Idea Pinball

What happens when you cross brainstorming ideas with pinball?

The answer is this set of fun tools created by BBC Scotland.

With evocative titles like "Drop Zone" and "Snap Shot" you can mix and match the four tools and the results they generate as you see fit.

Fun stuff!  And a nice alternative to try out at your next exhibit design brainstorming session.

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Chart Chooser: Graphs for Creative Types

Often creative types aren't very adept at utilizing tools like Excel.

Never fear! The folks at Juice Analytics have released a brilliant tool called "Chart Chooser".

Basically, Chart Chooser lets you pick types of filters such as "Comparison" and/or "Trend" for the data you'd like to graphically illustrate.

Then, you are offered choices of elegant, colorful Excel or PowerPoint templates you can download and manipulate to your heart's content.

Excellent for exhibit labels or infographics as well as when you have to present a report!

Idea-A-Day

Sometimes even the most creative exhibit developers get stumped.

How about a fun website or e-mailing service that gives you an "idea-a-day"? OK, OK, not every idea is a keeper, but it's still a quick jolt for your designer brain in the morning that doesn't involve caffeine!

Go to the idea-a day website to find out more.