Inkscape
• Pixlr Basics
• Sumo Paint – Beginners Walk through – Layers, Brushes & Gradients
• Comic Strip Creators – Pixton
• Comic Strip Creators – Readwritethink
• ThingLink
• How to Create Infographics with Piktochart
• Easel.ly
• Memegenerator.net & ImgFlip
• Canva Design School

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