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prior listings

 

• Johannes Twielemeier 12/31/06 
  Description: fotografie
  Comments: "My pictures show what money can't buy." Still a work in progress, Places of no return documents "a torn down landscape with abandoned houses and deserted streets" when the expansion of a mining operation resulted in 7,500 people being forced to leave their homes in western Germany. Another series features 39 photos taken in several suburbs of New York City in 1999. "These suburbs impressed me so much, because they were so far away from all the pictures in my mind, when I was thinking about New York City at that time." Johanne, who's also a sculpture artist, certainly has a unique ability to capture the beauty often found in decaying, abandoned places...
   
• Robot Inframental Magazine 12/30/06 
  Description: a digital publication in which participants commit themselves to submitting images weekly
  Comments: "Let's once again demonstrate our mechanical qualities; creating, running out of time, trying not to interrupt the production line..." It's a weekly production and if a collaborator fails to deliver an image, they "die" and a little memoriam to them appears in that issue and they're out of the project. "No time to think" but a number of contributors have already survived over 30 weekly issues. And some of the works are downright tasty, thank you...;~))  [Body Collector]
   
• exabute 12/28/06 
  Description: art and animation by Sergey Pervushin
  Comments: Sit back and enjoy about 3 dozen of the tastiest illustrations you may have seen lately (or ever). Add 3 short (but oh so sweet) animations. From Russia, the works of Sergey Pervushin – amazing stuff!  [Revolver Lover]
   
• LivesConnected 12/27/06 
  Description: an oral history of our experiences during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath (Flash)
  Comments: 44 people whose lives have been affected by Hurricane Katrina tell their stories and the site, an "experiment in data visualization," effectively shows how their lives are connected. The fact that the participants are also connected professionally, all working for the advertising company that produced the project, seems hardly representative of New Orleans' general population but the personal accounts and the way they're presented are all quite interesting...  [Scene 360]
   
• redmarker.com 12/26/06 
  Description: photography and writing by Guillermo Rivero
  Comments: Creative writing is one of Guillermo's specialties. "Hunters hunt bears..." Or is it "...bears hunt hunters?" An interesting experiment with words. He's also authored a number of interviews & articles for various magazines and web projects. And he's an image maker too – from night shots to institutions, a really cool collection of photographs...  [webtoday]
   
• Lost in Pixels 12/25/06 
  Description: photoblog of Balazs Sprenc
  Comments: A recent picture taken at dusk caught my attention. It's not just a picture though – it's the result of merging "86 separate images (thirty seconds long exposure each)." Though Balazs "was hoping to see more stars" in the sky, the shot is truly amazing. Back a little over a year ago on the day he started the photoblog, another beauty – easy to get lost in pixels...;~))  [WeeklyShot]
   
• pochorno 12/24/06 
  Description: photography by Martin Benavides
  Comments: Though he lives in Mexico, looks like Martin's been to Egypt and Greece too, among other places. And this is hardly "just a photo" – I like his unique view of things...  [dailymosaic]
   
• EagerEyes.org 12/23/06 
  Description: all things visual...
  Comments: "We need to start thinking and talking about visualization, not just look at pictures," says Robert Kosara, an Assistant Professor at UNCC. He's a researcher in the field of Information Visualization (InfoVis) who says "there is a blatant lack of reflection in the field." Today's pick is a weblog of sorts, targeted towards students (and potential students) of Vis, containing some interesting food for thought. "What would happen if you were to connect all the ZIP codes in the US in ascending order?" Is is possible to make a visual map of poetry? Maybe not, but as Kosara notes, it at least makes us reflect on what we mean by visualization, an apparently evolving discipline...  [Ample Sanity]
   
• Vues du monde 12/22/06 
  Description: photographs from world travels (Flash)
  Comments: Michel's been around. Havana, Florence, Singapore, and Capadocia, to name a few – well over 1,000 beautiful travel photos taken in 20 different countries. plus Museums, Carnivals, and Masks sections. Cool Flash interface too...  [Design Licks]
   
• Who Knew 12/21/06 
  Description: exploring the interpretive power of graphic design in the production of knowledge and the access, accuracy and transparency of content
  Comments: "Historically, good design has referred to aesthetics and beauty, rather than ethics and responsibility." Can a designer do good? – just one of the latest issue's "documents that visually interpret information, ideas and viewpoints considered complex, confusing and/or controversial, which sometimes get misrepresented and censored as a result." The documents are in .pdf format but due to the use of frames in the site's design, I'd suggest either downloading first or opening the documents in new windows for a better viewing experience. Does your cat really love you? See Issue 2 and enjoy...  [Social Design Notes]
   
• slowphoto 12/20/06 
  Description: Polaroid, pinhole, and toy cam experimental photography (some mature content)
  Comments: "Experimental and artistic photography." In Butow's selfs, there's 5 self-portraits taken in the same setting, each using a different Polaroid film camera. He also experiments with digital pinhole and toy cameras – a most unique collection of visual works...  [Body Collector]
   
• My Life Story 12/19/06 
  Description: the personal weblog of EeLeen
  Comments: "This site is my therapy," says young graphic designer EeLeen, noting that's her real life name. It's great to see a personal weblog where one's personality shines so brightly through its design. And TheAngel would love to exchange greeting cards with ya...;~))  [CSSBrain]
   
• Blanket Magazine 12/18/06 
  Description: uncovering artists, designers, and photographers (downloadable fullscreen .pdf)
  Comments: Unlike other visual art and design magazines, each issue is released in 4 separate installments "to constantly keep you inspired." The first release of Issue 1: the yellow issue came out on December 10th with additional releases planned for each Monday the rest of the month. Each installment is a zipped-up .pdf, which opens in fullscreen mode. Hoping to "build a strong network of creatives" – top-notch in my opinion...  [Newstoday®]
   
• The Stuntman 12/17/06 
  Description: Pain is only an illusion... (Flash)
  Comments: It's downright odd that it's brought to you by a man's deodorant brand – certainly personal but not exactly non-commercial. But in the interest of a little goofiness and variety, here's a little game you can play. "Violence guaranteed." Fling the action figure (after you let him escape from the package, that is) and as the rules say, "hit as hard as you can." Coolstop certainly isn't in the business of promoting violence (let alone promoting men's deodorant) but dammit, it's fun...;~))  [DOPE]
   
• Lost in Shots 12/16/06 
  Description: enjoying the beauty through photos
  Comments: "You will find my own small (and mostly controversial) world in my photography." Marina lives in Germany but her world also includes points in Australia and the USA. Shots of Seattle and an eerie black & white sunset are among many that drew me in. Some interesting self-portraits too...  [elsch.DAILY]
   
• _m. schwarzer photographie 12/15/06 
  Description: photography series by M. Schwarzer (Flash)
  Comments: "The world is like a constantly rotating caleidoscope, permanently creating a multitude of exceptional pictures by using banal ingredients." And it's amazing what might be captured in just 1/250 second...
   
• The Black Sheep 12/14/06 
  Description: a collection of different endings to a story from the 'land of art and design' (Flash)
  Comments: The class calls itself Batch 35 and I'll suggest you take the time to read their Storybook first as the exhibition consists of dozens of possible endings to the story, each by a member of this year's graduating class. The black sheep and their works certainly prove being the odd one out isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially when it comes to creativity...;~))  [designlicks]
   
• harmless 12/13/06 
  Description: a graffiti magazine
  Comments: It's got one of the biggest grafitti galleries I've seen online – walls, trains, sketches, and writers in action. Tons of stickers and stencils too. From Hungary – harmless magazine...
  
   
• [ lightcatcher ] 12/12/06 
  Description: Daily photos from Mogilev, Belarus by Rodion Kovenkin
  Comments: Rodion asked his visitors to name it. Someone from Canada responded with "the outward bound." Another, from Germany, came up with "way to heaven." If I might use the same name I gave to a walkway I've been building in the woods, I'd call the photo "dreamway." And while we're on dreamy things, check out this image, recently featured at WeeklyShot...
   
• Pete Goldlust 12/11/06 
  Description: an exploration of a sculptural landscape where human urges are acted out by half-recognizable, otherworldly surrogate creatures
  Comments: "The work reflects my interest in mutated, hybrid forms, and the disjunctive psychological states that they represent." Artist Pete Goldlust focuses mainly on polymer clay sculpture, but that's just the beginning of what you'll see here. Tasty prints and wall drawings, too – and his carved crayons are astounding...
   
• photos :: haveyouseenthisguy.com 12/10/06 
  Description: photographs by Abhishek Nimbalkar (Flash)
  Comments: "A fast processor and an open mind" is all you need to enjoy Abhishek's collection of photos and messages left by site visitors – a rather novel Flash interface...;~))  [Mowsnet]
   
• XoverIP 12/9/06 
  Description: abstract, emotional, people and travel photography by Vernon Trent
  Comments: "Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I make pictures..." According to Vernon Trent, his photographs "have a soul" and he's fortunate to have a job which gives him the opportunity to travel. There's many wonderful images in Experimental and Processing and People and Portrait (for starters)... 
   
• Co-Op 12/8/06 
  Description: a collaborative animation by eight young fellows from Swinburne University in Australia (Quicktime)
  Comments: "How to create a piece of work to be proud of, without physically or mentally harming the other members of one's group?" In the case of today's pick, the 8 honours year students completed a collaborative "exquisite corpse exercise" in the spirit of competition and cooperation and really pulled it off nicely – the finished animation, along with its hand crafted music, is fantastic...  [Motionographer]
   
• Dmind 12/7/06 
  Description: Minhyeok's graphic diary (Flash)
  Comments: A 25-year-old studying communication design in Korea presents his design mind against a tasty soundloop – his characters are great! Pretty cool Flash work too...  [Mowsnet]
   
• hi this is youshi 12/6/06 
  Description: paintings and drawings by Youshi Li
  Comments: Her paintings and drawings seem free-spirited and unfettered to me – face on butts is odd, as is the untitled drawing of a drinking porpoise – both odd but impressive. Cool and creative, by Youshi Li...  [Design(Radar]
   
• 4x6 12/5/06 
  Description: a collection of photographs taken by Mark Hamilton
  Comments: A picture of a bridge about 30 miles northwest of home is one of Mark's favorites. So is this. Damn, he has good taste...;~))  [VFXY]
   
• artPod 12/4/06 
  Description: a collection of video art by recognized artists - free for you to download
  Comments: "Video art for mobile media." Whether you want to watch online, on your iPod, or another mobile device, the works presented here, from a number of talented video artists, are excellent. I was particularly intrigued by Knowing You, Knowing Me by the site's producer, Nikolaj Recke. It documents an ongoing conversation from about 10 years ago via fax and email, between him and another artist who once inspired him. "I thought I had a story to tell... but stories only exist in stories, and you wouldn't be a part of mine." Creative stuff to go...;~))  Basement.org]
   
• hencca.de 12/3/06 
  Description: design by Henrik Rinne (Flash)
  Comments: Before you explore Henrik's showcase of web design and Flash works, you're invited to design your own sound (the part I like the best). From Hamburg, Germany, 28-year-old Flash designer Henrik Rinne, who's been at it since 1999...  [DWT < crossmind]
   
• shots.darkness.at 12/2/06 
  Description: daily elegancy - seen different
  Comments: Clemens lives in Salzburg, reminding us there are no kangaroos in Austria (though a yellow taxi from N.Y.C. with Florida plates may be spotted now and then). I love the site's description – daily elegancy - seen different. Simple things, like a bike or a crane or a lamp or an old beetle – each uniquely elegant when captured just right...;~)) 
   
• ROXIK 12/1/06 
  Description: happy digital toys (Flash)
  Comments: "See, experience, and spend wonderful time." There's literally thousands of characters in the Pictaps database, each painted by a site visitor. I'll fess up that I painted a few myself. Kido does amazing things with Flash – things that play with your head. And he gives you a chance to play with his head, too...;~))