02 November 2006
40 Things That Only Happen In Movies - Nostalgia Central
by jlesage & 5 others
witty observations on film narrative and visual continuity
01 November 2006
Project Premises : Sed : A Trail of Thirst
by jlesage
hypertext and visual arts project on southwest US and politics of the border; extensive essay with incorporated artistic material; new vision of documentary media, visual ethnography
U B U W E B
by jlesage & 28 others
"independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts"; lots on experimental film
30 October 2006
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by jlesage & 2 others
a large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first
I Photograph to Remember
by jlesage
Pedro Meyer's photoessay about his father's last days; a classic
Screens - Arts - New York Times Blog
by jlesage
Virginia Heffernan's blog; here a discussion about dance and music video on YouTube with popularity that does not depend on the viewer knowing English
24 October 2006
course outline on photography and place
by jlesage
using photography as disciplined mode of exploration, expressing ideas
23 October 2006
The Propaganda Remix Project
by jlesage & 2 others
old WW2 posters with contemporary messages; very well thought out designwise; print out for your office door
Video Journal :: spokesmanreview.com
by jlesage
Colin Mulvany makes audio/slideshows of daily life in Spokane; textured soundscapes and good interpersonal photographic style characterize his work.
21 October 2006
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesage
for those interested in infoaesthetics, this set of 57 images about aspects of knowledge is a stimulating philosophical exercise and a way to ask students how they might have made an image of similar interacting concepts
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by jlesage
artist and teacher's web site; under "digital storytelling" are wonderful quicktime movies, often from South America or in Latino USA, with subtitles; an exemplar of documentaries on the Internet
18 October 2006
The Center for American Places Online Gallery
by jlesage
photogallery of many US sites, seen with critical and loving eyes
Imaginary Museum Projects - Tjebbe van Tijen
by jlesage & 1 other
innovative uses of image and text in a wide range of projects, many cultural and historical, to create an uniquely online museum-like experience
12 Principles of Web Writing and Design
by jlesage
from teacher Craig Stroupe, who has online many useful teaching tools across tech and cultural fields
syllabus05: Visual Studies and Visual Culture
by jlesage
follow up on the links to his slide shows, with images from history of art; also links to online materials of interest
17 October 2006
Peter Murphy's Panoramic VR Weblog
by jlesage
panoramic pictures and social context; often witty in their detail
Urban Exploration - a photoset on Flickr
by jlesage
Construction sites, underground, abandoned buildings etc. All photo's were taken late at night as long exposures.
Sleepy City | urban photography
by jlesage & 1 other
photographically deconstructing the urban environment
PhD Project: Vernacular Creativity and New Media at creativity/machine
by jlesage
abstract for thesis that sparks some interesting trains of thought
translations of essays on activist art
by jlesage
On republicart, click on the words listed to the left under Discourse to see essays on topics such as: alternative economics, public sphere, precariousness, represenations, space of empire, art sabotage.
Papers for the 06 International Symposium on Electronic Arts
by jlesage
many full text papers available, with theoretical reflections and case studies, across media
graphic illustration of data about US
by jlesage & 2 others
I learned new search terms for visualization: infosthetics or infoviz.
A Brief History of Parking
by jlesage
essay: "A Brief History of Parking: The Life and After-life of Paving the Planet" by Jane Holtz Kay; again, reading social geographers enhances media making, especially non-fiction
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
