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prior listings

 

• siatkowski photography 6/30/07 
  Description: photos and moving pictures by Darek Siatkowski (Flash)
  Comments: "Naked.Human.Portrait." Naked places as well. Magical blurs on objects, like chairs in corners. Sisters against a cloudy sky. Grainy black & white images of tree stumps apparently used as work tables by blacksmiths. If ever I wished I could link directly to certain images to share their magic with you more precisely, it would be right now – enjoy the fine art photography of Darek Siatkowski...  [milk bar]
   
• Institute of Modern Science 6/29/07 
  Description: collage art
  Comments: Following yesterday's anonymous node, we're still in anonymous mode. Though I have no idea as to the who behind today's pick, its content is one of the coolest collages I've seen. And it's certainly the largest I've seen by far – a whopping 12,190,061 square pixels – wow!
   
• an anonymous node 6/28/07 
  Description: personal drawings
  Comments: "Have you met life today?®" It's odd to say the least, seeing that same character sketched on various sheets of paper and printed materials. Or is it a bunch of different characters, all assuming the same strange pose? Presented anonymously, perhaps it's a collection of quickly drawn self-portraits – all somewhat mysterious and playful. "You are incredibly brilliant..." That too... 
   
• Visual.eMich 6/27/07 
  Description: Belgium-based photoblog
  Comments: A beautiful Austrian sunrise and a humorous shot titled "to consume with moderation" are among the reasons for sharing the site with you, though they're certainly not the only powerful images...
   
• colondee :D 6/26/07 
  Description: a smilie database
  Comments: As coolstop approaches its 10-year anniversary on the web (a shameless plug, I know), the ubiquitous Internet smiley (or emoticon) is approaching its 25th, a real long time in web years. What's that got to do with today's pick? Well, there's over 600 smilies in its database, which for some of us, can be most amusing, thank you...;~))
   
• Face your pocket! 6/23/07 
  Description: things living in the pockets of your bag, jeans or jacket...
  Comments: By default, the site's in Russian, so here's a direct shot to the English version. "Things that are living in the pockets of your bag, jeans or jacket... are all the treasures our project is looking for!" In addition to scanning those objects found in one's pockets, participants are asked to place their face (or part of it) on the scanner at the same time. Over 100 people have already responded and the resulting gallery is several notches above interesting – cool idea! 
   
• Nguan 6/22/07 
  Description: photographs (Flash)
  Comments: "The back of your head is affirmation enough." That odd meta-description in the source still has me thinking. A recent revisit to the site, which has been listed as a notable since last year, left me highly inspired. Nguan's taken some amazing photographs – I especially like the people pics...
   
• The Third Eye 6/21/07 
  Description: photography of Jerome Icardo (Flash)
  Comments: Views of light and shadows within interior spaces where "feelings of loneliness and daydream emerge" is how Jerome Icardo describes the five works in the Shine A Light series. Phenomenal fine art if you ask me. I love Everyday People too...
   
• Franschhoek Motor Museum 6/20/07 
  Description: online exhibition of the Franschhoek Motor Museum, portraying the evolution of the automobile (Flash)
  Comments: Looks like some bucks went into producing the site, a slick online exhibition of the Franschhoek Motor Museum in South Africa and the L'Ormarins Wine Farm, its apparent sponsor. The museum itself houses over 200 automobiles "ranging from a 1898 Beeston motor tricycle to a 2003 Ferrari Enzo supercar." The site currently features 100 selected vehicles from the collection with multiple view photos, samples of how the engines sound, and get this, even a downloadable ringtone for each (.mp3 format). If you're a car enthusiast, prepare to be totally engaged... 
   
• Ask the CSS Guy 6/19/07 
  Description: providing CSS assistance and tutorials to whoever asks
  Comments: "I realize that a name like 'Ask the CSS guy' is a bit pretentious, but saying 'Ask A CSS Guy' doesn't quite sound as good, does it? So, yeah, I'm positioning myself as an expert, but anybody who is anybody knows I'm not THE expert." The expert or not, CSS Guy answers questions sent in by readers in pretty good detail – a useful resource in the form of a blog for beginners and advanced coders alike...
   
• aperturef7 6/17/07 
  Description: photography
  Comments: The View from Inside is downright magical to me – a grainy and colorful, apparently post-processed moment. And damn, I miss Chicago and certain places there I passed through daily. Note that each entry has a clipped image on the left that leads to a much larger version in a pop-up – and enjoy...  [VFXY]
   
• Generative Compositional Engine 6/15/07 
  Description: infinite artwork generator (Flash)
  Comments: There's some rather tasty visual works in its galleries, all generated by the unique online application, which utilizes "supplied assets, user settings, aesthetic rules and a level of chaos to instantaneously create infinite artwork." Have fun creating and printing your own unique compostion...
   
• bigkidfallsdown.photographs 6/14/07 
  Description: a hodgepodge of portraits, interiors, exteriors and whatever else happened along the way
  Comments: On a forum site out there, someone asked "What's the point of this site?" Another came back with "I have no idea, but it's so random I love it." From a guy named Josh in Memphis who has a big handlebar and some facial expressions that remind me of the great Belushi, today's pick is a collection of photos, a hodgepodge if you will. And it's the portraits I really dig. "Alright then, enjoy." 
   
• The Nephronim lair 6/12/07 
  Description: visual showcase
  Comments: Just a few weeks ago, Dublin-based student/designer Nephronim announced he got his site "up and running at long long long last" after having bought the domain almost a year ago. Illustration is his thing and the site showcases some visuals, which happen to be a lot more than a few. I particularly like the Folktale and Tunisian illustration projects – "great fluidity in lines and forms..." 
   
• My uncombed photos 6/11/07 
  Description: photos from New York City
  Comments: "I saw another world..." says Kazik, after buying a new digital camera last December. Living in New York City, the things he sees include Shadows, fiery sunsets, and abandoned places. Nice photos...;~))
   
• Perfection 6/9/07 
  Description: a collection of top-quality websites and community of like-minded designers
  Comments: Unlike most of the other so-called Design Gallery sites out there, today's pick isn't overrun by ads – a positive thing in itself, thank you. It's intended to be "a community for passionate designers to not only share their creations, but also learn from one another." And some of the members' creations (their sites, that is) are quite enjoyable – happy trails...
   
• gouzou.net 6/8/07 
  Description: works of street artist Jace (Flash)
  Comments: Jace's Gouzou character has been around. Since his "shy start" in '92, Jace has been painting and wheat pasting on walls in cities around the world including Rome, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, and Tokyo. The site showcases many of his works but there's even more to be found around the web – see Streetsy and Cosmic Hip Hop – colorful streetart from a bit of a legend...
   
• Tim Hansen 6/6/07 
  Description: photo series and diary
  Comments: I can't help but wonder if the people in Tim's My faces series are the same people found in Bags – I'm thinking they are. There's more faces in the diary. I'd have to call Tim Hansen a storyteller of sorts, uniquely creative with a camera. And someone's been caught...;~))
   
• Imaginopedia 6/5/07 
  Description: a collectively authored encyclopedia where anyone with ideas, imagination and creativity can add or edit an article
  Comments: I'm reminded about a story (not sure it's 'fact') from way back about songwriter/poet Dory Previn finding it necessary to scream – on an airplane. To bad Dory didn't have a Skream Box® so she might have been a little more discreet that day. Celebrating the freedom of the imagination, the artist behind today's pick sees her project as "a way to explore what it means to represent / depict things through text and images while promoting the imagination and intuition as alternative sources of truth." Imagine!
   
• Joseph Remnant 6/4/07 
  Description: illustration and other visual art
  Comments: Joseph Remnant's illustrations are full of wonderful characters – very real kind of people, like those found at the busstop. Hello to Hollywood! I like his storyboards too – energy...
   
• James Ball 6/2/07 
  Description: 'photostories' (Flash)
  Comments: "An impromptu art-exhibition of paintings entitled 'A New American Centruy' by a young travelling painter appear briefly in downtown Crawford. The authorities have it removed." Photojournalist James Ball spent a month in "Bush's Backyard" back in 2004 during the U.S. Presidential campaign and the series of photos taken in the small Texas town are remarkable. Ball's award-winning photostory was also featured on the BBC website, where some additional shots and background information are also found. I also like the Northill project. Each story is presented as a slideshow – fortunately, there's a 'pause' button...;~))
   
• tessar lo 6/1/07 
  Description: ideas, drawings, and paintings
  Comments: He say's he's "constantly worrying about his paintings." Tessar's got a brand new room aka studio where some cool ideas and paintings are born. "I hope this can get me some love." Me too. You deserve it...;~))  [pixelsurgeon]