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prior listings

 

• stevelawler.com 1/31/04 
  Description: experimental Flash plus music and visual art
  Comments: Different webpaths often lead to the same place.  I guess I must have missed a turn last March when another recent pick led me to a cool gallery of photographic creations.  Actually, I think maybe I didn't take the time to explore Steve's unique interface at the time and missed the fact that it also led to good things.  Impatient?   Me?  Naaaw...;~þ   Anyway, a new>path taken this morning led me back to Steve's site, only this time I clicked... and I clicked... and I clicked... and over a dozen menu choices eventually appeared, leading to all kinds of goodies.  Flash experiments (check out "Flesh" and "Fusion"), some real good music (if you press the keys), and yes, that gallery originally found elsewhere.  It's all good if you keep drivin'...
   
• iceduck.com 1/29/04 
  Description: a personal playground and design source
  Comments: The author of Anders' Mini-biography says he's "firmly committed to continue to push the boundaries of quasi-psychotic laziness in the 21st century and beyond."  And though Anders lives in Copenhagen, there's evidence in Viel Spaas that he's not exactly thrilled about Denmark.  In fact, he's got a big sucklist that also includes Netscape, silk underpants, and cheap warm beer.  Besides that and the other wacky amusements in that section, the news offers some points of interest, including Anders' old freeware games site, and the links are well worth checking out too – "one of the purposes with this site is to direct attention to the thousands of talented designers out there who do not get enough attention from regular design e-zines."  I like that...;~))  [Experimental Magazine]
   
• Lowerground 1/28/04 
  Description: portfolio of motion and stills
  Comments: From 24-year-old graphic designer Timo Boese in Augsburg, comes this interesting showcase of motion graphics (via Quicktime) plus an assortment of still images.  I've had it bookmarked for almost a year now and each time I visit, I leave inspired.  A pleasure to share...  [upwardlink]
   
• Shadow and Light 1/27/04 
  Description: a collection of photographs taken during three months of travel and architectural study throughout Europe and Scandinavia (Flash)
  Comments: Finland.  Sweden.  Germany.  Switzerland.  Italy.  France.  Spain.  That's a lot to cover in just 3 months and Nikolai's collection includes photos taken in over 2 dozen cities.  There's 90 "studies in composition, proportion, light, and shadow" in the collection, all black & white & simply wonderful.  Two of my faves are "Afternoon Sun" (#040, Siena, Italy) and "Sketching in Silence" (#002, Kauniainen, Finland).  Light transforming spaces.  Outstanding!  And that applies equally to Nikolai's work on the site's design – love the interface...  [Lounge72 #]
   
• Pommefritz 1/26/04 
  Description: showcasing the creative works of photographers Max Boschini and Mauro Manuini (Flash)
  Comments: Today's pick is brand new – the site just launched yesterday and I'm tickled that Boskizzi let me know about it.  Actually, his name is Max Boschini and he and Mauro Manuini are the two photographers whose works are showcased.  Just calling the works photography, however, would be an understatement.  Each of the 4 series is more like a narrative with staged photos around a theme.  I'm not sure how to describe it further except to say I think it's real creative stuff and the site's dark design works well as a backdrop...
   
• Street Stickers 1/25/04 
  Description: a collection of 100+ photos looking at the graphics, art & messages that dwell in the city streets, decorating dustbins & giving life to lamposts...
  Comments: It's Sunday, a slow day that might be just right for taking a leisurely stroll through the streets of Brighton and London, where stickers and poster art are everywhere.  Browse through over 150 shots of streetart, brought to you by delarge, a previous daily pick, selected back when my obsession with pixels started getting out of hand.  Seems a similar obsession with stuff related to the street has been developing too... ;~))   [Heiko Hebig]
   
• The Human Clock 1/24/04 
  Description: a photo for every minute of the day
  Comments: Talk about new roads to cool creativity – from photoblogs came photomemes (as bookmarked here), which led to today's pick, a most novel concept.  It's a "rotating picture clock sorta deal" with a database of thousands of photos, "each representing a single minute of the day in some shape or fashion."  What I really like is the little "cute window" that allows you to keep the clock on your desktop.  The picture automatically changes every minute, each picture showing a timestamp that's unique in more ways than one.  Daniel, the guy behind The Human Clock has taken many (probably most) of the pictures while user submitted photos make up the rest of them.  He spent the last few years biking around Australia and users have sent in their own clock pictures from all over the world.  I seldom shout in caps, but this is downright COOL..
   
• The Shoe Project 1/22/04 
  Description: a place where shoe lovers can show off those fantastic new finds (or old favourites)
  Comments: I'm boring, I guess.  Though I have several pairs of shoes, I tend to wear the same ones all the time.  Wait.  That's because I love those shoes, so maybe I'm afflicted too.  The site sat dormant for a year until Ann (who's no stranger in these parts) got permission from its creator to bring it back to life.  That was just a little over a week ago and no less than 50 pairs of shoes have already been added.  Apparently, Ann's not the only one who's "developed quite a serious liking for all things shoe" because the site's sure hit the ground running.  Now, just watch out where you go walkin' with those big stilettos, thank you... ;~))
   
• ephameron 1/21/04 
  Description: an intimate diary of photography and art
  Comments: I mentioned a few days ago that some new cool can be found at 8media and today's pick is one of the links I based that on.  Don't let the plainness of the main page fool you.  The simple icons lead to each of the last 3 years of Eva's photography and art, plus her new portfolio.  "Projects" from 2001, "unlock all gates" from 2002, and the textual diary of thoughts in 2003 are all worth noting.  But they're just a small part of the enjoyable creative content a little further exploration will bring you...
   
• subwaysleeper.com 1/20/04 
  Description: photography by drew goren
  Comments: I'm not sure who Willi Zucker is, a house painter perhaps, but the updates tell me he's not doing too well these days.  There's also a picture of him in the Visitors' Gallery thanks to Drew's participation, which I really appreciate.  How wonderful it would be to get another shot, sometime soon, with Willi up and at 'em again.  Drew Goren's portfolio selects has some of best portrait and documentary photography I've seen.  The subwaysleeper seems to thrive on capturing musicians in their best light and the tear-sheets tell me he's a professional (as virtually all the photos do).  But the site is free of promotional copy, simply presenting the best of Drew's art.  Great works don't need to be hyped.  I've got a strong feeling Drew's obsession with photography goes much deeper than making a living.  Just a hunch...
   
• 8media creations 1/18/04 
  Description: portfolio website of belgian artist – mixed media, photography, and motion graphics
  Comments: 20-year-old Belgian artist Nicolas Van Leekwijck says it's a beautiful number, though it's unlikely you'll find him behind the eightball.  I like "work > photography" as a starting point to his art, but any of the 3 sections of his portfolio will do.  Creative stuff.  There's some new cool in the small "links" section plus a screensaver and several walls in the "extras."  And if you're looking for 45degree, photo, vector, motion, or collage, the keys are in place... ;~))
   
• Your Amazing Brain 1/17/04 
  Description: Explore your brain, take part in real-life experiments and test yourself with our games, illusions and brain-benders.
  Comments: Things I didn't know yesterday.  "A single female Bombay moth carries more than 1.5ug of pheromone at any one time.  This is enough to lure 1 billion billion males at close range!"  But, don't buy androstenone spray unless it's pigs you want to excite.  "Dreams may help us arrange thoughts in our mind."  I've always suspected that was true.  "There seems to be a powerful mechanism that makes most of our dreams inaccessible shortly after waking."  There's a few tricks that dream analysts suggest to help remember your dreams.  "How good is your memory?"  Go visit today's pick and play the memory game, which was my entry point.  Amazing, your brain...  [W6 Daily]
   
• Matt Rubin Photography 1/15/04 (#1) 
  Description: photography of Matt Rubin
  
  
• dressed in value 1/15/04 (#2) 
  Description: photography and poster art of Ricky Irvine
  
  
  Comments: I saw Matt's photography site mentioned at several of my regular exploration points ( ) and while checking it out, discovered Ricky's site.  Let's go with two picks today because both sites are equally strong in terms of visual content.  Enjoy a big assortment of engaging photographic works... times two.
   
• everyday things scene 1/13/04 
  Description: there is beauty in the commonplace – a photo log
  Comments: A ceiling at the art museum.  A rusty, chained door.  A guy named Jack.  A sunset on a lake.  Power lines.  Everyday things and this won't be the first time you've heard someone say there's beauty in them.  "Maybe someday I will learn the difference between an F-stop and the F-word, but I have my doubts."  Not important, Beerzie Boy.  Not important...
   
• etherfarm 1/11/04 
  Description: the personal website and defacto prosthetic memory of resonance, a mammal of average but gradually increasing size
  Comments: We like some of the same things ( ), and it seems the teacher who calls himself resonance has succeeded in articulating his ideas for the rest of us.  We're not "Ph.Ds with secret decoder rings" afterall, and aside from being a personal scrapbook and means to stay in touch, the etherf@rm, for resonance, is "a way to practice the way I articulate my ideas in a non-academic forum."  As a non-academic kinda guy who appreciates good photography and intelligently written personal stories, both parts of what he calls digital narcissism, I found spending time there most enjoyable and somewhat enlightening.  A picture of two men on a primitive kind of scaffold, almost finished painting the wall, sturred up my creative juices early this morning, leaving several metaphors still resonating in my mind.  And I sure miss Chicago pizza too...
   
• 75'78 1/10/04 
  Description: photography/art of Jocelyn Michel and Guillaume Simoneau
  Comments: On Jocelyn's side, there's "Bleu" – five dissecting images measuring various realities.  On Guillaume's side, find "Hope" – images expressing answers to a seemingly simple question asked across the world.  On both sides, a number of engaging photographic series.  Inside, art...  [inflaburate < xpaider]
   
• Phono Phunk 1/8/04 
  Description: the groove to make yo booty move
  Comments: Besides a Bachelors in Computing, Australian web developer John Serris also has a Diploma of Audio Engineering.  He does the web thing for a company in Melbourne, but his "personal space on the web" is where he gets to show off his music.  I like the slick site design, which was updated in late November.  I'll take a pass on explaining why some people call him "JB" but I've got to say that I just finished listening to "Big Spliff" and really like it.  There's 9 other .mp3s you can download besides that one and if house and techno are your thing, you'll probably like the selection.  There's more.  I'll be checking out some of the software that John uses in his "bedroom studio" soon – there's a nice listing on his studio page and even more resources in the Links.  I may be a little older (okay - a lot older) than JB, but my booty still be shakin'... sometimes.  ;~]  [SkinnyJ < del.icio.us]
   
• scootermagruder.com 1/6/04 
  Description: I like to take pictures and I like to paint
  Comments: You won't be able to easily navigate to Matt's home page from this, but onerollofmediumformatwithaholga is one of his works I like... a lot!  I also like suicrom, an image he submitted to Twofifty, which led me to today's pick (thanks Ates!).  There's galleries of photographs, paintings, graphics, and sketches, plus a stand-alone site focused on "music you haven't heard of that doesn't suck."  Creative content aplenty...
   
• pacdesco 1/3/04 
  Description: bringing together the design files of new media designers from across the globe
  Comments: 2004 marks "new beginnings" for the site and though based in Hawaii with a name that implies it's about the local design community, its goal is to reach out to new media designers around the world.  Marc Ebalaroza's concept is simple.  Designers learn from other designers and through interviews of professionals and novices alike, along with their design files, the site hopes to provide some exposure for its participants and a lot of inspiration for its readers.  Any designer can submit answers to the 10 standard questions.  If accepted, they'll receive 10 more questions to answer.  There's already 20 interviews posted (with work samples) and a dozen or so more in the queue.  Like Marc, I find many of the interviews intriguing...  [Newstoday®]
   
• HEAD 1/2/04 
  Description: visual arts magazine (Flash)
  Comments: I've gotta start with a big thanks to Kai at Lounge72, not only for pointing me to today's pick, but also for the many other cool sites I've discovered there – the home of visual amusement indeed!
  
  
  In addition to publishing 6 issues since August with works from an assortment of talented contributors, this classy magazine has also put out 2 special editions focusing on individual photographers.  With truly top-notch photos and illustrations throughout, it's one of the best visual arts magazines I've seen online...