Design and digital culture NEWS // February 2004
Site
launch for Media19 who defines
themselves as: production, participation, innovation... more than just
TV! Have a track record of working with young people through formal and
informal education using factual and drama video and television production
along with writing, photography, performance and digital new media.
Their self-protrait uk 14-19 project is a good demonstration of such
an ingenious project.
Brought
to you by 37signals: “Finally, everyone's on the same (web) page. Basecamp is
a simple, hosted web-based service that lets you manage projects and
quickly create client/project extranets.”
Mixing
a tutorial and playing values into a story line is a great idea and Kampong
Kites is a good example. Sweet illustrations.
For
ardent industrial / furniture design fans, catch the SNAPSHOTS
| imm 2004 - cologne furniture fair + off sites events from Germany's
leading design show brought to you by DesignBoom.
As usual awesome ideas and realizations.
Melanie
Dunea 
sense
and sensibility photography makes her probably the best photographer
yet! This powagirrrls knows
about bringing a sense of delicate grace, subdued elegance, tamed and
poetic urban feel to all her pictures.
What transpires is that the subjects are NOT overly self-conscious.
They seem relax. What comes out, they are at ease and confident in who
they are, some even funny... but classy funny, that is. Now that's quite
a feat given who the subjects are. No bombasting egos! Professionals
at work.
Possibly her approach is to capture their uniqueness, individuality
and creative nature which in the end, transcends the shoot. To achieve
this kind of portfolio book, one has gotta to be immensely gifted and
definitely a uber caring people person.
For once, was not bore to death with another round of celebrity shoots
brimming full of egoware by yet another aspirant photographer for the
stars. There is a difference!
She, her work, is truly composing an ode to humanity. To our frailty
and fragility and to our strenghts and successes.
Standing out is this intense quality towards showing the fab and the
beautiful in a normal way and often moreso, in an unassuming way.
What comes across is genuine humanity... kicked out are the superfluous
glitz and glam such shootings carry today.
You get to see intelligent elegance, personality, quirkiness and...
natural kindness. She is a class act in catching the essence of each
person. The subjects seem to really like her because they are just beautiful
to look at. We sense, their wanting to cooperate and give the best of
themselves. They show something special.
While preparing the snapshots, I intentionally left out most of the
'recognizable' part of the pictures to set off her talent, and the pictures
look good even this way because there is such stamina, purpose and focus
in each of her visual composition.
When you see 'who' is in the picture - hopefully my point will have
been made that she photographs... real people firstly...
“Carnivore is
a surveillance tool for data networks. At the heart of the project is
CarnivorePE, a software application that listens to all Internet traffic
(email, web surfing, etc.) on a specific local network.
Next, CarnivorePE serves this data stream to interfaces called “clients.”
These clients are designed to animate, diagnose, or interpret the network
traffic in various ways.”
Interesting! Check the website, clients and FAQs to learn
more.
Errata
in link corrected: Integrated Web Design: CSS Beyond the Retrofit by
Molly Holzschlag (who is a mighty powagirrrl + gentle geek). Read article
on her new column on InformIT.
“Do you think Web browsers are the reason for all your CSS woes?
Or that CSS is filled with so many limitations it can't be used well
for all aspects of design, including layout? Think again. Today's contemporary
browser support and the availability of smart workarounds make the promise
of CSS more real than ever.
Molly Holzschlag shows
you how CSS was meant to be used and demonstrates how to begin using
it fully today to make your life (and your designs) more efficient, flexible,
and even more beautiful than ever.”
Yahoo!
Introduces More Comprehensive and Relevant Search Experience... “a
leading global Internet company, today announced that it has created
a more comprehensive and relevant search experience for users through
the deployment of its own algorithmic search technology.”
Try it + Compare
it = ??? what do you think?
The
soundtrack “promenade the puzzle” is awesome keeps in style
with progressive rock, inspired by PFM music.
Premiata Forneria Marconi is an historical italian rock band, they have
played for years with Fabrizio De Andrè, who is the greatest Italian
poet and artist of all times, who requested a short flash film written,
designed and directed by Michele
D'Auria.
“Another
new media personal agency, as a million others, but BETTER...” says
Alessandro Busseni who runs Cicciapalla
Corp which is a mix of pop, pixel, code, quirky and kitschy.
The projects are awesome.
Industrial
design your thing? Check Toyfon which is Tommy Forsgrens online design
portfolio. See some of the products and transport machines of the future...
What
is a Print? An good introduction to printing techniques such as
woodcut, etching, lithography and screenprint by MOMA.
“I
saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
by Michelangelo
Media
Inspiration -> Artist of the month feature -> Background
revealed. Phil invited me to be their opening artist featured on
their newly relaunched site.
Have a look! ;D
Fun
to navigate as well as an exploratory and immersive site, what I like
most about them apart from the well thought out projects, beautiful pictures
and the pull of interative screens (move the mouse around and catch the
+ sign to see) is their statement:
“+ Release1 is a Boston-base
design group with a desire to explore design issues sheltered from market
forces. We organize exhibitions and collaborative workshops to allow
participants to reach their own conclusions about how design affect their
lives and their world.”
Drift
v 2.0 is an emerging talent: his artwork is amazing and so are his design
and flash skills.
While
this collaborative project was incubating I reviewed the pitch and concept.
Now in full swing you might want to review Learning
To Love You More which
is an ever-changing series of exhibitions, screenings and radio broadcasts
presented all over the world, your documentation is also your submission
for possible inclusion in one of these presentations.
Minimalist
site just like I like them, Oxigenio
Design although the snapshots for their projects are rather small,
they have left a lot of white space around so their work stands out and
catch your attention.
Enough of their polyvalence and skills are displayed to conclude they
are cross-media experts. Fast loading - low noise - superb!
Geometric
music + sonic explorations in earthy simple site for Telefon
Tel Aviv. Now they only need to tame the double-browsers windows
and it would be even better.
There
is a new vague of collective studios and I luv this concept. The complexity
of designing for cross-media is best done inviting top craftmanship than
attempting to risking missing all.
Meet the Q Collective
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ndle1: One
of their recent project Bradley
Campbell site was finalist for co-designing the WTC
site memorial “Lower Waters” with Matthias Neumann.
For those interested in architecture, illustrations and
models of winning and runner-ups entries are available.
Much
talent in capturing structures in Dagt*
Designaside Germany Tour 2003-2004 by Mauro Caramella
Dense,
atmospheric and elegant are Tom Jasny captures.
There are striking pictures especially in the people and holiday sections.
Overall an excellent portfolio, the navigation is very easy.
Design
and Globalization by Kevin Davis
“When both design agencies and nonprofits work together under
a localist, fair trade model, great strides can be made in making the
lost vision of a participatory, creative Internet into a reality.
This, in turn, could contribute to the revitalization
of local communities and ultimately, the arts, realizing the vision of
the Internet’s pioneers and visionaries.”
Eclectic
design and tons of talent displayed on **
gigspot.
“Mozilla
Firefox 0.8 represents the bleeding edge of Internet technology and raises
the bar for ease of use, performance, robustness and standards compliance.
Firefox
0.8 is a Technology Preview. While this software works well enough
to be relied upon as your primary browser in most cases, we make no
guarantees of its performance or stability. It is a pre-release product
and should not be relied upon for mission-critical tasks. See the License
Agreement for more information.”
The branding, logo identity and icons (which
are way cool) were designed by a team and the brand
process + design process by Steve
Garrity, Bart Decrem and icon artist Jon
Hicks (must see) makes for an excellent read and inside look on the
how to, as you will see, is not randomly achieved.
Can
somebody please commission this powagirrrl to design cool toys she's
got the talent! Check mimi*online Carla
Chaves illustrator extraordinaire!
Cute - delicious - visually delirious - click them all!
Slick
interface, music player and chrome panel color as well as interesting
transitions on Monofactor.
The
second Gluebalize Magazine exploration is on in ref with the topic: “Digital
Artists against Digital Divide”.
:::::PostVisual is
one of the most talented shop who has consistently brought highly entertaining
(film / tv / music) projects to the web using outstanding flash animations
adorned with masterly integrated visual elements. Fortunately now, some
of their past projects who were no longer available are archived on their
site.
Don't miss Wanee & Junah, Kim Jong Kook, The Samsung episodes. Winner
of FlashFoward 2003 for their Miss Sixty site - they are finalist this
year for the
Uninvited.
Euna, you rule girrrl! A must visit.
New
website for Irish rock band LABEL incorporates a mix of pixel design
(check the music player) and scrolling frames and changing color for
the different sections. The fonts... for once are crisp and sharp.
Uncanny
and unusual design vision, lots of pink and talent extraordinaire for
mcFaul illustrations.
GAPMINDER is
a non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that
visualise human development.
This is done in collaboration with universities, UN organisations, public
agencies and non-governmental organisations. Interactive charts with
statistics that help understanding the world we live in.
Need
to get this ASCII code for the funny / special characters - check this resource.
A
puppet like site for Majolica from Shisheido. A wonderful idea and visual
experience mixing the flat 2D cutout in a 3D environment.
Often
times it may not always be an asset to be a jack of many trades but in
this case Guilherme Maia was able to pull it with some measure of success.
Oh
this man must be just about the funniest on the face of earth! If you
want to really have a bowlful of his witty, self-deprecating and just
incredibly intelligent pitch revisit AndyCo now available in the glorious
webFromage version!
If you intend to... hum... access the corporate site beware lots of
spoofing around - but the merit and you should read all, is that laughing
keeps us sane and prevents aging. Now I did warn you - have fun. BTW
if you wonder if he does produce any real work - he is a designer / writer,
can you tell?!?!
Update:
problem fixed in the W3C.
css validator.
A
well-done flash site for the canadian Radiator Hosting company! Luv the
logo and mouseovers fx sections.
This
is a great redesign for Venture
Web Interactive given the nature of their business, funkiness and
simplicity conveyed smartly in this very corporate website.
Nutility
eCreative Services has a splendid new site and a unique presentation
with an on-screen drag capacity.
One of their project sites is S.Spot System that features awesome and
original visual transitions.
Explore
paintings by Jurgen Vanbrabant on Colour-Minded like you've never seen
it done before! The navigation and display area merge into a work of
art. Amazing!
Site is redesigned, domain is changed, update your bookmarks: Brantt.be
Newly
updated sites:
/
Nando Cornejo {BLOCKMACHINE}
/
PHONO
/
tYPOTHERAPY v.2
/
Laughlin-Constable
/
Moseley Webb
/
portfolioad
This
article by Dan Goodin - “Microsoft's Ballmer Sees Free Software
as Enemy No. 1 (Update3)” - which originally led to Bloomberg's
site - is no longer available.
In fact, while I was trying to find the file using the author's name
- I ended up finding following article. I have been for a long time advocating
that 'free speech' needs to be preserved because if the magapolies attempt
to silence us... imagine the consequences.
Is Microsoft
Trampling on First Amendment Rights? by Wendy Goldman Rohm
“In three separate legal actions, Microsoft has
been using the courts in an attempt to smoke out sources, challenge the
first-amendment rights of writers and reporters, and chill press coverage
and public disclosure of important information that it prefers remain
secret.”
Bluesource is
a branding + broadcast + communication shop that has done outstanding
work especially for the entertainment field.
Just discovered that they are behind one of Coldplay's cd sleeve design.
Well
she did it again! Drew updates her graFiKAS site!
Fueled
by late nights and latte!?!? Asterik
studio brings flair and generational oriented capabilities. Can't
wait to see their new site.
The
co-founder and designer extraordinaire behind Brigata
Italia which is listed as an outstanding concept unveiled: meet Anna
Arbuckle portfolio
site.
This powagirrrl knows out to design incredibly simple sites or intricately
yet beautiful ones! Respect!
Upwardlink,
what is it ? It's a design portal about
webdesign and virtual art in general, concerning all type of creations
and medias. We try to select the best links which seem interesting by
their content or simply by their interface.
All links are commented in both French and English.
ASTERIK
launches TAXI, a new informative
resource for the design industry, freelancers and professional likewise.
Hop on the design joyride!
Oh
my!!! Wait till you see Independence studio
site and their animation skills. Outstanding!!! The transparent layers,
the different 3D chrome viewers / players to review projects are simply
awesome. In the featured animation with integrated zoom: choose an area,
click and voila!
Don't miss the commercial reels! Now that is called user-experience!
Royalmajestics
includes talented and versatile Mikael Mivela illustrations. Excellent
work.
9EME
CONCEPT is a French creative collective that specializes in events,
product designs, illustrations and more. Check the Panorama and Family
sections.
San
Francisco Design Museum / Meandra new site is simple and easy to
navigate. Don't miss the upcoming exhibits section.
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Designed
by Thunk who was a Design Forte recipient and reviewed in 2001.
MG
Production is a French firm specializing in image sythesis, 3D-2D
and compositing. Interesting visual flux that makes for a constant
presentation of their skills.
[lateral~;] is
looking for a Web Designer. Job Description: Lead interactive designer
producing high profile brand-led cross-platform online projects. Base:
London, UK. As you can see -
they've been around. One of the first sites to be displayed on netdiver.
:)
That
topic is hot and here is some good advice - pass along the link to your
client if they ask about Search
Engine Optimizers.
Check
the cool line art graphic and flash animation for this Rally site Bullrun
2004.
Guess
what Adriana has opened? A heart
breaker T-shop!
An
intriguing navigation and fast actionscripting for BILINGUE new merch
website.
Peepshow is
an illustration collective with a cartoony feel and luv the 2D working
table mess where you are literally drawn to explore the different areas.
Excellent at capitalizing on the artists genres and uniqueness and still
convey a tight all around concept. The character bobbing site was more
artist work focused.
A
couple of years back designers explored the 45 degree angle style. Some
could not pull it but Modernstyle knows
how to generate those incredibly complex designs that have this science-fiction
feel and lead to insights in the perception of the virtual / digital
world colliding with reality.
Idea-a-day “project
represents a completely fresh approach to the handling of ideas and intellectual
property. This is not a get rich quick scheme. There are no plans to
float, no advertisers or sponsors lined up.”
The Big Idea Book : Five hundred new ideas to change the world in ways
big and small by David Owen (Editor)
Expect
the unexpected. I like the visual puzzle in the portfolio and smart quotes
on g|d aka gravicadesign perhaps
the double pop-up windows could be avoided in future versions.
Because
I just luv mini-figurines. Figuro comes
with loads of different toys. The interview section gives insights as
to what kind of illustrators/designers were commissionned.
Cute pitch: Toys need good home too...
For
people who make websites:
CSS Design:
Custom Underlines by Stuart Robertson
Would
you like the company of Drucker, Chomsky, Klein and Moore (amongst luminous
others)? “Considering the odd legal fiction that deems a corporation
a “person” in the eyes of the law, the feature documentary
employees (sic) a checklist, based on actual diagnostic criteria of the
World Health Organization and DSM IV, the standard tool of psychiatrists
and psychologists. What emerges is a disturbing diagnosis.”
The Corporation winner of an
Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, a must see documentary. Watch
the trailer, take
the poll and see what everybody else is thinking... Could this sign finally
the revenge of the
hoi polloi?!?!
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via ventilate
David
Lu describes himself as a designer, illustrator and programmer.
His projects are highly original and expressions of a fertile imagination.
What do you make of Physical Interaction Design?
PluggedIn:
SmartPhones, Handhelds May Someday Threaten Laptops by Duncan Martell
“Psst... How about a souped-up handheld computer cell-phone combination
that not only boasts a camera, surfs the Web, does e-mail, can play digital
music and has a calendar, but also makes your toast in the morning?”
Following up nicely on my Bits & Bytes reply to “The
holiday season is upon us once again. What tech-related gift or gadget
are you hoping to receive (or even buy for yourself) this year? ...I
want a Treo...”
Oh
darn!!! “As reported elsewhere this
morning, if you use the Tantek hack in combination with the screen media
type, your CSS doesn’t validate.
Long story short, it’s because the validator is mis-reporting.
It should validate, but it doesn’t.”
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via Mezzoblue
{
Digiquaria } is a visual experiment that states being “an
aquarium of digital lifeforms inspired by waterlife”.
Although
the loading sequence for PGI Interactive is way too long - the concept
around the 4 elements is interesting and the supporting visuals well
done.
Keyboard
skills required to explore game like Plastic
Particles site and uncover the mini-toys.
Not
much content on Frosch but
worth a visit just to see the flash animations.
Nerissa
Goco is
an incredibly talented designer who has applied her craft to a vast
array of interesting projects. Take your time and see for yourself.
For
the luv of illo and typo, David
Hubner is currently seeking a design internship or temp position
in Europe.
Nakd
where you will see original still and motion designs by Nando
Costa et all! Excellent storyboarding, editing and animationa capabilities.
Need
an anatomy of the Scumskullz? They
are pixel based icons that reminds us of the Pacman era original graphics.
The genetic code is 25 bits of black or white on a 5x5 grid.
Out of 12,209 viable designs only a fraction have been discovered /
named / created in the lab.
Well*Vetted
issue #18 is out.
Fists
of Curry wants you to eat well and design! is a collaborative site
for talented graphic designers.
Of
interest? How about your personal sig font? Check Fontifier -
free for personal use.
And
all around and accomplished graphic designer Magnus Andersson, Fakeage
is the homebase that develops graphical concepts and produces all sorts
of graphical work for a wide variety of clients.
Medientower
/ v.2 innovative navigation is yet another promising young agency.
Their owners are respectively 17 and 19!!!
Promising
new talent to follow is John
Finnell in the corridors of his mind. Grungy laced with social awereness
and good sense of visual layout.
K'yo! is
Dave Kaplan's excellent portfolio. Nice minimalist presentation.
The
first 2004 issue of Creative
Behavior is out: new article, interview.
Ok
I luv science-fiction. Remember the plots when robots abounded and instant
communication was to be so hip and instantaneous??? Well you've got to
see what some mega-communication company (Vodafone) is conspiring about.
Explore a new micro site to experience a mobile world of the future.
Attention high-bandwidth + sound requested. And yes, when you 'vote'
your 'preferences' are recorded for I guess future analysis, feasability
studies and demographic mining and profiling.
Although I can't help but think that some of the technologies are a
big open door to Big Brothers that not only watch you but locate you
(GPS) anywhere and anytime. Of course, in a world that has entered a
state of constant threat (some say) personal security, as I have read,
will be one of the main reason of adoption for such services and devices.
Some of the applications are pure genuity such as the epaper; what a
fab idea! This is a most compelling and as realistic a scenario of what
can be, tomorrow.
Made
in Italy. Pleasezine is an art
& design news hub and portal. Need some international references?
A
new French independents collective CIG*COM -
talents to watch for. Their site has a nice duotone palette and concept.
“Art
mimicks life. Design follows art. Simple... The key to success is consistency...”
from 2turn media :: design firm.
Experimental
interface and navigation on OM
| oscar mulero website.
Silly-silly-silly
items from Atypyk. The one on the
snapshot: the diamond band-aid!!!
For
broadbandt only: BL:ND specializes
in design + typography + production for moving images.
Don't miss their 2003 project reel and Project Alpha reel.
Bringing
back the fun into web design? DEFA Gruppe does
just that! Although written in Russian, the site is worth visiting from
top to bottom. The different areas sport nice graphics that are big but
not overwhelming - excellent layout and very-very easy to navigate. Ah...
John
Finnel relays this information in ref with the upcoming Bush-Cheney energy
bill. Serious threat to environment. To take action and more information.
Oh
my... check this new
widget and how the big boys are targeting the youth lifestyle conscious
generation. Granted this flash site is incredibly well done and fast
loading.
Heads up to the talented agency who designed this web project.
A
new Design Forte recipient: Carl
de Keyzer, eye in the storm photography. It is a common saying a
picture is worth a thousand words.
What about a compendium of hundreds of pictures that seem to have caught
life right in the middle of so many storms?
Carl de Keyzer seems to have been right there, in the middle of history
happening. Catching poignantly real human conditions and situations and
some we wish, he had ignored altogether.
How could he? I mean how could he have such access to uncensored (and
sometimes threatening) situations? As if his presence was completely
ignored by players in the field of his camera.
Some pictures for a moment completely transports us 'there' wherever
that is. And as you will see, he's been around.
Expect pictures from an unforgiving lense. Some are shocking, grotesque...
even those who depict more superficial and relatively unadoctical surroundings.
His 'commercial' endeavors are tinted with this rampant hard chiselled
look at people and their immediate environment.
The quirkiness may stem from his composing an alternate perception and
presenting the viewer with it. The photograph becoming a statement to
so many unanswered for life situations.
So my guess is that he chooses not to provide answers but to act as
the intermediary. Presenting disturbing and ironic snapshots of the ordinary
yet he is non-complacent towards humain pain.
His skill is to report what has happened on multi-levels all in a single
shot. There is a focus on an area and then you see something else concurrently
taken in as well.
It is not comforting but pointing our attention to greater issues...
or vain issues... all this without words.
Powerful gesture of the click-click-clicks that immortalize such human
frailty and vanity.
His lense becoming a masterful eye in the storm.
+
+ imustcreate + + a must see flash site that uses the little pantone
stubs as navigation.
Beautifully
compact ===genstudio=== greets
you with a balanced and contrasting interface. Excellent projects and
presentation.
Pixar
dumps Disney. Studio headed by Steve Jobs says it will seek other
distributors for its films starting in 2006.
A
new Color Scheme picker
that includes sub-directories to choose usability / color deficiency
palette.
Flair
in minimal decisive strokes that makes for elegant results in Sophie
Griotto illustrations.
Jordi
Labanda is a widely known illustrator who has presents this chic
and modern feel in a vast array or work. Accessories to go available
as well.
Amazing
asian flavor flash built illustrations on Sixstation.
Just click on the blinking or moving object to view the next one.
Surreal,
mythical, gripping subjects, awesome movement and sense of perspective
in Jon Foster illustrations.
Character,
a San Francisco based design shop does outstanding branding and print
work.
Usually
steer clear of music sites which imo are mostly poorly designed but South
UK is... different.
Somewhat of a grungy new victorian bad boyz feel to it, it turns out
to be well done, is captivating and leaves significant quality space
to set the artists in their best light sort a speaking... and last but
not least - their music is actually really good.
Marcus
Ericsson is a talented art director and designer who runs Subdisc
which uses a cd sleeve design as interface. Original and makes for
a compact navigation.
“Loretta
Lux photographs
are uncanny. At first glance, you might mistake these works for paintings.
Like prototypes, the children have alabaster skin, porcelain bodies,
a penetrating stare, composure, fragility and an aura of ethereal radiance.
Her work bonds three media: photography, painting and digital effects.”
Refined
grungy? Why not? Paul Falgout has taken complete master control of the
visual real estate on Otterball.
Splendid treatment for the mini-thumbnails. Impeccable projects and cute
loading sequence. Original, very.
To
or not to is NOT a question!!! A couple of months ago this article “Why
we don't make speculative presentations” (site was and the article
is no longer available :( was posted as a pointer in ref with supplying
design comps for projects. We do not sell widgets we sell our time, which
is a non-renewable asset, once spent - it's gone for good. If a client
cannot understand this - best to run as fast as possible in the other
direction.
This client will NEVER be a good client. We say NO, to such requests.
Mind you, once a site design is 'comped' it is really finished - to program
and integrated it, is then a piece of cake.
Suggested reading: Don’t
design on spec which picks up on the same topic. As you will see,
and this has happened to me in the past, comps serve often as a shopping
list for unethical clients to find cheaper sub-contractors.
Linux
becomes a security aka political issue!?!? Funny? NO, scary! SCO
to Congress: Linux hurts the U.S. In a letter, it called Linux and
open-source software a threat to U.S. security by Robert McMillan
“...After calling Linux and open-source software "un-American"
and "a cancer," Microsoft last July announced that it had switched
tactics and would resort to analyst reports and case studies instead
of name-calling in its battle against Linux.”
Dave
Shea says: “Do your best with what you have: make sure you’re
meeting the client’s goals and the users’ requirements,
and the rest is gravy. There are more factors than just code involved
in standards-based design, some of them economic, some of them political.
Unless you are just one person working on a site for yourself with
unlimited time on your hands, absolutely free of constraints, you won’t
be able to code the “perfect”
Web site.
Develop a thick skin. We’re still at a point where a lot of fanfare
greets each new standards-based launch, which means each new site is
still under a lot of scrutiny. With that comes praise and criticism.
It’s easy to focus on the negative comments, and miss the long
list of positives.
Don’t get too wrapped up in defending your work to people who
feel contentious. I’ve been noticing that a lot of critics have
pet causes, and unless you meet their entire list, you’ll have
done something wrong. Some can be quick to find fault, and slow to accept
that there may be more reasons for something than they see.”
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via digital-web
One
word - well two words to describe Wall-to-Wall
Studios: astronomically polyvalent!!! The mini wall of thumbnails
is an indication of the sheer amount of different media projects they
are produced and the level of quality is... see for yourself.
Wait
till you see what Nate Williams (n8w)
is capable of. Highly personal style with strong lines illustrations
and concepts. His site is a big statement about his capabilities.
Surprise
someone! D S I X D E S I G N offers
a complete line of paper products with micro or bold design.
And
the winners are??? Poster
contest on Computerlove.
B
R E T T Yasko is mostly about print / poster design and he sure
knows his stuff. His site is designed to take advantage of his expertise.
Another
of those “text highlighted” sites which includes gorgeous
projects. Check :: Pao & Paws.
Element
5.0 put up a nice site with vertical nav that is working well and
serving as visual bar code like decoration. Original presentation of
their work in the portfolio area.
An
extremely well designed site for ::::
Struck Design. The transitions are awesome and the visual treatment
is exquisite... and each sections, fast loading! That's a good example
of top flash execution.
An
outstanding minimalist design with equivalent outstanding projects for
\ Mimmo Manes \ design studio site.
Memoribilia:
On January 24th 1984 Apple Computer introduced the first Macintosh. Visit
the advertisement gallery. That's 20 years ago! Also if you are interested
there is a movie that depicts what went on between giants egos at M$
and Apple called “Pirates of Silicon Valley” probably available
on a dusty shelf at your video store.
It's
been a while since finding a top pixel based site. Fascinating the extent
of details. Eyeport is a good
place to indulge.
--
For Office Use Only -- is not an office supply depot but a cool
design studio. Luv the visual treatment and their branding objects.
TYPEflake* is
a cool (flash scripted) ecard brought to you by Firstborn. Try it!
Get
an inside look at Anna
Fowler whose work is reviewed by Scene360.
Upcoming
talent worth watching for Soodkay.
Freshly
updated SIMPLYORDINARY -
not ordinary.
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Gallaher+Associates __ claim to be a small studio of mature professionals
who can truly package hip communication projects and serve tea, if
need be! Their site is an ode to their staying power: edgy and efficient,
top projects and the copy is awesome. Tour the studio. Well done!
Meet
Tiphanie Brooke, aka the Antigirl an
interesting mix-media artist.
“I started my love affair with art when I was 7 and I made faux
magazines complete with perfume samples, I spent most of my childhood
wanting to be an architect, and I made houses and furniture out of cardstock.
I was drawn to the computer a few years later, and I have been using
one since. I am interested in minimalism, progression, and huge lonely
white spaces.”
Make
art not war! is UPSO slogan. Think
unique signature as well as effective design. There is a lot of projects
to see. Definitely worth exploring.
A
while ago Jon Delman asked me to do an interview.
It turned out to be quite a challenge - and possibly it is one of the
best and most revealing so far - since the questions were dense and required
a lot of thinking.
If you are interested in prying into my creative processes,
how to overcome blame and blanks, design influence and mentors, a peak
into the gender issue (again :), state and future fate of the industry
and much more.
Give
me sunshine and Bossa Ever Nova!
Quick learn about the giants behind the style and listen to their music..
Nice line art flash transitions.
Long
time netdiver portfolio gallery resident signalgrau designbureau
is really busy, their new site is nowhere ready. But you can have a look
at their portfolio. Slick and modern style.
Also,
in waiting is TYPETYPE.
Have a look at their fonts catalog available in .pdf.
Danko
from { iDEA2Dezign }asked for a pix of our working
space and this is what I submitted, since pixeltable is
a thinking design + creative code duo, I shot “his” and “her”
areas.
Memorabilia.
One of the very first site I designed (to fit 640x480 which was the norm
then). When “time is of the essence” for a communication
exec - circa '96 found on the wayback machine.
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