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If you're new here, these are probably ten things you may not know about images on Wikipedia . We hope this gives you a better idea of the whats and whys of illustrating the world's most popular encyclopedia. If you're more experienced with images on Wikipedia, you probably know most of these—but maybe you've never seen them written down, or you don't know where to point other people who want a quick and easy explanation of a sometimes-complicated subject. There is more to our images than you can see at first look... If you click on any image on Wikipedia, you will go to a page about the image itself. This "image page" will have information on the image's source, authorship, and copyright licensing, along with a more detailed description of the image. Unless the image is very small, you'll see a larger version of the image here. Clicking on this image will take you to the full-size original version. If you want to save images from Wikipedia, b...

Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia is a list of insights about Wikipedia specifically targeted at people who have limited prior experience with the project, such as journalists, new editors, and new readers. These explanations should not surprise experienced editors but will hopefully help the rest of the world to shape an informed opinion of our work. We're not for sale. If you're waiting for Wikipedia to be bought by your friendly neighborhood Internet giant, don't hold your breath. Wikipedia is a non-commercial website run by the Wikimedia Foundation , a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida . We are supported by donations and grants, and our mission is eventually to bring free knowledge to everyone on the planet. More information: http://wikimediafoundation.org/ Our work can be used by everyone, with a few conditions. Wikipedia has taken a cue from the free software community (which includes projects like GNU / Linux a...

O Channel 4 irá brevemente transmitir o Concurso que visa destacar e premiar obras de referência em termos de Arquitectura Moderna. Pela primeira vez, uma obra portuguesa aparece em destaque nesta votação com a presença da Casa da Música. Prestigiar Portugal, neste caso promovendo o Porto, é votar na Casa da Música em: http://www.channel4.com/4homes/microsites/S/stirling_prize/2007/vote.html

Esta poderá ser uma nova secção do blog. Vamos a ver se lhe dou continuidade ou não. Não tenho tido grande disponibilidade nem energia para escrever artigos aqui. Só tenho publicado no deviantART - já agora, podem ir lá ver. Hoje deixo-vos um site muito interessante, um blog, o Strange Maps . Lá podem encontrar mapas e representações muito interessantes de vários dados. Já agora, podem visitar o blog Terminal - Metro . Lá vão encontrar um projecto muito importante, para o qual conto com as vossas ideias e comentários! :)

When will promises of a greener Apple bear fruit? Scientific tests, arranged by Greenpeace, reveal that Apple's iPhone contains hazardous chemicals. The tests uncovered two types of hazardous substances, some of which have already been eliminated by other mobile phone makers. In May, due to our successful Green my Apple campaign Steve Jobs, the boss of Apple, claimed: "Apple is ahead of, or will soon be ahead of, most of its competitors" on environmental issues. We watched closely when the iPhone was launched in June for any mention of the green features of the phone from Apple. There was none. So we bought a new iPhone in June and sent it our Research Laboratories in the UK. Analysis revealed that the iPhone contains toxic brominated compounds (indicating the prescence of brominated flame retardants (BFRs)) and hazardous PVC. The findings are detailed in the report, " Missed call: the iPhone's hazardous chemicals ...

Um vídeo interessantíssimo, uma TED talk pelo John Maeda . Sobre John Maeda: John Maeda is a world-renowned graphic designer, visual artist, and computer scientist at the MIT Media Lab , and is a founding voice for “simplicity” in the digital age. - John Maeda is a graphic designer and computer scientist dedicated to linking design and technology. Through the software tools, web pages and books he creates, as well as his devoted students at MIT's Media Lab, he spreads his philosophy of elegant simplicity.

Nightmare Before Christmas original poem It was late one fall in Halloweenland, and the air had quite a chill. Against the moon a skeleton sat, alone upon a hill. He was tall and thin with a bat bow tie; Jack Skellington was his name. He was tired and bored in Halloweenland "I'm sick of the scaring, the terror, the fright. I'm tired of being something that goes bump in the night. I'm bored with leering my horrible glances, And my feet hurt from dancing those skeleton dances. I don't like graveyards, and I need something new. There must be more to life than just yelling, 'Boo!'" Then out from a grave, with a curl and a twist, Came a whimpering, whining, spectral...

Durex this week unveils a refreshed identity and packaging, as part of a bid to reposition the brand globally as a sexual 'wellbeing' product range. Repositioning work, previously undertaken by Jones Knowles Ritchie, was picked up by Elmwood when Durex head of global marketing Mark Critchley approached the consultancy in January 2006. Simon Preece, account director at Elmwood, explains that the need to sustain growth was one of the motivations behind the latest project. 'When you're the number one condom brand in most regions [of the world], it's hard to have sustainable growth. It's a case of "Where do you go from here?", says Preece. 'And, as most of the consumer base gets older and goesthrough different life stages, there's a continual [process of] youth recruitment, which is not really sustainable.' Armed with in-depth research from a global survey of 26 000 people on sexual health, Durex is planning a shift away from its p...

Por fim, o "+1". Deixo interpretações ao vosso critério. Qualquer dúvida, é só perguntarem-me. :P :)

Agora, a continuação do post anterior. Aqui, o "+3" do projecto "3+3+1", as minhas expectativas. _ Passam pelo evoluir, representado na primeira imagem, tanto profissionalmente, como pessoalmente (especialmente a nível humano e cultural). _ Passam por tantas coisas diferentes, que era impossível representá-las todas aqui e tão rapidamente, daí a segunda imagem. Há algumas das expectativas verbalizadas, mas as restantes fundem-se no restante espaço visual. Os traços tanto representam essas motivações e expectativas, como representam vários caminhos existentes. _ Por fim, a Caixa de Pandora. Não só por ser uma das minhas lendas preferidas - se não a minha preferida -, mas também por representar o inesperado, a surpresa, o novo, a busca, a curiosidade. Ainda há mais... :)

Estas três imagens fazem parte do primeiro projecto para o mestrado em Design da Imagem, na FBAUP ( MDI ), no qual entrei este ano. > Projecto 3+3+1 Propunha-se que apresentássemos: _ 3 >> "3 imagens (novas ou recuperadas, da autoria do aluno ou não) que representem ou exprimam os seus contextos criativos anteriores, que sirvam como veículo de apresentação dos alunos, seus interesses, seu percurso anterior, etc." _ + 3 >> "3 imagens que representem ou exprimam as suas expectativas e projectos para este Mestrado." _ + 1 >> "1 apresentação verbal de três minutos, acompanhada de projecção das imagens acima referidas, para visionamento pelos estudantes e docentes do curso, seguido de discussão." Estas 3 imagem são representativas do percurso na licenciatura: A primeira é um layout de um portefólio meu, algo que só consegui formar propriamente durante - e nas etapas finais - do curso. A segunda é uma foto que tirei na Colecção Berardo, em ...