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prior listings

 

• AK47.tv 5/31/04 
  Description: an online art photography magazine
  Comments: Published monthly in London, today's pick features the works of "fine arts and documentary photographers" and this second issue is phenomenal.  It's a coincidence that I first checked out the two series that happened to be Julius' favorites.  "Excellent stuff."  Boy, was he right!  I could accurately use the same words to describe the rest of the issue.  The archived first issue also showcases beautiful images throughout – really looking forward to June...;~))
   
• overshadowed 5/30/04 
  Description: a photoblog – images by Keith Kin Yan, inspired by a variety of 'shooting music'
  Comments: Keith's photos are captioned with the "shooting music" – I assume that's the track he was listening to when taking the shot.  So I'm wondering if I start taking some of my favorite music with me when out with my camera, if that might provide just the right inspiration to make it all a bit more creative.  And I'm thinkin' "absolutely!"  In addition to some very cool NY photos in the photoblog archives, it's worth checking out his About page if you wanna explore some music-related sites or other photoblogs.  As a bonus, here's another unrelated site by Keith...  [kenliu@del.icio.us]
   
• Nest 5/25/04 
  Description: to promote and inspire female designers
  Comments: They "aspire to inspire" other female designers "into pushing their designs and promoting themselves."  There's a call for submissions to the Bower, which already houses over 40 works in its General Gallery.  The Field Guide features interviews and works from various "birds of design."  Though the site's focus is on female design, the forum is open to us guys, and some projects will be as well.  "A nest is what you make yourself, out of found objects, life experience, inspiration, favourite things, hopes, and skill."  And the perfect nest is one that's shared...;~))  [Lounge72 #]
   
• Jean-François Dupuis 5/23/04 
  Description: portrait, architecture, and concept photography
  Comments: Though the site design is a bit old-fashioned, I've been looking forward to pointing you to today's pick.  Like last Thursday's pick, today's also features some exceptional photo-portraits.  Though the subjects seem more anonymous to me, the shots are wonderful glimpses of people.  There's also sections of architecture photos and concept images.  All-in-all, an interesting collection from a most talented photographer...  [photo-inside]
   
• a photolog 5/21/04 
  Description: a visual online diary/log/journal/blog
  Comments: "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are"  says Chris.  In a recent post she compares pictures of roughly the same scene, one taken with a digital camera, the other with film.  Interesting differences.  Her friend's comment about "the fast food satisfaction of digital" reminds me of things said by another photoblogger recently reviewed.  There's a year's worth of beautiful photographs in the archives (like this one or this one, for example), browsable by month or category, plus a section of albums (entries with more than 3 photos).  Nice...  [Blogdigger]
   
• Rick Chapman 5/20/04 
  Description: collections of photography
  Comments: Though I wouldn't call the site a photoblog, I do agree with Joseph who called it "possibly the best collection of portraiture online."  The portraits are just one of 5 portfolios shared by photographer Rick Chapman.  Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O'Neal, Evander Holyfield, and Derek Jeter are among the many famous sports figures he's captured – there's 96 portraits in all.  The other 4 showcases?  Circle, Tree, Isolate, and Human, each one full of truly astounding photography.  Thanks Joseph!
   
• Frederick's 5/17/04 
  Description: individual creative workshop (Flash)
  Comments: The scenic photo background and cool illustration on the home page, which I assume is Frederick's own work, set a pleasing mood.  A 22-year-old web designer from Bejing, Frederick calls the site an individual creative workshop and it features a few illustrations in his notebook, which appears to be new this month, plus several dozen photographs.  It's a young site, apparently launched earlier this year.  I like the Flash interface and the cool guestbook, which let's users leave more than words as a message – it's different, allowing users to engage themselves in a little creativity as well... 
   
• pixos.net 5/16/04 
  Description: capturing the world
  Comments: There's links and then there's links.  Yesterday's pick has an excellent list of pointers, where I found today's pick.  I've got a feeling Fredrik showed it as a resource because he finds some of his inspiration there (he's also a participant).  19-year-old Gregor Hochmuth, a student in California, is the guy behind the relatively new site.  "Every week, a new pixo calls on photo enthusiasts to take pictures simultaneously around the globe - pictures of a particular situation, a theme, a common-day event, with the emphasis on each photographer's country and location."  The result is an excellent gallery.  The Graffiti in... pixo, for example, brought submissions in from 11 locations in 8 different countries.  This is only week #13 and the site's growing.  Kudos to Greg not only for this neat concept, but for his own cool photoworks too...
   
• smudo.org 5/15/04 
  Description: a place for fredrik olsson to put his photos on display - journal of everyday life of a researcher, computational linguist and photo geek
  Comments: Ramanan a/k/a Funkaoshi added Fredrik's bartender, re-scanned to his del.icio.us bookmarks, remarking "This photo is the reason I started reading smudo.org."  It really is a beautiful shot.  And Fredrik's most recent pic, taken in Stockholm at night, sure nailed it for me.  I like his larger blogshots and archives browsable by month, camera used, or result (i.e., b/w emulsion or cross-processed slide film).  Fredrik, a computational linguist currently working as a researcher, been taking pictures for only a few years, which you'd never guess from viewing his cool pics...;~))
   
• cut + paste 5/14/04 
  Description: designed to address art educators' creative needs, concerns, and inspirations
  Comments: "Everyday we help our students come up with ideas for artmaking but when it comes time to make art for ourselves we stall and procrastinate until our time is up and then claim that as teachers we have no time to make art."  Laurie Anderson's one of the art educators who's accepted an exploration project – "Over the next 6 days, create 6 pieces of art."  Well.  She's "60 days into" her commitment to "create artwork everyday for the next 6 months."  Above and beyond the requirements of the project, it look like the site's mission "to jump start [educators'] creativity" is working!  And by the way, Laurie's works are great and she's just one good example of what's goin' on here...
   
• you need to get out more 5/12/04 
  Description: a place to divulge our experiences and good design – from Lisbon...
  Comments: Come out and be creative.  That's the message, as I perceived it, from reading the manifesto.  I'll admit the name of the site certainly influenced my perception.  Available in both Portuguese and English, this design zine from Lisbon has beautiful graphic flavor – check out "1mb for your thoughts" and the "local agenda" and you'll see what I'm talking about.  They're seeking submissions related to "colors & flavours" by the way.  I really enjoyed the interview of Brooklyn illustrator Autumn Whitehurst, and if you're a designer, I think you'll like "How much would you pay to work here?"  It ties in with that manifesto I mentioned (in my mind, anyway).  "There is a lack of awareness of the design done here" as "invisible designers" working for a living seldom get the chance to be really creative.  "We want more."  You bet we do!  [DWT < Lounge72 #]
   
• WhiskySOURS 5/11/04 
  Description: the drunken misadventures of Lou and Gabe – a mature webcomic for the immature (Flash)
  Comments: Tasteless.  Absolutely.  Join me today as coolstop reaches new depths with a daily pick just for... err... ummm... drunks.  Wait a minute!  The site is very well designed and has some damn good comic illustrations, thank you.  But the content?  "You guys are twisted.  Keep up the good work!" says one visitor.  Chris, the all-around weirdo does the artwork and Ron, the slick talkin' crazy dude writes the words.  9 exciting episodes in the lives of Lou and Gabe, the professional drunks – there's supposed to be 10 but the boozers musta lost 1 of 'em.  Hic...
   
• Brain Twisting 5/10/04 
  Description: computer graphics gallery
  Comments: Joe's Monday special – 2 zines for 1.  An online magazine promoting Italian digital artists, today's pick features showcases of artists' works, articles, and a nice little portal to other web art ("Around the web").  Though it's all in Italian, there's plenty of enjoyable visual content and with a little help from a translator like Google's, one can also enjoy some of the texts.  In addition, the first issue of a second magazine in downloadable .pdf format provides 64 pages of amazing digital art from over a dozen artists – the main attraction in my mind.  [Design Radar]
   
• Enfin Libre 5/9/04 
  Description: a platform of graphic experiments
  Comments: Do you feel lucky?  I did, as I went to a recently discovered field of links, deciding I was gonna just hit one of 'em at random and hopefully cut short the task of serving up a little cool this morning.  Damn!  It worked!  The site's name translates to Finally Free and I think the two little, playful line-art guys must be David and Philipee.  They're speaking in French, which I don't understand well, but I'm picturing it goes something like this.  "Will they find the menu David?"  "Sure Philippe, but not immediately.  It'll drive 'em crazy."  Well.  It might take Jakob all day to figure it out, but I got it pretty quick (like I said, I was in a hurry).  Here's a clue – Plop.  Figure it out and you're on your way to cool graphics, cheery tunes, and cute cartoons (which I'm sure are even funnier if you can read French).  ... have fun!
   
• Graphic Junkies 5/8/04 
  Description: graphic design contest
  Comments: Jason, who's behind another site previously reviewed here, announced yesterday that it's "now live."  He's one of the judges at today's pick, a dubtastic project, which features contests for graphic junkies.  The first contest ("Who Do You Think You Are?") is open for submissions through the end of June and there's already over 90 entries online for viewing – yes!
   
• useless.365.zone 5/7/04 
  Description: 365 images, 365 days
  Comments: "There will be things to be seen even when nothing has to be said."  The project had a pre-defined lifespan and reached "the end" a few weeks ago.  Though it will no longer be updated, it lives on as a neat little package of tasty images that took 365 days to build, one image at a time.  Designers might glean a little inspiration from Odbo's daily visuals and users can "send the day" to a friend.  And if the inspiration part interests you, Odbo's also got a big url.zone...  [nervousroom #]
   
• peppered 5/6/04 
  Description: a list of things
  Comments: Julian calls it a website rather than a photoblog and it's refreshing to see someone break the mold and do things a little differently.  His list provides a simple textual-to-visual approach and I think it's brilliant!  Short descriptions lead to the visual booty and there's no image-to-image navigation.  The photos' thought-provoking captions link back to the list, leaving you once again with only Julian's ongoing narrative to shape your next move.  "A spoonful of the list weighs a ton."  Exactly...
   
• zeeha.com 5/5/04 
  Description: pixels, vectors, and pencil works of jung sang hoon
  Comments: Pixels?  We got pixels.  The main page has has a big piece of pixelart like I've never seen before – yummy!  I believe Jung Sang Hoon hails from somewhere in South Korea, sharing a showcase of extraordinary dotwork, vectorwork, and pencilwork.  And as I'm writing this, I'm listening to So Blue by a band called Ego-Wrappin', downloaded from "Today's Music."  There's another big, tasty pixelwork imagemap in the "favorite" section.  I've got to check out some of the links.  Thank you Dr. Zeeha!  [thedreamer < designlinks < urban collective]
   
• nobdepot 5/4/04 
  Description: illustration and animation of Dominik Cymer (Flash)
  Comments: There's three works in "Differences" that say it all, when it comes to illustrator Dominik Cymer's style.  Sweet!  And his Flash skills as seen in "Plastelina" are every bit as cool.  There's 24 entry points to his works to feed your hunger for inspiration.  "Stukpuk" works for me...
   
• Ruavista 5/2/04 
  Description: signs of the city
  Comments: Marc's list of favorite streets include some in Paris, Strasburg, and his current home, rua Barão de São Francisco, Rio de Janeiro.  "I firmly believe that one can learn much and distract oneself with all the details from our daily environment which, because of tiredness, lack of time or from force of habit, pass unnoticed."  I think my growing interest in street art has a lot to do with that.  The streets are full of "images, sounds and smells," says Marc, what he calls the street's wealth.  The site is intended to "arouse your curiosity" and promote "a new form of urban tourism."  Marc's bigtime interest in the details of ordinary streets shines through in "Eye on the Street."  From advertising on trees to Detroit and Harlem of the 70s to graphic cities like Brussels, it's a superb visual magazine of urban things.  And while you're in Brussels, don't miss the manhole covers, a coincidental connection to yesterday's pick...;~))   [Chris Scheil's Bookmarks]
   
• Drainspotting 5/1/04 
  Description: manhole covers are cool
  Comments: "Look down next time you're walking through a city.  Check out the metal work at foot-level.  Some of it is pretty cool."  A quick glance at the thumbnails on the featured photos page will show you just how artsy and intricate manhole covers can be.  This is something I've completely left out of the equation when thinking about street art and the next time I'm out there looking for interesting tags and murals to snap, my heightened awareness, courtesy of today's pick, is gonna have me looking down too.  No great shakes in the site's visual design, though it does have excellent functionality.  Most important, there's almost 800 photos and I've got to agree with Josh and Cam that manhole covers are cool!  [glowlab]