Glogster
Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or "glogs". The glog, short for graphical blog, is an interactive multimedia image. It looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content. Currently this social network has hundreds of thousands registered users. The majority of the Glogster community are teenagers.
Glogster provides an environment to design interactive posters. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio (MP3), videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation. Posters can be shared with other people. Glogs can also be exported and saved to computer-compatible formats.
So, you will be able to generate a poster with this tool in order to congratulate a friend, to express yourself, the music or sports your are fond of, social poster or even a school task (instead of using PowerPoint, for example) and you will be very original.
If you want, you can create your ONCE advertisment using this tool, but as we will have to get it printed, it will not be a great idea to insert audio or video elements in your final artwork. You will need to register.
PICTOGRAMS (pictogramas) - SIGNAGE (señalética) Graphic Sign: It's a simple image that represents an object, an idea, or transmits information. They are very schematic, use universal codes and simple geometric shapes.
Advertising is a message paid by an identified advertiser that uses the mass media to persuade potential consumers and users to demand a particular product or service. Graphic design in advertising uses images and texts to create the most effective results.
After the good results in our last contest, now we are going to participate in a new one:
Although I will give you all the instructions, you should visit the contest web: 27 concurso ONCE.
CATEGORÍAS C (1ºESO) Y D (4ºESO):
El trabajo consiste en la realización de un cartel publicitario para una agencia de viajes que oferte su mejor producto:
Un viaje para tod@s.
Es decir, aquel viaje que también tenga en cuenta las necesidades de las personas con discapacidad para acceder a él y disfrutarlo en igualdad de oportunidades.
I thinkthecompetition isagoodopportunity to raise awarenessof thelimitations ofsomepeopleandtry tomake thingseasier for them onthedayto day. Besides, all of you will work in groups (sketches and final work, of course).
This video illustrates the sounds that a blind person hears.
Link to last year ONCE contest. They had to design the cover of a book. You can see every work published in a huge mosaic and a video with a lot of images to inspire you:
"Un viaje para tod@s" task
So, your task will be an advertisment "paid by a travel agency" to persuade potential disabled persons to book a trip, travel, journey, tour, drive, cruise or whatever you can imagine. It will be interesting to read and watch the information I will give you about ADVERTISMENTS and PICTOGRAMS very soon.
Joaquín's Golf. Joaquin Rodrigo was a famous Spanish composer, who, despite becoming blind at the age of three, learned how to play the piano and violin with the help of Braille. But let's pretend that Joaquin liked to get out of the concert hall and play some golf - blindness didn't stop him from composing music, so why should it stop him from whacking a little white ball?.
VozMe. Write something into the box and click to generate an MP3 file. Listen. Do you know what this tool could be used for?
Loquendo. I'm sure some of you have heard about Loquendo. But you were in a mistake. Try it here. Computing for disabled people. Have a look to these tools I collected some years ago.