Archive for November, 2007

flash: bitmap fonts for flash

especially the pixelfonts from style-force are suitable for usage in flash

http://pixelfonts.style-force.net/

http://www.dafont.com/bitmap.php

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media criticism: war journalism

pbs documentarys to watch online, media self reflective

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/programs/

*thanks masao*

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visuals: united visual artists

uva did visuals for massive attack and others, now they´re hitting the galleries

http://www.uva.co.uk/

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photography: terry richardson

terry richardson has an very interesting portrait portfolio

http://www.terryrichardson.com

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graphic design: money

a collection of bank notes from all over the world

http://www.banknotes.com

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paper engineering: stamps

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3D - real or rendered?

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portfolio: pam

amazing, just wow

http://www.opticalflats.net/

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social networking: virb

a new competitor against myspace and facebook?

http://www.virb.com/

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man and space: pictures

an intersting set of pictures can be found here:

http://www.collectiveperception.com/

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motion design: split screen

a weblog, dedicated to the split screen technique in music videos

http://www.splitscreen.us/

*thanks stefanie*

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books: book cover design

a very interesting list of very well designed book covers, all from 2007

http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/2007/11/
my-favorite-book-covers-of-2007.html

via theserif.net

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street art: the bubble project

an amazing project, on the site, you can download templates for empty speech bubbles, then print them out and put them into public space.

after a while, photograph what the crown has written in and the send them to the project site

http://thebubbleproject.com/

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knowhow/discussion: fora.tv

fora.tv is an online video and discussion platform for speeches and lectures

http://fora.tv/2007/09/27/Stefan_Sagmeister_Creative_Genius

*thanks william*

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land art/ photography

leafs, arraged to form a color spectrum, simple, wow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robherr/777305970/

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fashion: rings from pool balls

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motion design: dotmov

if you´re going to japan in the near future - don´t miss the dotmov film festival

http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2007/
11/dotmov_festival_2007.html

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commenting on the net

the name sums it up pretty well:

http://www.writesomething.net

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motion design: music video

justice has a nice video, its called D.A.N.C.E. and has a wicked motiondesign

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo_QVq2lGMs

*thanks andi*

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audio: digital record playback

your vinyl records are valuable, don´t mess them up with a needle, use a laser for playback

http://www.elpj.com/

*thanks michael*

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comics: joshua middleton

a very broad portfolio of the comic artist joshua middleton
http://joshuamiddleton.com/

*thanks rainer*

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newspaper online: rss times 2.0

choose your own information mix via rss and read what the journalists from the times are reading

http://my.nytimes.com/

*thanks verena*

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poster art

a blog dedicated to (very beautiful) posters!

http://omgposters.com

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portfolio: eero johannes

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installation art: online book

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book list: web 2.0 and convergence culture

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book list: culture jamming

a very intelligent book list on the topics culture jamming, communication guerilla and street art

http://www.amazon.de/CultureJamming-RebelArts-Kreative-
Kampagnen/lm/R268WBSNHKE1K7/
ref=cm_lmt_srch_f_2_rsrsrs0

see also the giant campaign

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse

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digital-analogue: portfolio: bebei

very interesting collage techniques here

http://www.beblei.com/

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pdf-mag: digital painting

pdf-mag on digital painting

http://www.artzmania.com/

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games: landscape painting

a very interesting video, showing an artist painting a sifi backdrop in photoshop

http://mythicmktg.fileburst.com/war/us/media/videos/pp_Painting_BR1000.zip

you can find an low res version here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_tQDR58CL8 

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upload and share documents: scribd

collect pdfs or other material, save and view it on the web, and share your docs with the rest of the web

http://www.scribd.com/

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web 2.0: share your bookshelf

create lists of books and share them with others:

http://www.shelfari.com/designeducation/shelf

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music: blog: album covers

a blog dedicated to album covers, every cover comes with detailed information, for the singles too

http://sleevage.com

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poster art on the net

european and american vintage posters

http://www.rare-posters.com

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streetart: stickers

a very interesting (pdf) magazine on sticker culture

http://www.wallspankers.com/

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virtual street art

spray online with others:

http://graffiti.playdo.com/

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street art: game inspired

a huge gallery of video game inspired street art

http://albotas.com/index.php?option=com_
content&task=view&id=119

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the power of community

an intersting article on how the website digg was brought to it´s knees by it´s own community

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/01/
digg-surrenders-to-mob/

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pixel art: e-city 2.0

it was just a matter of time (and web 2.0) that people could build their own pixel city, eboy style

http://www.pixeldam.net/

this one is german (*thanks maurice*):

http://www.pixelplaza.de 

also worship the originals, eboy:

http://hello.eboy.com/eboy/index.php

and lovepixel

http://www.lovepixel.idv.tw/

*thanks peter!*

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paper art: matt shlian

very impressive paper sculptures here

http://www.mattshlian.com

via ffffound.com

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print excellence: graphic exchange

a very nice collection of very beautiful print artwork

http://www.graphic-exchange.com

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design ressource: aiga

a huge ressource for CI and everything design

http://designarchives.aiga.org/

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exhibition: darth vader helmet art

a very special painting ground for artwork: use the force!

http://starwarsblog.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/
taking-a-tour-of-the-vader-project/

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documentary: graffiti styles

a very interesting documentary without many words can be found here:

http://joox.net/cat/44/id/1366938

be sure to check the website too:

http://www.graffitinstincts.com/ 

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DIY: wicked lego machinery

spaceships, weapons robots: really awesome stuff here:

http://flickr.com/photos/bricklovinfreakboy/154472754/

edit: here is a blog about wicked lego constructs:

http://www.brothers-brick.com 

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blog: thestylepress

and another style blog for your daily dose, get lazy while working

http://www.thestylepress.net/

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DIY: painting a car with markers

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blog: manystuff

the quality of sites of this kind is rising, so here another one, collecting beautiful items (print mainly)

http://www.manystuff.org

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DIY: pixel stiching

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discussion: closed communtiy

well.com is a place for conferences, members only, deep and nicely moderated

http://www.well.com/

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