resources
Design manifestos added to my growing list:
- Karimanifesto, 2006
- Open Source Architecture, 2011
- Online Public Services, 2012
- Web Design Manifesto 2012,
- and a draft manifesto for an Open Internet of Things, 2012
RT @Liberationtech: An Outsider's Guide to Supporting Nonviolent Resistance to Dictatorship: outsiders-guide.org
@datakind: "Google Fusion Tables is great for #dataviz, but any data you post is publicly accessible. Practice safe stats!" #changebydesign
The Data Driven Journalism Handbook. 
Data, storytelling, news apps, visualization, tools, and resources — The Data Driven Journalism Handbook is a great resource for NGOs, too. A nice complement to Visualizing Information for Advocacy.
Data, storytelling, news apps, visualization, tools, and resources — The Data Driven Journalism Handbook is a great resource for NGOs, too. A nice complement to Visualizing Information for Advocacy.
28 April 2012 | Telling Stories with Photographs
Leigh Vogel, a professional photographer, working with the Center for Social Impact Communication at Georgetown has published an excellent little primer on the use of photography by NGOs:
Images can play a vital role in how effectively messages can reach various audiences. When images accompany text or a story, which element makes the difference in engaging the reader or viewer? Which motivates one to act? Using images strategically in external and internal communications planning and execution can be a vital component of success for an organization.
In addition to “reading” photos, topics include legal rights, photo sharing and distribution, and managing your archive.
Page through below or download as a PDF. (via)
Iconathon. 
“The Iconathon is an initiative to collaboratively design new civic symbols for the public domain.… In August & September 2011, several cities across the US will participate in a series of design charrettes — day-long collaborative workshops — called ‘Iconathons’. Through facilitated design sessions, event participants will generate icons and symbols that visually convey concepts frequently needed in civic design.”
The events are co-organized by The Noun Project which hosts a large number of public domain and creative-commons license icons you can download.
“The Iconathon is an initiative to collaboratively design new civic symbols for the public domain.… In August & September 2011, several cities across the US will participate in a series of design charrettes — day-long collaborative workshops — called ‘Iconathons’. Through facilitated design sessions, event participants will generate icons and symbols that visually convey concepts frequently needed in civic design.”The events are co-organized by The Noun Project which hosts a large number of public domain and creative-commons license icons you can download.
