Bing Maps Geocodes Searched Images

(Animated) Obesity in the U.S. Map : http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html

Swiss Design Network

(Example) MindManager Image Library Add-In (new images to add increased appeal to your maps)

E-Learning Pick of the Day

The Benefits of Distraction and Overstimulation

"...The eye moves first to the simpler, larger shapes.
The overall pattern is best when it's irregular and varied.
Avoid predictable shapes--blocks, circles, rectangles.
Avoid equality, kissing shapes and homeostatic effects.
Patterns should move beyond the periphery of the work.
The focal area can be more active, with smaller, sharper shapes.
Viewers' eyes ask to be entertained--pattern is the opening act.
Patterns thrive in lights, darks, and plenty of middle tones.
Add mystery--shapes can be muzzy and obscure.
Yin and yang your pattern--alternate dark and light activity.
Squint at your work, invert it, or look at it in a mirror.
Your work should "read" from across the room." Via http://clicks.robertgenn.com/patterns.php

Coupland Collages

Map Jewelry

Painting With Light : http://www.diyphotography.net/painting_with_light

"At this point, I think everyone understands that maps are a great way of presenting information (and there are probably opportunities there, and that`s long overdue)." - Danny Sullivan
"We should all seek simplicity and distrust it." - Don Norman (In Favour of Complexity keynote) Via
"Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present." - Roger Babson
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." - Voltaire
"As you start your work These words you'll recall, Make a pattern of shapes; Big, medium and small." - Jane R. Hofstetter