Image

Cosma / Communication / Media / Image
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image : (1) optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device (2) a visual representation of something such as a likeness of an object produced on photographic material or a picture produced on electronic display (as a television or computer screen) — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Image (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)

graphic : of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Graphics (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)

Encyclopedia

Image is an artifact that depicts visual perception, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it.

The word ‘image’ is also used in the broader sense of any two-dimensional figure such as a map, a graph, a pie chart, or a painting. In this wider sense, images can also be rendered manually, such as by drawing, the art of painting, carving, rendered automatically by printing or computer graphics technology, or developed by a combination of methods, especially in a pseudo-photograph. — Wikipedia

Image (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Graphics are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of data, as in design and manufacture, in typesetting and the graphic arts, and in educational and recreational software. Images that are generated by a computer are called computer graphics. — Wikipedia

Computer graphics deals with generating images with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great deal of specialized hardware and software has been developed, with the displays of most devices being driven by computer graphics hardware. It is a vast and recently developed area of computer science. The phrase was coined in 1960 by computer graphics researchers Verne Hudson and William Fetter of Boeing. It is often abbreviated as CG, or typically in the context of film as computer generated imagery (CGI). — Wikipedia

Computer Graphics (Encyclopædia Britannica)

CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference (Terrence Masson)

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Inspiration

Computer Science Field Guide (YouTube Playlist)
Computer Science Education Research Group (University of Canterbury)

Computer Science Field Guide: Computer Graphics (Computer Science Education Research Group, University of Canterbury, Official Website)

Talks about Graphics (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Graphics (Big Think)

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Innovation

Technology

TJ FREE (YouTube Channel)
TJ FREE (Official Website)

Gimp Tutorials (TJ FREE, YouTube Playlist)

GIMP (Official Website)
GIMP Tutorials (Official Website)
GIMP (Wikipedia)

TJ FREE (YouTube Channel)
TJ FREE (Official Website)

Inkscape Tutorials (TJ FREE, YouTube Playlist)

Inkscape (Official Website)
Inkscape (YouTube Channel)
Inkscape (Wikipedia)

Free Graphic Design Software (TJFREE, Official Website)

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Preservation

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Participation

Education

Online Free Education (YouTube Channel)

Screens and 2D Graphics (Crash Course Computer Science, YouTube Video)

Computer Science Education Research Group (University of Canterbury)

Computer Science Field Guide: Computer Graphics (Computer Science Education Research Group, University of Canterbury, Official Website)

Computer Graphics Educational Materials Source (ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee & Eurographics Education Board)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Course

Graphics and Visualization Courses (MIT OpenCourseWare)

Computer Graphics Courses (edX)

Community

Occupation

Graphic Designers (CareerOneStop, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Graphics Designers (Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Organization

ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (ACM SIGGRAPH)

Event

ACM SIGGRAPH Conferences

News

ACM Transactions on Graphics

Computer Graphics (JSTOR)
Computer Graphics (Science Daily)

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Media

Function	Communications	Computation	Storage	Creation	Simulation
Analog	Mail	Device	Paper	Type, Print	Automaton
Electronic	Network	Calculator	Tape	Record	Elektro
Digital	Internet	Computer
Hardware	Modem	Microprocessor	Memory	Peripheral	Robot, XR
Software	Service (Web)	Program (OS, SS)	Database	Application	AI, VW

Format Multimedia (Video, Animation) Image (Object) Scent, Flavor, Audio (Text) Haptic, “Other“