Science Communication Resources

This bulletin board / discussion forum is for sharing a wide variety of information on science communication including technical help.

Includes a searchable catalogue of Internet sites covering public engagement in science, science communication and the interpretation of science in society. There is also a comprehensive list of links to science communication organizations and resources.

International festival showcasing global success stories in river restoration - a key component of which is effective science communication.

Campaign responsible for educating the public, resource manager's and politicians about the health of waterways in South East Queensland, Australia. This effective use of science communication resulted in significant management decisions which have led to many significant improvements in ecosystem health.

This bulletin board / discussion forum is for sharing a wide variety of information on science communication including technical help.

This manual (available in 2006/7) will provide a synthesis of techniques for science communication, ranging from broad principles to technical information.

An excellent MUST READ list of links for scientific presentations, covering digital images, scanning, graphs, slides, overheads, oral presentations, posters, writing tools, websites and anything else a scientist may need!

A design company's website with over 150 articles to help you understand the often confusing terms and ideas connected with print and electronic media.

This detailed Macromedia Flash tutorial takes the user through the complete construction of a conceptual diagram using the IAN Symbol Libraries and Adobe Illustrator. The interactive nature of this tutorial means that users actually click through all the processes required as if they were using Illustrator.

A comercial web design company with a few MUST READ articles, including "Web Design Laws You Should Never Break" and "The Nitty-Gritty on High Search Engine Rankings"

Graphic Web Design Using Fonts, Photography, Animation and HTML. This site contains a large number of excellent articles on the do's and dont's of web design.

A very comprehensive look at web design principles from planning through to implementation - many good examples expounding the virtues of consistency with web design.

An good page full of simple tips on web design, including cut 'n' paste code for several basic techniques like popup windows and jump menus.

A huge number of excellent free tutorials and quizzes for learning web design, from the basics of HTML, XHTML and CSS through to XML, Javascript, DHTML, PHP, SQL

The most comprehensive resource for website promotion information and analysis tools - mostly free!

A site full of examples of what not to do - Learn Good Design by looking at Bad Design!

A discussion forum dedicated how search engines work and how to improve your rankings.

An excellent article describing lossy and lossless graphic compression techniques focussing on implementation for the web, but still applicable for many other science communication outputs.

Transcript of an interview with Rick Altman (editor for Corel Magazine) about the most important element of graphic design for the amatuer.

Yep, Google. If you can't work out how to do something with a software package, chances are that you're not alone. Google indexes all the web's discussion forums and can often quickly point you in the direction of an article or discussion thread on how to solve your problem!

If you can't find the answers elsewhere, or can't be bothered looking, drop IAN a line in our 'Software Technical Help' discussion forum and we'll endeavour to help.

These community forums provide information on the use of all Adobe products, providing a place to ask, and find answers to technical questions.

An excellent list of tips and tutorials for Dreamweaver.

A seamingly endless list of extensions (plugins) for Dreamweaver that extend its functionality. A great way to find simple ways to achieve your design objectives.

Site dedicated to Dreamweaver MX. Includes tutorials and extensions and articles appropriate to designing we pages with Dreamweaver.

A good page of Dreamweaver news, reviews, how-to articles, plugins and books.

Information Design And PowerPoint Presentation Skills, Tools and Resources.

For those new to Illustrator this site contains an ABSOLUTE MUST READ introduction to "The Anatomy of a Vector Illustration"

A good introduction to Illustrator's tools and some basic techniques.

A series of articles describing various techniques in Illustrator.

A collection of very detailed tutorials from the "Techniques from the Illustrator 10 Shop Manual" in PDF format. Includes Document Management Techniques, Coloring Techniques, Path and Object Techniques & Type Techniques.

An excellent resource with many tutorials and links to other resources.

A good page of Illustrator news, reviews, how-to articles, plugins and books.

A series of articles describing various techniques in Photoshop.

A good page of Photoshop news, reviews, how-to articles, plugins and books.

An excellent course to give you the basics and beyond in Photoshop.

A good introduction to Photoshop's tools and some basic techniques.

Some excellent tutorials detailing common and some not so common techniques for improving your images.

A series of articles describing various techniques in Acrobat Professional.

A good page of Acrobat news, reviews, how-to articles, plugins and books.

For those without Acrobat Professional, there are several FREE alternatives for making PDF's

Web-based conversion with no software to download (www.gohtm.com)
Primo PDF, Free software download (www.primopdf.com)
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A series of articles describing various techniques in In Design.

A good page of InDesign news, reviews, how-to articles, plugins and books.