Shapefactory - Simple design tools for everyone (Colours, pigments, illustrations, logos, etc)
Coolors - Colour palette generator
Canon Camera Simulator - experiment with settings and see the results in a photo
MandalaGaba.com - create mandalas/spirographs (experimental and colourful)
Zoom-in Art Camera - Google Arts & Culture
Scratch - Coding & Animation Software
Behance - Think Google Images for Artists & Creators
Paper Snowflake Maker - Fun Winter Digital Art Activity
Fandom Transparents - Transparent images from popular culture - easy to use in design projects, for example, collages.
Pexels - Royalty-free stock photos/videos
Homestyler - Design a dream home in 3D
Open Peeps - Hand-drawn illustration library
codecdemy - Learn to Code Online
Pixlr - Free web program - considered a simplified Photoshop
Canva.com - Graphic design and easy-to-use templates
Ontario Arts Education Association (OAEA)
Critical Analysis Process Poster (Secondary)
Artcylcopedia - Fine Art Search Engine
Art21 - Not-for-profit focusing on contemporary art - connect with artists, films, articles, and professional development opportunities for educators
Media Arts Toolkit - PBS Learning Media
Writer.com - AI Content Detector
Artwork Database, by Medium - Google Arts and Culture
Teacher Toolkit Jeopardy Game: Assessment & Evaluation, Learning Strategies, and Jeopardy Slides Template (Created in BEd, 2020)
Soundscapes
Harmonic Bridge Soundscape by Bill Fontana:
Virtual Galleries
Gallery 44 - Centre for Contemporary Photography (Digital Museum)
the air we breathe - Christina Battle, Gallery Installation Walkthrough
Artists & Works of Interest
Saving Internet Art - Google Arts and Culture
Skawennati: Indigenous artist known for "Indigenous futurism," blending traditional narratives with futuristic settings to reimagine Indigenous histories and futures.
Skawennati's website is an innovative exploration of digital art with many of her works linked within a collaged home page.
Cory Arcangel: A digital artist who reinterprets and remixes technology and pop culture, often using video games, internet memes, and computer programming.
Super Mario Clouds (2002).
Pipilotti Rist: Swiss artist known for her visually captivating video installations that often involve vivid colors and dreamlike imagery.
Jen Stark: American artist that uses bold and contrasting colours to create strong patterns and drip art.
Work featured by MTV & Video Music Awards with host Miley Cyrus
Barbara Kruger: Combines text, visuals, and design to create social and political works. (Tribute site linked)
Tutorials
Photography & Canon Camera Settings - Matt Johnson, Youtube
TED Talk by Sir Ken Robertson - Youtube
@roddy99 - Youtube
Ben Barrett-Forrest
"How to Turn a Room into a Camera Obscura"
George Eastman Museum
Minori Nagashima, Hideyuki Nakazato, Sho Kaamuro, Kouta Minamizawa & Susumu Tachi.
Sound Installation by Robin Minard
"NFTs Are Fuelling a Boom in Digital Art. Here’s How They Work"
Wall Street Journal
"Raw Materiels: Cory Arcangel"
@Nowness - Youtube
"Barbara Kruger: in her own words"
National Gallery of Art
"What is The Treachery of Images?"
@nerdwriter - Youtube
"Stamford American International School's approach to the Design Cycle"
as cited in: "Changemakers and Problem-Solvers" by Aisha Kristiansen. The International Educator.
(Article on Innovation & Pedagogy)
“Schools are facing increasing demands to prepare students for rapid economic, environmental and social changes,
for jobs that have not yet been created, for technologies that have not yet been invented,
and to solve social problems that have not yet been anticipated…”
The Future of Education and Skills: Education 2030,
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)