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Design anywhere digital culture NEWS // May 2006
It's Spring! View reel goodies
from Mainframe!
Brilliant, simply brilliant! See juxtapositions of so many different styles into a sleek fast paced short. Pile them high up: Illustration + 3D? Yes! Animation? Yes! Graphic design? Yes! Interactive? Yes!
The thumbling broken blocks sequence is awesome!
Feast yourself! From UK with luv.
Pixartisan online
art gallery announces new artists exhibited!
Pan
your way around this huge interface, move the projects and upon refresh
see more. I won't say it is the most usable of sites, but the sheer scale
of the architectural projects completed is worth it.
No words, no pitch, no nothing, except a contact info.
From neo-classicism to modern, TRIART
2000 does it very well.
From Russia with luv.
Breaking
news!!!
Proposed
rule changes would tangle the Web by Michael Socolow
“If the new telecom regulations pass without safeguarding net
neutrality, the big telecom companies will be able to prioritize the
Web for you. They will be free to decide which Web sites get to your
computer faster and which ones may take longer - or
may not even show up at all.
You should care because any corporate restriction on information gathering
directly counters the original purpose of the World Wide Web.
By the time the telecoms start changing what you see on your screen,
it will be too late to complain.”
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More articles on topic:
Network
neutrality - why it matters, and how do we fix it?
Verizon:
Net neutrality worries are 'cock and bull, Chicken Little'
Network
Neutrality as Dr Seuss might have explained it
ndle1:
via Boing Boing
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Financial
sector awakens to Net neutrality issues
Verizon warns
financial sector on Net neutrality
ndle1:
via ZDNet
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Net
neutrality amendment killed in committee
ndle1:
via IPAC (Information Policy Action Committee)
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ndle1:
I'm shocked! If these new regulations come to pass the Internet which
was meant to be decentralized, democratic and accessible will be taken
over by greedy telcoms.
When
will they ever learn??? Copycats not only are they a pain in the neck
because they appropriate someone's else work (and a shame to the profession),
but because, most of the time, they are really-really sloppy.
Amran from The Pixelage just reported
that on this domain appears
a web site for a company that is using in the logo imagemap, this code:
<a href="http://www.thepixelage.com/" title="Back
to Home"><img src="logo1.gif" alt="Logo of
thepixelage"
name="sitelogo" class="dunfix" id="sitelogo"
border="0" height="69" width="300"></a>
Demonstrated, a blatant trace back to where the
source is from!!!
Marvelous,
simply marvelous! The new Orangesound website
is a jewel. You've gotta see this interactive audiovisual media journey.
Interface is based on actual pictures of the studio environment with
little movies embedded to you can see some of the services in action.
Shown in second thumbnail, Studio A.
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ndle1:
Pictures taken and site design by Robert
Ladkani
Enter thepixelage corporate
website build with CSS. Nice grid, choice of punchy colored headers and
graphics and lots of white space.
BTW they are looking for a web programmer. If interested, contact them.
From Singapore with luv.
Navigational
cacophony for an event dedicated to everything technology based. Elektra7 is
a digital art festival taking place in Montreal. Is it the best way to
present an event? Not sure.
Gotta give credit to the actionscriptings and how the visual exploration
feels. Perhaps intended to be representative of the eclectic topics as
well as contributing artists?
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ndle1:
There is still time to attend. In fact, Genevieve
Gaukler 
one
of our Powagirrrls and
supra-talented illustrator, will be presenting on Friday night at 18:00
When
learning a foreign language, improvement will be perceivable when our
capacity to use the right emphasis will be comprehensive to
natives.
Accent is the art direction portfolio
of Miguel Vega, and rightly so, he uses just the right emphasis
and balance in showing his skills and accomplishments.
From Buenos Aires with luv.
If
the name is any indication, in c
a k e w i t h g i a n t s you
will find a well chosen bundle of dreamy, sweet illustrations. Some are
mixed media. Others are kidz ready. All are extremely well executed.
In addition, some interesting packaging designs and a mini installation
are included. Amy Borrell, a design student to watch for.
Standbeeld specializes
in 2D / 3D renderings mostly for product and POS (point of sale) projects.
Nice vector illustration backgrounds and smart use of the magnifier fx
to increase size of their portfolio pieces.
Business
or values. Which one?
57% -> I choose my clients based on fit with my values.
18% -> I have compromised my values for a clent's business.
28% -> Business and personal values are two different spheres.
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ndle1:
via Icograda
Well
it seems that Elvis is capturing the imagination of an all new generation
and belting its way to center stage again via the net. Well he did receive
150 platinum and gold albums! Even though not my kind of music, he made
it big! Perhaps the underlying inference is “we want to be King
too and attain success”.
And then, why not?
Creative Infusion apart
from using an Elvis persona (among others) do pretty good new media work.
Watch the demo in the left side content frame. This is what caught my
attention.
From Australia with luv.
Elo,
welcome to Handwash! Isn't
that cute or what?
There is much passion and luv for the illustration trade here. You
are greeted by this cute little fellow, then by boombox fellow and then
you can meet all the other lively characters (some animated) and sprinkled
with light humor.
Luv the simplicity of his lines that carries the load of intent.
BTW I've heard he's looking for an agent. Can help?
MUG is
a 3D interactive webdesign studio from POLAND. Put in a bit of patience
for download it is worthy. Extra efforts were deployed to create this
hyper realistic interior space interface and play on word branding concept.
What I like is the consistency, like filling up the 'U' and the coffee
mug. But once you get inside the studio space. WOW! Now we're talking
great rendering and panning around the space. Watch the 'loading' appear
on a book you choose on the table. That is perfect attention to detail.
Hats off!
Sometimes
you hapchance on a waiting to be discovered pearl! cheekyDsn is one.
My first recommendation: view his flash intro! Fast, blinding fast!
At long last, something really original. Sometimes I feel like I'm lost
in the desert in search of a fresh oasis...
I admire anyone who actually spends the time to take a concept further;
pushing away and exploring the limits. From onstart, we know when an
idea is a good one, but good is not enough. Want and won't settle for
less than excellent.
In the end, that's how we cross the line between ordinary and extraordinary.
Great photography portfolios
recently submitted or updated:
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Reimers + Hollar take (mostly product) pictures! Brilliantly!
/
Jamey Stillings is a photographer extraordinaire! Must see!
/
Emiliano Granado adds dimensional emotions to his photography
/
Hugh Peachey punching it best with editorial photography
If
you're still interested in 45 degrees angle designs (well I am) here
is a neato example: AlfaFusion.
What you find? Well not only do they master the technicalities but have
gone on to experiment the possibilities and keep the site usable. That
was a surprise; I luv to be surprised. You will be too, because they
haven't sacrificed function over form.
Especially if you claim working the field of new media, it's reassuring.
The
first Montreal
PN video is released (en français but images tells the story).
Produced by Choc'O agency.
Here is the picture
galleries from all participating cities.
.. read more
“If
you want to be the best, you have to live breathe this industry!”
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ndle1:
via Steven Carlisle
New
label on the block: Angry Retail?
Well it seems that this Dublin based graphic design agency and fashion
label is casting bone and bunny heads pullovers, forest print inhabited
by non-menacing animals into their collection, as well as a don't take
us too seriously attitude.
Check the Look section for a slice of their goofeing around.
Reisenthel show
their true colors and let's you pick your favorites! Handy home and office
products relaunches its website. Impeccable production intended towards
giving an enjoyable experience.
Simple, basic and just enough vavoom!
As for their for simply clever goal? Done!
Recognize
that car? How about the one built circa 1960? Check the historia section
of Volvo Design to see the evolution.
Keyboard arrows navigation required.
Quick
loading and landing sorta speaking. Check this website: Flight with XRS
Nowe Media Team!
Tight concept all over! Excellent use of flash and transitions although
using the 'panning' system is not something new, they give it an ultra
simple approach that works. Navigation options always available around
the content frame!
Click on background to zoom out! Brilliant!
From Poland with Luv!
Piera
Luisolo paints
with quintessentially subdued colors, firm brush strokes, her canvas
are glimpse of life sprinkled with a metaphorically approach to what
is the grand tradition of the great naturalists.
Be it fauna, flora or people, the richness of details makes the subject
glow.
Calidad,
calidad y calidad! So fresh looking, you wanna bite it! To the point
micro site for Summac Foods located
in Madrid, Espana.
Unprecedented
rendition of Elvis! He sure looks a bit weird, no? Wait till you see
what other wild and fuzzy creatures-characters Alexander
Blue has got in store for you.
If
you're into designer toys, Flying
Cat is one of the locations to find a wide variety.
Shown: Rock Boy by Elphonso Lam
Last
night I attended Portfolio
Night in Montreal, as a 'press member'. I was eager and curious to
see the process up close and personal. Especially, how would these grand
barons of advertising agencies going to dispense the gold of their experience
to courageous aspirantes.
.. read more
She
is the curator of the lint museum which
titles as a museum of little things. From odd, weird to lovely, dreamy,
it's a quick stop into the mind of a bubbly overflowing artist.
Self described has having “functioned much like a swiss army knife;
with little tricks to help everyone”. The site features her work
as a collage illustrator.
Magenta,
flash and bigga flower power? PURÉ does
it and even eye drops portfolio projects. I like the logo too. Nice.
Don't
miss POL OXIGEN Frankfurt Light
+ Building fair coverage.
An
indication to the power of presentation is demonstrated by the trend
to collate a studio past work into a short animated film. What best way
is there to quick view a portfolio?
Editing disparate elements into a seamless flow of images constitutes
quite a challenge and requires everyone involved switching to creative
warp speed. But oh what fun it is!
An intrinsic quality of a reel should be the right balance between technological
skills and creating a storyboard. Too much transition fx may hide (or
dress up) ordinary work. Aim towards giving a glimpse into your studio
design capabilities and voilà!
Getting reel with Studio
Dialog!
Well
the OrdinaryKids built a web site for their super amazing creative director,
Scott Barry. Hop to the Birdstand to
see what they're talking about.
Wonderful, varied and spectacular creativity!
FIDIUS
– fighting for fair design competitions
Designers of all disciplines increasingly encounter situations where
copyright users exploit their creative achievements as a source of ideas
to unfavourable conditions.
“Good design must not become a discount item.”
Always
something to learn. Started wearing jeans as my official uniform
around 14 and never stopped since. So comfy. Just read that it's better
to turn them inside out and stretch legs and waist and leave to dry...
not tumble dry! Ah! I did not know that!
Originating from Sweden, a very simple and easy to navigate website
for Denimbirds. Luv the nice mix
media animated transitions.
12
Months. 12 Artists. One unique calendar representing the contemporary
global design scene. Brought to you by Lounge72.
Just
launched! Pixartisan includes
invited artists displayed in the Limited Editions gallery as well as
a Public gallery, where you are invited to participate! From painters
to photographers and writers to illustrators.
Once in a while a great project launches and what you're about to discover,
is one of the them.
Definitely a space to watch!
Updated already!
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Rules Of Smart And Successful Web-development by Vitaly Friedman
1. Respect your visitors
2. Bad advertisement is evil
3. Inform and teach your visitors
4. Develop your own style. Develop your own ideas.
5. Respect the standards. Think about people.
Prototype
of a redesign for the Westfalia!
Now you've gotta see this! Incredible amenities in such a limited space.
Amazing!
Marcelo
Baldin Petriaggi aka Combustion Industries is
a true multi-taskers who excels as a sound designer. He did work for
installations, videos and web sites. His urban chill soundtracks are
glittering jewels.
He dabs into graphic, web design, illustration and animation. Pay attention
in particular to the tracks he made for animation projects. Although,
I feel circumspect in using such a word but I will: great, does
best define his work. What talent!
Shown one of his fav desktop. From Sao Paulo with luv.
Prickie the
new button badges hub is waiting for you. Join Simon Oxley and Swissmiss
amongst others.
Red
Bull MET: Looking for a Great Job? Well you've never seen a job
posting designed quite like this one. Check it out.
Today
is May 1st Reboot international
relaunch of web sites by authors and creatives working within the field
of Web Design.
Vote for your favorite from May 1st to May 8!
What
happens when a hair product company hooks to the artistic community for
content in order to relaunch a product line via their website?
Have a look at Studio Line send
your style and see for yourself.
That being said, take no credit away from the agency who
designed the website, which is actually pretty cool.
Great roster of people assembled in four categories: movie, photo, music
and painter. My fav, definitely is the 'painter' section.
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ndle1:
I've got mix feelings about this kind of project. Many companies nowadays,
seem to be crossing the line between advertising their products solely,
to dip into the 'creative' 'artistic' culture community to get a steady
supply of zing, bling and buz that perhaps... they lack.
Or worst, are unwilling to pay for.
Warhol
Time Capsule 21 reveals bits & pieces of the artist life.
“...now I put everything into equal sized brown cardboard boxes
with a colored label on the side for the corresponding month and year.
I hate memories full of melancholy, and deep sinside I hope all those
boxes will get lost, so I won't have to look through them ever again...
On the other side, I would really like to keep these things, so that
they can find a new use one day.”
--Andy Warhol, 1975
Beginning in the 1970s, Andy Warhol collected and stored the remains
of his most unusual life in 612 brown cardboard boxes, the so-called
Time Capsules. To date, only 100 of these boxes have been opened and
examined.
Persuade,
change, influence: theme of the Psyop
anthem! You've gotta see this short animation.
All
aboard! A couple of places left!
Browsercam is a remote access
service to test layouts across all browsers and OS. JF uses
it all the time!
Here's your chance to be part of an annual group license (real cheap)
and never have to guess how it looks again.
Two spots offered! First
come, first served.
What
if you came to the office and someone asked you to slow design. Would
you get it??? Be able to do it? By that, I don't mean getting this pie
in the sky wished for leisurely pace to come up with the next big idea
since sliced bread!
Nope! What I mean, well what he means,
is slowly implementing changes within a long standing project. It's called
incremental changes. All right, we may not be that familiar with the
name, but we do know the game:
Slowly reducing the size of a bag of spaghetti from 500g to 450g is
one. Paying 5 cents more for milk today than yesterday is another. All
part of the vastly available examples out there.
“OK, ok, ok, got it!”
What if, so slow design in fact, it could take 45 years to include
a table of content...
Eeeeya sounds (and is probably worst) then having to meet that new deadline
today and deliver it, yesterday!
In Praise
of Slow Design is an incursive article on what Michael Bierut has
been partly sinking his mind into for the past couple of months.
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ndle1:
via Jeffrey Veen
Green
is the new black!
So, when I heard about Al
Gore's new film - I knew that attempting to shake the sleeping
political pills away, was NOT, as you will read, a new found fad for
him.
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Full article includes
more references.
Is there a bright side for us designers? Yes!
Laps
Are the New Desks by Glenn Derene
“But the third and probably most important reason laptops have
been selling so well is the remarkable spread of wireless technology.
Airports, hotels, coffee shops, college campuses, convention centers
and almost anywhere business takes place or people simply have to stop
and think, Wi-Fi is there.”
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ndle1:
via Wired
Talking
about laptops, check these FOOF covers!
Aren't they cute or what?
Them5 have
made got stunning animations available! Brought to you by some of the
top creative minds out there. Comes with video shortstory and the making
of which you want to indulge in.
You won't be able to avoid jaw-dropping.
Admirable skills, imagination and tantamount efforts.
Don't miss the Rex and Tennant McKay!
Typotect is
a portal “where squares go for dimension” and fonts, design
related news. Luv the pixel design and mini icons.
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More related resources in the Designer
Toolbox.
300
pages + 80 designers + 1 country
From Portugal to everywhere
The MusaBook is out!
“Yesterday, there was no such thing as Portuguese design
— and there still isn’t. What we did think, though, was that
this project, as well as others that appeared in the meantime, are bound
to contribute to the construction of such an identity.”
To launch in Lisbon, April 27-29
Comments on or
comments off??? That is the question!
All over the blogosphere there is a new thread right out of a Pandora
box. Spam bots have been steadily invading the comments section
of numerous blogs, generating a new slice of work, if not irritation,
to those who already take precious time to write, to weed the nasties
out!
What a waste! I can't understand why anyone would lend their talent
to create nuisance and disruption. It's simply beyond me.
But that's not all! What about those who can't but constantly veer off
topic? Completely oblivious are they, to original thread?
Not forgetting those whiny commentators who make it a point to always
be completely out of line, disrespectful and negative.
Why they don't get their own freakin whiny blog and leave others in
peace, also mesmerises me.
Communication is all we've got! Keri Smith who runs the lovely Wish
Jar Journal tells about her present
dilemna.
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ndle1:
A couple of months ago we ran a small focus group and ask participants
what they thought would best improve Netdiver. A lot mentioned having
a blog - ie - or more community oriented sections.
Agree or disagree? Voice your opinion and/or suggestions. Please
do.
CRASH is
an Academy Award film that address the tangled web of human emotions,
desires and decisions. It pits a splendid cast against prejudice, class
and ultimately, the frailty of lives unveiled. It is harsh and brash
and moving.
You know, one of those films that leaves you thinking... deep.
On the website you are asked to pick words which will render alternate
visuals. Intriguing and catchy.
If
you have design skillz and you think you can hang with the best, the
good folks at Preloaded are
hiring. They've won a lot of awards so you'd better have a tight resume.
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ndle1:
via Moluv
Great illustration, photography and
design portfolios recently
launched or updated:
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Tom Feller crazy naughty extraordinary portraits
bePOS|+|VE
design becomes / Tnop
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Healthy Boy a beautiful short film
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Andric one sharp eye awesome commercial work!
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Jason Limon quirky
sweet and sour little characters
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Paul Weeks shoots people in urbanite contexts
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