November 2006
Book Review of "Sowing Empire: Landscape and Colonization"
by jlesage
Filmmakers and writers need to be aware of the history and social practice "spoken" by spaces and places. This is about the politics of gardens.
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
by jlesage
invaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
if people were gone from the earth
by jlesage
the timeline of how the earth would recover if people were gone, a graphic
Square America Snapshots & Vernacular Photography
by jlesage & 5 others
a gallery of images from popular photos in US
BibliOdyssey's bookmarks on del.icio.us
by jlesage
collects links to archives of historical collections of images from around the world and across history
The Authentic History Center:
by jlesage & 1 other
Popular culture images in historical and other categories
Multimedia - From Wagner to Virtual Reality
by jlesage
attractive web site dealing with concepts, pioneers, images, theory
howstuffismade.org
by jlesage
visual encyclopedia that documents manufacturing processes, labor conditions and environmental impacts involved in the production of contemporary products.--summative photo essays produced by students guided by faculty
Invincible Cities
by jlesage
photographic exploration of two poor cities, a combination of Walter Benjamin's interest in traces and overlays with systematic, extensive visual ethnography
Digital Storytelling: A Tutorial in 10 Easy Steps
by jlesage
basic tips by J.D. Lasica on preparing for doing an audio/slideshow in narrative form, perhaps a first person recollection, tightly crafted. Makes a good handout.
October 2006
I Photograph to Remember
by jlesage
Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
course outline on photography and place
by jlesage
using photography as disciplined mode of exploration, expressing ideas
graphic illustration of data about US
by jlesage & 2 others
I learned new search terms for visualization: infosthetics or infoviz.
architechtural, music, media blog
by jlesage & 2 others
well written; of use to media people, especially for mise en scene, ways of attending to space
September 2006
Lev Manovich - Avant-garde as Software
by jlesage
The 1920s avant garde "revolution" in film, arts, typography, and architecture has become part of computer hard- and software design; new media does not now provide new ways of seeing but radically new ways of using already accumulated media.
IDEA Photographic | After Modernism
by jlesage
a useful and attractive comparison of modernist and postmodernist photography, with explanations and thematic organizations
August 2006
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
by jlesage & 1 other
attractively designed and easy to understand hyperlinks
July 2006
Local Projects
by jlesage
designers of the installations for many important storytelling projects, most notably the StoryCorps booth; "an award-winning design studio that seeks to tell stories in public spaces, museums, and over the internet, often simultaneously."
