public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags Activism & design

01 December 2006

Black Film Research Online

good discussion of Black film in Chicago; also a large section on how to do Black film research on the Internet

18 November 2006

ZoneZero: from analog to digital photography

a large socially committed ejournal, edited by Pedro Meyer, one of the pioneers in digital photographic art; galleries, essays, investigations into image circulation and production within digital communication, especially the Internet

16 November 2006

13 November 2006

"We"--with the words of Arundhati Roy

a 64-minute Internet documentary made anonymously in New Zealand, using Roy's speech and a montage of politically inflected imagery; new style of essayistic documentary; DVD at hi-res available

06 November 2006

howstuffismade.org

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

02 November 2006

BLDG/BLOG

by 3 others
lots of fascinating image material; architectural conjecture :: urban speculation :: landscape futures

Radical Graphics

large collection organized by thematic and political categories; useful for office door poster, flyer, or demonstration

24 October 2006

one small project

learning from those who "claim leftover spaces in cities and live in unauthorized dwellings made of scavenged, leftover materials"; solicits contributions

19 October 2006

17 October 2006