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In this issue we learn technical content writing, design principles from Adobe, some
more basics of photography, graphic design, build our own computer, learn Spanish and
my favourite - make a real world Chrome Dinosaur game.
Let's dive in!
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Technical writing courses from Google
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This collection
of courses and learning resources aims to improve your technical writing.
Although the primary audience of these courses is engineers, but it can be beneficial
for technical content writers too.
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🎨 Design Principles Course from
Adobe
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Learn and understand the basics principles of design with
Adobe for free. From color, to contrast, proportion, balance, rule and
thirds, and more, you'll learn to use those principles effectively to communicate your
message in your own unique style.
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🦕 Make
your own real life Chrome dinosaur game
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We all have played this dinosaur game when internet dies. Learn how you can use Arduino
to control
the dinosaur with your own body movements.
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📷 Photography for beginners by Say
Cheese
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This
website is another great resource to learn the basics of photography. View the
website on a desktop to enjoy the interactive experience the most.
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⚡ Learn to create a Tri-Fold Brochure in Affinity
Publisher
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Learn the basics of graphic design (plus using a new tool like Affinity
Publisher or Adobe
InDesign) by following along this
tuturial.
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🖥 Build your own simple computer in The
Nand Game
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Build a simple computer, starting with a single component, the nand gate. Using
this as the fundamental building block, you will build all other components necessary
within the game. The Nand Game is inspired by the amazing course From
NAND to Tetris – Building a Modern Computer From First Principles which is
another highly recommended resource.
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🗣 Learn basic Spanish with this EdX
Course
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Take this
free course to learn basic conversational Spanish. And while you are at it don't
forget to watch this Crash Course about the
rise and fall of Spanish Empire.
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That's it for this issue. See you in two weeks'
time.
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My
name is Naveera
Ashraf , and I write and research this zine. I am a homeschooling
mom, self taught developer, (I make web apps, bots, and eLearning content) and
founder of Creative
Melon.
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