Archive for November, 2007

flash: bitmap fonts for flash

Posted in flash on November 30th, 2007

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

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

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

media criticism: war journalism

Posted in perception theory on November 30th, 2007

pbs documentarys to watch online, media self reflective

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

*thanks masao*

visuals: united visual artists

Posted in vj-ing and footage on November 29th, 2007

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

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

photography: terry richardson

Posted in film/photography, portfolios on November 29th, 2007

terry richardson has an very interesting portrait portfolio

http://www.terryrichardson.com

graphic design: money

Posted in graphic design, paper engineering on November 29th, 2007

a collection of bank notes from all over the world

http://www.banknotes.com

paper engineering: stamps

Posted in graphic design, paper engineering on November 29th, 2007

russian stamps:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85098956@N00/
sets/72157600201139707/

http://www.stamprussia.com/

european stamps:

http://www.pingmag.jp/2006/06/05/
overlooked-graphic-design-european-stamps/

worldwide:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/stampcollection/pool/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/44124356212@N01/pool/

space stamps:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/spacestamps/pool/

bird stamps:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/birds_stamps/pool/

basketball stamps:

http://www.internationalbasketball.com/basketballstamps2.html

chinese sport and other assorted stamps:

http://www.xabusiness.com/china-sports-stamps.htm

3D – real or rendered?

Posted in 3D on November 29th, 2007

meanwhile, its impossible to differ

http://www.evolution-of-genius.de/

http://maxwellrender.com/

portfolio: pam

Posted in graphic design on November 29th, 2007

amazing, just wow

http://www.opticalflats.net/

social networking: virb

Posted in web 2.0 on November 29th, 2007

a new competitor against myspace and facebook?

http://www.virb.com/

man and space: pictures

Posted in film/photography, perception theory on November 29th, 2007

an intersting set of pictures can be found here:

http://www.collectiveperception.com/

motion design: split screen

Posted in audio/music, motiondesign on November 29th, 2007

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

http://www.splitscreen.us/

*thanks stefanie*

books: book cover design

Posted in books, graphic design on November 28th, 2007

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

street art: the bubble project

Posted in DIY, film/photography, interactive design, street art on November 26th, 2007

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/

knowhow/discussion: fora.tv

Posted in web 2.0 on November 26th, 2007

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*

land art/ photography

Posted in film/photography, perception theory on November 23rd, 2007

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

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

fashion: rings from pool balls

Posted in fashion on November 23rd, 2007

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7336055

via notcot

motion design: dotmov

Posted in dates, motiondesign on November 23rd, 2007

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

commenting on the net

Posted in web 2.0 on November 23rd, 2007

the name sums it up pretty well:

http://www.writesomething.net

motion design: music video

Posted in audio/music, motiondesign on November 23rd, 2007

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*

audio: digital record playback

Posted in audio/music on November 22nd, 2007

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

http://www.elpj.com/

*thanks michael*

comics: joshua middleton

Posted in general on November 20th, 2007

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

*thanks rainer*

newspaper online: rss times 2.0

Posted in web 2.0 on November 20th, 2007

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

http://my.nytimes.com/

*thanks verena*

poster art

Posted in blogs, graphic design, paper engineering on November 19th, 2007

a blog dedicated to (very beautiful) posters!

http://omgposters.com

portfolio: eero johannes

Posted in graphic design, illustration, portfolios on November 19th, 2007

impressive!

http://www2.uiah.fi/~epitkane/stuff/test/

installation art: online book

Posted in art, books on November 19th, 2007

http://www.installationart.net/
MenuItems/contents.html

book list: web 2.0 and convergence culture

Posted in books, web 2.0 on November 19th, 2007

many to many, crowdsourcing and folksonomy; essential books can be found here

http://www.amazon.com/Web-2-0-changes-everything/
lm/R1QUCXSIZRQ18X/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_1_rdssss0?pf
_rd_p=253462201&pf_rd_s=listmania-center&pf_rd_t=201
&pf_rd_i=0814742815&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
&pf_rd_r=06FCZWTK4VDYQZHEFW8V

book list: culture jamming

Posted in books, street art on November 19th, 2007

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

digital-analogue: portfolio: bebei

Posted in illustration, portfolios on November 15th, 2007

very interesting collage techniques here

http://www.beblei.com/

pdf-mag: digital painting

Posted in illustration, pdf and flash mags on November 13th, 2007

pdf-mag on digital painting

http://www.artzmania.com/

games: landscape painting

Posted in general, illustration on November 13th, 2007

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 

upload and share documents: scribd

Posted in net/working, web 2.0 on November 11th, 2007

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/

web 2.0: share your bookshelf

Posted in books, web 2.0 on November 11th, 2007

create lists of books and share them with others:

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

music: blog: album covers

Posted in audio/music, graphic design, paper engineering on November 11th, 2007

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

http://sleevage.com

poster art on the net

Posted in graphic design on November 11th, 2007

european and american vintage posters

http://www.rare-posters.com

streetart: stickers

Posted in DIY, street art on November 10th, 2007

a very interesting (pdf) magazine on sticker culture

http://www.wallspankers.com/

virtual street art

Posted in interactive design, street art on November 10th, 2007

spray online with others:

http://graffiti.playdo.com/

street art: game inspired

Posted in games, street art on November 10th, 2007

a huge gallery of video game inspired street art

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

the power of community

Posted in art, web 2.0 on November 10th, 2007

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/

pixel art: e-city 2.0

Posted in DIY, architecture/interior, nerd, web 2.0 on November 10th, 2007

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!*

paper art: matt shlian

Posted in 3D, paper engineering on November 9th, 2007

very impressive paper sculptures here

http://www.mattshlian.com

via ffffound.com

print excellence: graphic exchange

Posted in blogs, illustration, paper engineering on November 9th, 2007

a very nice collection of very beautiful print artwork

http://www.graphic-exchange.com

design ressource: aiga

Posted in CI/CD, graphic design on November 8th, 2007

a huge ressource for CI and everything design

http://designarchives.aiga.org/

exhibition: darth vader helmet art

Posted in art, fashion on November 8th, 2007

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

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

documentary: graffiti styles

Posted in street art on November 7th, 2007

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/ 

DIY: wicked lego machinery

Posted in 3D, DIY on November 6th, 2007

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 

blog: thestylepress

Posted in blogs, graphic design, illustration on November 4th, 2007

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

http://www.thestylepress.net/

DIY: painting a car with markers

Posted in DIY, illustration, street art on November 4th, 2007

perhaps, try your daddy´s toyota fist:

http://necromanc.blogspot.com/2007/09/
lamborghini-car-painted-amazingly.html

blog: manystuff

Posted in blogs, graphic design on November 4th, 2007

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

http://www.manystuff.org

DIY: pixel stiching

Posted in DIY on November 4th, 2007

flipflopflyin´s minipops are the ideal base for your stichwork as seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=
97266257&context=set-72057594064982220&size=o

discussion: closed communtiy

Posted in web 2.0 on November 2nd, 2007

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

http://www.well.com/