01 December 2006
AwesomeStories.com, The Story Place of the Web
by 1 othernarrative+history+pictures+encyclopedia; "safe, fast and fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general interest"
27 November 2006
eipcp.net
transversal is a multilingual web journal; interesting web design
Google Page Creator
by 4 othersgoogle tool for helping a person create their own web page and store it free online; very simple interface
group hug // anonymous online confessions
by 9 otherslike postsecrets but in prose; "type a note about a fault of your own, something you did or thought about and are not proud of"; filters out obvious lies, overtly vulgar, identifying specific others.
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..."
www.somedancersandmusicians.com
includes net pieces, short essays on art, quicktime movies
20 November 2006
photos you likebetter: you are what you like
a charming game in which you pick which of two photos you like the best, supposedly revealing something about you
Conversations with Dina
post on how students did visual ethnography using Flickr and the tags people put there
Photo Essays in Black and White by Herman Krieger
views of vernacular architecture and everyday use in small towns; from Eugene Oregon
American Lesbian Photography - Home
"aim is to provide an overview over those lesbian photographers that took pictures of lesbians, and .. to discuss their photography in relation to the time in which they worked"
cindy sherman online resources
compiled by Paul Jay, Univ. of Chicago
19 November 2006
Code Z: Black Visual Culture Now
many categories, including fine art, design, fashion, film, architecture, publishing, digital media, public policy; attractively designed site, starting Aug. 06
18 November 2006
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
Dorothea Lange, Collections -- Oakland Museum of California
archive of large collection of her photos
THE JOY OF VISUAL PERCEPTION
online book, 2006
creativebits | mac design community
by 4 othersa professional blog and community site for graphic designers working on Mac OS X
Revealing Pictures & Reflexive Frames 2004
visual anthropology open archive, photos with comments: "opportunity to examine photographic modes of communication across societies, cultures, and academic worlds"
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.
13 November 2006
Digital Archive of American Architecture: Contents
invaluable for mise-en-scene; suggestive for writers
Zone-Tour : Database of Urban Exploration
by 2 otherslook at ordinarily unseen places: technical galleries, attics, construction places, roofs, all those "No Entry" places that form a sort of parallel deserted town
www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site
large site, attractive new design as of 11/06. essays, links, delving into popular culture and playing with it, theoretical explorations and savvy; highly recommended
11 November 2006
Владимир Гвоздев и gvozdariki
by 1 othercheck out witty animations from a Russian animator, simple, elegant
dream
tranquil animation with zen spirit; again, worth exploring narratives with a whole different time sense and way of making a point
