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prior listings

 

• truck808 12/31/03 
  Description: another day another diesel
  Comments: "Is this distraction or collaboration?"  At first, Robert tried to "shut out" the "loud and filthy distractions" but was eventually "lured to the uniqueness and detail" they possess.  Today's pick is an ongoing record of the trucks that appear outside Robert's window and the "things they give" presented in images and words.  "Beautiful is not the fresh coat of paint but, the color of years hidden beneath."  All very cool... 
   
• chromogenic.net 12/28/03 
  Description: Updated every day. All analog, no hate.
  Comments: "People who like digital like instant gratification," says Justin who enjoys "the anticipation of getting the photos back."  He feels that "process is important" in art and taking the digital route "doesn't reflect what photography can really do."  He's right in terms of his own artistic objectives, but I'm not so sure digital photography is "clean and cold" compared to analog.  In my mind, art is as much about the artist and his/her perspective as it is about the tools, and digital is just a different process with its own unique potential as to what photographers can really do.  Just my opinion.  I do understand and respect Justin's points about analog vs. digital though, especially after viewing his work.  He's been taking pictures for a long time and he does it well.  I like his site's simple navigation scheme, and more important, the wonderful photos...
   
• painted dreams 12/23/03 
  Description: portfolio of the artist anita kreituse
  Comments: I may be just imagining it, but it seems the arrangement of thumbnails on the opening page form the number "23" and I wonder if that's significant.  Anita Kreituse got her diploma from the Latvian Academy of Arts in 1980, which was 23 years ago.  But she had graduated from art school 8 years before that and had started exhibiting her art the following year.  So, whether the "23" means something or not, here's an artist who's been doing it for over 30 years – kudos for that!  Besides her large showcase of paintings and drawings, I also found something interesting in the "profile" section – portraits of the artist, taken by various photographers, going back to the late 70s, including a picture from each of the last 6 months.  The warm smile says it all...
  Follow-up:  Anita let me know that the "23" is for today's date and the arrangement changes daily to match the date.  Pretty cool.  I have to admit it never dawned on [silly] me... ;~))
   
• Niark.01 Portfolio 12/19/03 
  Description: graphics, illustration, and design (Flash)
  Comments: Great illustrations, graphics, and other webwork in a well-designed space plus more cool roads worth following soon...
   
• trynottobreathe 12/18/03 
  Description: graphics experimental with cool weblinks
  Comments: Each image represents a day on the kalender but if you want to find a specific image by date, you're outta luck.  The graphics are presented via a rotation script, which appears to be random, but you can set the reload time.  I preferred the faster refresh rate myself.  Just sit back and enjoy a tasty visual show, and even discover a little new cool in the process, like this site I just happened to find there back in February...
   
• The [real] Texas Chainsaw Massacre 12/14/03 
  Description: coming soon to a forest near you, unfortunately (Flash)
  Comments: I would hope that future generations, let's say in the year 2105, are able to visit places like the Redwood National Park and experience the majestic, centuries-old beauty of the great Sequoias.  Today's pick, a project of GreenpeaceUSA, is a parody "inspired by the true story of the Bush administration's recent unraveling of environmental protections for our national forests."  It drives the point home well, providing some surprising information...
   
• We Are Not Sheep 12/11/03 
  Description: a mind is a terrible thing to baste
  Comments: Though it's been said that bloggers "tend to post like sheep following the herd" (to which I weighed in with an affirmative baaaah), today's pick is out to say it ain't so.  I doubt that Yvonne will be "one of those that would start a site and abandon it shortly thereafter" because I'm been reading since she started the blog (or at least this version) 3 short weeks ago and think it's looking good.  I really like the post layout and the abbreviated archive pages.  Like the rest of us, Yvonne's still fine tuning some things and her blogging style is evolving, but that's where her similarily to the flock ends, methinks...;~))
  [Note: Original review was edited.]
   
• husk.org 12/10/03 
  Description: mild unease + craneporn
  Comments: It would be easy to get the wrong idea when you first see the name of the site that peteski posted at Newstoday® a few days ago.  In fact, there's no way I'm sharing what I pictured in my mind when I first saw the name, but it was funny, to say the least.  Fortunately, the site was nothing like I imagined (;~P).  Paul says cranes "have a strange sort of beauty" and has captured almost 200 photos of them over the last few years.  I love it.  That's just one of Paul Mison's projects – his personal site, which is today's pick, houses an enormous "photo index" plus a blog and other goodies.  Clean, minimal design with excellent navigation and interesting content, from a webmonkey in London...
   
• Newstoday® 12/8/03 
  Description: design broadcasting network – for a better tomorrow
  Comments: This one's long overdue.  Over the last 2 years, I've reviewed 20 sites found there and it dawned on me over the weekend that I'd failed to add it to the listings.  Today's pick provides a "people's voice platform, public broadcasting system." From what I can see, most of the registered members of the "Alliance Network" are designers, and it's easy to join.  Besides the public broadcast, there's also a news column featuring posts by a "selected team of broadcasters" plus a public discussion area.  The posts are frequent and on any day, you'll find a fresh supply of links to great design sites and other odd and amusing destinations.  A truly great alternative portal, powered by people...
   
• Biro-Web 12/7/03 
  Description: made with pens...
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• reality blurred 12/6/03 
  Description: a journal of our blurring culture + everything reality television
  Comments: On one hand is "an online journal that publishes essays examining hyperreality."  It relies on contributed essays "under the general topic of dissecting some part of our culture that is experiencing a blurring of its particular reality."  On the other hand, for you reality tv enthusiasts out there, is a weblog providing "daily news from the TV whoredom."  It's seems amazingly comprehensive (I say 'seems' because I'm not a big TV watcher myself).  So, today's pick is actually two distinct sites in one.  Excellent design and navigation and big points to both projects for concept and content.  Nice work Andy... 
   
• keepsmesane 12/3/03 
  Description: "post traumatic address" - featuring an image scrapbook plus several abstract photo series (Flash)
  Comments: The site opens in a pop-up window and a second pop-up appears upon entering with a message apologizing for a lack of updates.  Apology not necessary, thank you, because there's some really good visual content here.  First, there's the "Zoo Scrapbook" with some knockout graphic designs.  Then, there's 2 parts to the "Abstact Series" of photographs.  One part focuses on signage and street art, while the other looks at what's overhead.  Stuff like this keeps me sane too... Design Radar]