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prior listings

 

• subsystence 1/31/05 
  Description: a bi-monthly compendium of original work from interdisciplinary artists engaged in a creative dialogue (Flash)
  Comments: Volume 4 features essays, poetry, and photography around the theme of Citizen. "Welcome... to another four years. Are you ready?" Plenty of interesting "articles of citizenship" plus 3 previous volumes in the archives (Rebirth, Foundation, and Influence issues). There's also news and music downloads, plus, for those in the Windy City, a list of upcoming events in the area. Kudos to the talented team behind the site and its great original content from a number of creative contributors...;~)) 
   
• Linkage 1/30/05 
  Description: "a nice websites portal"
  Comments: The search for new roads to cool creativity never ends. As I continue to explore the web, the road gets rocky at times. Alternative portal sites come and go and many don't update for months at a time. Maintaining the list is harder than it appears in your mirror. So, today's pick is a chance to broaden the list a bit with more quality pointers – and it's got some tasty walls to boot...;~))
   
• Waiting... 1/29/05 
  Description: All we had in mind was your arrival... (Flash)
  Comments: "Being thrown onto this island in the middle of nowhere, we tried our best not to be too ukind to each other." One character has adapted to hanging on the precipice while another, apparently armed, lay there next to an empty booze bottle. "I wouldn't let them come closer. I hated them." Other characters with other tales, occupying the strange island, waiting... for new Idols – cool animation and narrative...  [linkdup]
   
• playgggggggggggr. 1/28/05 
  Description: Bajti on-line playground – drawings and digital art (Flash)
  Comments: "Every theory is a self-fulfilling prophecy that orders experience into the framework it provides." So says Bajti, a young designer in Poland whose site is a playground where he shares his personal ilustrations and digital artworks. It's today's pick because the artwork is superb (including several tasty downloadable wallpapers) and the site's design is quite visually appealing. But I've got a few theories of my own. Like if you're gonna needlessly force a window to fill one's desktop, at least make it resizable – fortunately, Bajti does and I appreciate it...;~)) 
   
• Yongfook.com 1/27/05 
  Description: the Japanese food blog now with 42% more death wish - plus photos, video clips and music
  Comments: What a gas! Literally. "Pumping the stomachs of all mankind in colour!" Last fall, Yongfook's site went "through a kind of metamorphosis and is now entirely devoted to reviews of crap Japanese food." His rather lengthy reviews of everything from cheesy chips to chicken dust are not only amusing, but also provide a little taste of the culture (yes, pun intended). But there's more. Though I couldn't reach the photo gallery for some reason, I downloaded all of Yongfook's own musical creations after listening to Sakura – really good. His videos are amusing too – but if you invite Yongfook to your house, just don't let him make the popcorn...;~)) 
   
• zoomcollective 1/26/05 
  Description: photography by patrick nell
  Comments: Patrick's into a number of things. He works as an art director. He's also working on a PhD in political science. Making music is something else he's interested in. And he's "serious" about photography. "I've finally decided to invest some time, to learn, to try and to have fun with all this - hence, there's no overall theme to my photos." He launched his current photoblog about 3 months ago and it's got almost 100 photos. I like the stuff he's categorized as too close and urban signs. And some of his favorites are my faves too – like civezza yellow and sign of recovery, among others...;~)) 
   
• federico carrara 1/25/05 
  Description: works and experiments (Flash)
  Comments: The interface is challenging to say the least, but it is a little on the ingenious side in my opinion. It's the freeform and flowing portfolio of the works of Italian designer and developer Federico Carrera and some of the experiments are downright inspiring...;~))
   
• BESOK 1/22/05 
  Description: aerosol art
  Comments: "The bigger the wall the greater the impluse to paint it. A mural makes it much easier to get into contact with the public. Positive or negative - the public must react." Besok's aerosol graphics have been exhibited throughout Europe. Since he discovered spraycan art in 1990, he's accumulated an enormous body of work on walls, as well as canvas, plus he's illustrated several children's books. If you like graffiti style, this is the real deal – enjoy...;~)) 
   
• magnetomotive 1/21/05 
  Description: a frequently updated "sketchbook" of recent photographs taken primarily in the New York City area
  Comments: All Systems Go. The most recent photo of 50 posted since December 1st is a sea of yellow taxicabs, red signage, green lights, and people – Metro NYC for sure. It's easy to undersand Andrew's preference for "urban environmental subjects." He calls the site a photo blog, a pblog, and a sketchbook. So I won't call it a photoblog, except, of course, to feed the ol' search engine – wouldn't want ya to miss out on this collection of tasty pics...;~))
   
• Barnstormers 1/18/05 
  Description: a collective of New York/Tokyo-based artists who create large-scale collaborative paintings, films and performances
  Comments: In 1999, 25 artists converged in a southern, rural town and proceeded to paint murals on "dozens of barns, tractor-trailers, shacks and farm equipment." The people of the town of Cameron, NC apparently welcome the urban collective because the artists have come back every year since to continue enjoying the "visual, cultural, and spiritual awakenings inspired by their trips to the south." The site presents a cool collection of public works, motion paintings, and exhibitions – street art in an offroad, rural setting... 
   
• Stupid Love 1/17/05 
  Description: illustration plus low-fi graphics (Flash)
  Comments: Though the interface has links to a lot more empty squares than actual works, I found this small showcase of illustrations enjoyable. It's colorful and playful stuff, somewhat inspiring – hopefully fede and vir have more works in the works...;~)) 
   
• Salva Campillo 1/14/05 
  Description: selected works of photojournalist Salva Campillo (Flash)
  Comments: In Spain, there's a centuries-old traditional pilgrimage to the town of Santiago de Compostela, where the Apostle Saint James is buried. One of Salva's reportages is "about the daily journey of the many pilgrims who venture walking hundreds of miles" along the Pilgrimage Way. Another series of shots taken in Cuba were "the result of many summer afternoon strolls lead by the light and color of this Caribbean island." Other locales covered in the collection include Morrocco, Ethiopia, and Cambodia – a wonderful variety of interesting stories, thanks to one man and his camera...  [design9 < conniejane.net < yayhooray]
   
• DesignerDrugs 1/11/05 
  Description: Photoshop tutorials by design addict Jochen Sengier
  Comments: Today's pick provides over 30 Photoshop tutorials from Jochen Sengier, the site's resident addict. Whether a beginner or more advanced Photoshop user, you're bound to find something helpful here – I know I did anyway. Thanks Jochen...;~)) 
   
• Project JX 1/10/05 
  Description: online portfolio of Josiah LaChance (Flash)
  Comments: At 13, Josiah got his first computer and after a few years, became "addicted to designing and needed to learn more." He applied for and was accepted into an animation and design course at The Center for Technology in Essex Junction, Vermont. After completing the first year, he was 1 of just 2 applicants accepted for the second year of the course. I call that a big accomplishment considering Josiah in still in high school, set to graduate this coming June. His portfolio is impressive (I really like his 3D designs) – nice Flash interface too. Fresh creativity...;~))
   
• The New Deal 1/9/05 
  Description: a modern musical grounded in the roots of hip-hop (Flash)
  Comments: If the creative team behind this modern musical has its way, it'll end up on the big screen. In the meantime, read the synopsis and enjoy the video and stills gallery – great 3D animation with a beat – it's really quite entertaining...;~))  [linkdup]
   
• the hand collector 1/8/05 
  Description: a gallery of hand-art
  Comments: Give that man a hand! From New York, a nicely painted tiger-like monster with more than 2 eyes. From Singapore, a The killer Gerbel. And you gotta love the hungry bear, drawn on a UK designer's hand. What fun! Angi's collected almost 100 original works of hand-art, submitted by visitors from all over the world – his site also makes a handy little webportal to cool...;~))  [designerror@Newstoday®]
   
• plasticshore.com 1/6/05 
  Description: personal logfile of Alexander Kohlhofer, plus design explorations, an icon creator, and photos
  Comments: I'll start by fessing up I couldn't resist Alexander's icon editor and marked his sidebar with my soon-to-be-infamous rendition of a spaceman. Aside from some techy topics like browsers and iPods, his logfile also includes links to some amusing diversions, like this fitness video or these cute lemmings. There's an interesting guest entry feature too, plus a photo section housed on its own domain. And speaking of explorations (which happens to be another section of Alexander's site), I discovered he's also the guy behind the plasticpilots – another excellent point from which to explore, thank you...;~))
   
• Public Therapy Organisation (PTO©) 1/5/05 
  Description: "You need this!"
  Comments: If you send an ecard from today's pick, the email message to the recipient includes a warning that the card "may be offensive" and that the site "does NOT take any responsability for damaged relationships while using this service." It seems a social experiment of sorts – the content is primarily words, though the messages are tastefully styled into colorful, typographic designs. "It's not funny, but I'll laugh to shut you up!" Public therapy. "Everybody makes mistakes." Damn! I feel better instantly. "If you can't laugh you've got nowt." Not sure what nowt is, but I'm laughing at the moment, so I guess I'm safe...;~))  [phantom]
   
• barknuggets.com /1/4/05 
  Description: unmistakably a truly important work
  Comments: The "synergistic hybrid brainchild of three towering intellects" whose bios, incidently, seem a wee far-fetched, today's pick features some cute little critters in both crunchy and wiggly format. The intellects "haven't fully moved in yet," but visitors are more than welcome. You might even learn how to hover a cat while some otter entertainment is in the works...;~))  [Yay Hooray!]
   
• Nursery Grotesque 1/3/05 
  Description: "beauty that offends"
  Comments: Thanks to coolstop visitor Alx for letting me know about the site. Today's pick houses the graphics of Greg Richardson, an Australian student majoring in Electronic Design and Digital Imaging. Alx calls Greg's work "very dark, very cool" while Greg calls it "beauty that offends." They're both partially right. While there is a dark and grotesque (sometimes bloody) side to some of the imagery, other works are bright and colorful and hardly offensive. All-in-all, there's some really creative stuff (including some great wallpapers). I'm wondering if those earlier writings Greg mentions, which "dealt with childhood afflictions and the like," are still available anywhere online – sounds interesting...;~))