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
Edward Tufte home site
by 4 otherslots here from a major figure in information graphics; especially interesting are many entries in section, "Ask E.T."
Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
by 3 othersa basic design text for art students, complete text and exercises onlin
27 November 2006
eipcp.net
transversal is a multilingual web journal; interesting web design
24 November 2006
H2O Playlist: UDL and Web 2.0: Confronting the Drunk Librarian
considering Web 2.0 in the context of Internet useability for people with disabilities
Writing Demonstrations
interactive demonstrations of Conducting Electronic Searches; useful both for the information contained and as a demo of web design and writing instructional media in a library context; the larger site is a resource for writers.
22 November 2006
DIGITALSOULS.COM - new media art | philosophy | culture
"one of the longest continuously running online galleries and e-zines dedicated to new media art, digital culture and philosophy; contributions by international artists and writers including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, John Berger, Sean Cubitt, Susan Sontag..."
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journal for newmedia teachers; issue 10 is on visual culture
20 November 2006
Conversations with Dina
post on how students did visual ethnography using Flickr and the tags people put there
Visual Rhetoric
extensive course materials
Enculturation 3.2: Visual Rhetoric
2001 issue of online journal
Theories of Internet Culture and Internet Textuality by Janez Strehovec, Ph.D.
useful and intriguingly designed website, with resources such as essays, links, keywords and definitions pages
19 November 2006
Cabinet Magazine Online -
a quarterly journal of art, design, culture; partly playful, some art, some scholarly essays; good mix of specific reviews and overviews
18 November 2006
Early Visual Media
by 1 otherpre-cinema, early photography, early film, early television; lots of visual examples and explanations
Alive with Alzheimer's, the first photographic book on AD by Cathy Greenblat
by a visual sociologist, a site for everyone
Dr Daniel Chandler's UWA Home Page
extensive website of visual semiotician, with course outlines, online papers, and an interesting links page
JEP - The Journal of Electronic Publishing
many of the past issues were on thematic concerns; ever of greater importance in academic and knowledge communities is the how-to of electronic publishing
THE PECULIARITIES OF CYBERSPACE by Albert Benschop
complete book online, covers many areas often not dealt with, such as porn sites and dating sites; one insight that may draw you to read more: "the times that count in cyberspace are highly accelerated and strongly individualized."
16 November 2006
THE JOY OF VISUAL PERCEPTION
online book, 2006
The Eye Page
an exploration of eye structures in nature
Seeing Is Believing?
another page of visual illusions with explanations
Book Review of "Sowing Empire: Landscape and Colonization"
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.
