6 29 May - 11 June 2019
W
hen you want to find
an imageto illustrate
a blog post,
newsletter or project, it’s easy
to go to Google Images and
grab a photoyou like the look
of. However, doing so runs the
risk of breachingcopyright.
It’s therefore much wiser to
find imagesthat are free to
use under a Creative
Commons licence and,
with th e new search engine
CC Search, you can do just
that. Enter words or phrases
into the search box and you’ll
be able to scour 300 million
imagesacross 19 collections. They
include pictures frommuseums,
Flickr, Rawpixel, Behance and more,
using open APIs and the Common
Crawl dataset.
In each case, you can filter by
licence type and provider, and
indicate whether you want to modifyclassic.minecraft.net
To celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Mine craft,
its developer Mojanghas
releas eda version that
can beplayedfor free
inyourbrowser.
Itharks backto the
classic2009original
andwhil e that mean s
it’s more limited and
arguab lylessus er-
friendlyincompar ison
to the modern
versions, it makes for
a wonderful tripdown
memory lanefor seasonedplayers whil e actingas a grea t
introduction for newbies.
Nodownloads orinstal lsare required– justlaunchthe
gamean d you’llbepromp ted for a username,andcan invite
upto ninefr iends to play along. Once you’re inthe game,a
leftmouse-clickwillmineorplace blocks , andyou can use
the keyboar d to move aroundthe landscape.The original
bugsare intactandyou’re re strictedto the creative mode
(explore andbu ild). Evennot being ableto save what you
end upcreatingsomehow adds to the nostal gic charm.
bit.ly/infinite
GoogleArts&
Culture’s wonderful
new toollooks for
distinctpatternsin
any image you
uploa d anduses
themto produce a
stun ning piece of art.
Based ona computer
visi onprogram
calledDeepDream by Google’s
AlexanderMordvint sev, in
collaborationwith digi talartists PinarDemirdagandViola
Renate, it uses a machine-learnin g algorithm to enhanc e
aspectsof a picture to produce a colourful dreaml ike image
that often looks goodenou ghto print andframe.
While the proc essisa littlefiddly andlessthanintuitive,
fullinstruc tions are providedonthe website.Essentially, you
need to uploa d animage andrenderit, whil e taking into
consideration options suchasdecidin g whetherto match an
averagepattern orthe wholedistribution. Boldim ages work
best,perhaps becau sethey draw ona cura ted selection of
images fed into the tool, but you’llhave fun experimenting.an image or use one for
commercial purposes.
You’re then able to click an image to
see exactly how it can be used, with th e
search engine highlighting any required
attributions and providin g HTML co de
for embedding.
All information can be verified by
clicking to visit the source of thepicture, and you can even co mplete
a quick survey to let CC Search
know whatyou’re using the image
for. In short, it’s an invaluable method
of ensuring any imagesyou use are
always above board.
search.creativecommons.orgFind copyright-free images online
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