Any design student will tell you that it’s hard enough to grasp the basic design concepts of perspective, contrast, and alignment, let alone try and create designs while working within the often-confusing world of image copyright laws. This week, PicScout is helping to demystify these regulations for students. We reached out to graphic design instructors at various academic institutions to provide PACA’s copyright commandments alongside our free ImageExchange add-on.
We’re pleased to help students identify what the regulations are regarding legitimate image use, and also provide them with a free tool that enables them to easily comply with many of the regulations. By downloading the free ImageExchange add-on, students who search for academic project inspiration using Google, Yahoo, or other web pages can now legitimately use images consisting of Creative Commons Non-Commercial, Rights Managed and Royalty Free licenses from agencies participating in ImageExchange.
In total, professors and teachers from more than 150 higher education institutions and 75 high schools with graphic design programs received a combination of personal calls and emails which provided this link (www.picscout.com/education.html) to obtain a print/email ready PDF for use with their students. This simple 1-page educational handout addresses many key areas of confusion for image users and provides a link to the PACA site for more educational resources.
So for students and teachers alike - If you use Google Images for inspiration, never fear! You can now license them by using ImageExchange. Find out everything you need to know here and help spread the word to your fellow students.
