#10 Play around with an online image generator

Generators? No, we're not talking about those gas powered back-up things. The generators we're talking about allow you to easily manipulate image and graphics to create fun images like these.

For this discovery exercise, we want you to have even more fun than you're already having! Find a few fun image or text generators to play around with and write a post in your blog about one of your favorites and the display the result. Often adding the image you mocked up to your blog is as simple as copying and pasting code that the page provides. If not, you may just need to right click on the image and then save it to your hard drive before using Blogger’s image button to add it to your post. If you’re having difficulty getting your image added to a post in your blog, check with other Participants - ask for help from someone who has generated an image.

Discovery Resources:
The Generator Blog
Letter James
FD Toys
Avatars - Yahoo Avatars, Meez, Speech Agents

Also try searching for online generators, text generators, image generators, avatars!

Discovery Exercise:
1. Play around with some image generators and find one that you like.
2. Post the result of your discovery process in your blog.

OPTIONAL: Create an avatar (it's really fun), save it and export it to your blog. (You can either download the image and then bring it into your blog via Add Image or export it and copy the code and paste it into your blog via "Edit Html" - a bit more techie). Even if you don't put the avatar on your blog, try creating one - a little virtual you.

Note: Be sure to include a link to the image generator itself, so other participants can discover it too. So take some time and have fun with this exercise. And remember to be tasteful too!

*Images generated with: Random Kitten Generator, Ticket Generator, Yahoo Avatars