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FEATURE


WINDOWS LIVE LABS
PHOTOSYNTH



"What if your photo collection was an entry point into the world, like a wormhole that you could jump through and explore…

Watch the video to learn how this new technology will change the way you think of photographs forever. "


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FLASH SITE


DIESEL MARKETING
MGM GRAND HOTEL



Las Vegas luxury hotel revamps their website with an excellent CGI composite used on the home page.

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BETA/SERVICES




AOL
VIDEO BETA



AOL Launches its video beta service for searching video on the web.

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WINDOWS LIVE SPACES
MY SPACE KILLER?



Windows blogging and social networking site.

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AOL
X-DRIVE 5GB



AOL opening X-drive free to public. Store your media online and share.

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LYCOS
3GB FREE MAIL STORAGE



Lycos now offers 3gb of storage and allow attachments of "essentially unlimited" size to be sent and received.

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READ



BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE
THE TOP 100 BRANDS

Here's a look at the world's most valuable 100 brands according to an annual survey by BusinessWeek and Interbrand

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FLASH FORWARD FILM FESTIVAL
THE FAN

The Fan is up for an award in the Video category at the next Flash Forward Film Festival. Go vote for it in the people's choice award.

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FEATURE


ABSOLUT KRAVITZ
FLASH SITE



The latest release from North Kingdom. A first strong contender for site of the year.

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PORTFOLIOS


SPUNK
FLASH FOLIOS



A collection of hot designers/developers showcased in a nice flash presentation.

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VIDEO




MARK ROMANEK
DIRECTOR



A nice interview with leading music video director (NIN closer, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Johnny Cash, Lenny Kravitz, Linkin Park, Jay-Z...).

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HIS SITE





BIRDS
PLEIX STUDIOS



Great new video by Pleix. The birds look like dogs.

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MADONNAS/GORILLAZ
PEPPER'S GHOST



Over at YouTube, you can find the Grammy performance of the animated characters from the Gorillaz and Madonna on one stage. A little showbiz effect called "pepper's ghost" was used to pull off this effect.

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WEB 2.0



WINDOWS LIVE LOCAL
VIRTUAL EARTH TEST DRIVE THRU



What if you could take a virtual car and go through the city on the internet and experience everything through a virtual windshield.

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TIVO
TV LISTINGS



Tivo launches its own TV Listings grid online with this new ajax technology.

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MICROSOFT GADGETS
(WIDGETS)



Microsoft launches its own widgets page.

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WEB 2.0 NEWS



LOGOS OF WEB 2.0
FONT FEED

Examine the typographical make-up of web 2.0 logos. Collage can be found on Flickr.

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GOOGLE CONFIRMS WRITELY ACQUISITION
WRITELY

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SKOBEE
PLAN SOMETHING

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FEATURED


INVISIBLE CHILDREN
DOCUMENTARY



"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
-Albert Einstein

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PHOTOGRAPHY


SHUAKASHI
JP PHOTOGRAPHER



Hot Japanese photographer now in NY.

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JEREMY COWART
PHOTOGRAPHER



Photographer and Graphic Designer, Jeremy Cowart out of Nashville, TN.

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ILLUSTRATION




Ben Tour
ILLUSTRATOR



Canadian Illustrator, Ben Tour.

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ELECTRIC HEAT
NIGEL EVAN DENNIS



The works of Nigel Evans.

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FLASH PORTFOLIO



DYSPLASII
PORTFOLIO



Hot work taking identity design and following through with editorial and web layouts.

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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN



SHIROGANEYA
JP



Japan's best kept secret.

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LAMPELUNA
POLISH DESIGN



Hot Polish Architecture Design studio.

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ADVERTISING



I HAVE AN IDEA
AD SUBMISSION



So you have an idea for an ad? Now you can submit your ideas or browse others. You just might get someone's attention.

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READ


FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT
EYE-BLINKED DECISIONS

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FEATURED


AIDS
MSF



A well done animated video for Medecins sans Frontieres on the occasion of World Aids Day.

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DOWNLOADS


NEW WEB PICK
ISSUE 03



New Web Pick issue 03 is out with hefty content. It is amazing how much advertisement is getting pushed through this virtual magazine that has really taken off.

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VIDEO



KYLE COOPER
PROLOGUE



Kyle Cooper, the master of title sequences (Seven) announces Prologue Films.

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DANNY YOUNT
SIXTEEN TWENTY



Another video production god, Art Director Danny Yount's work has earned him an Emmy and almost every other prestigious award this side of the Pecos River. Just view his reel then go on to the next reel below (Buck).

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BUCK
VIDEO REEL



Hot L.A. Vid Production studio. Check the reel.

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REEL





BLOG/CAST/RSS



DON'T MEET YOUR HEROES
AJAX/RSS



Slick RSS page with loads of links to the design world. CSS & Web Standards News Compilation site.

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LOGO NEWS



AT&T
CORPORATE IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION



The timeless identity by the late and great Saul Bass was updated and released this Nov. 2005. It will be interesting to see how they roll out their rebrand initiatives.

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PHOTOGRAPHY



KLEIN KLUNDER
PHOTOGRAPHY



Interesting concept. Photography sequences and more.

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READ


HONEY, I SHRUNK THE JPEG
JPEG - (30%) = MVU FORMAT

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ADOBE/MACROMEDIA
ACQUISITION CLOSE - DEC.3, 2005

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COMPANY NAMES
ETYMOLOGIES

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SINGAPORE DESIGN
DESIGN LAB AWARD

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FEATURED


KPF
KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ARCHITECTS



This beautiful site released by Firstborn from NY was launched a couple of weeks ago. Watch it in fullscreen mode... makes all the difference.

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STUDIOS/PORTFOLIOS


RENASCENT
MOTION DESIGN



Work of Joost K. from Netherlands updates huge... just watch his 2005 Montage vid.

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JAMES VICTORE
DESIGN HOUSE



If you failed to watch the documentary Hillman Curtis video on James Victore many FF's back, then I'm not going to show you his site. Give him a pair of scissors, markers and paper and he'll kick your ass at design. One of the best poster designers ever birthed.

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XYLEM INTERACTIVE
BRAND-CENTRIC ONLINE PIXEL PUSHERS



Agency with "Xylem" in their name. So I looked up Xylem at websters and found out it had to do with plant tissue and complex vascular systems of higher plants but I don't know if that means plants on a higher elevation *shrugs*.

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e-ZINE



WEBESTEEM MAGAZINE
POLISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 14



Nice delicate site with heaps of great artistic content... plus it's Polish ;).

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BLOG/CAST



PHOTOSHOP TV
STREAMING CLASSROOM



This looks to be a promising URL I may return to if the videos are strong. These guys talk about the new Photoshop CS2 in it's current stream. Get it for your Video Ipod too Tom Loretan!

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PHOTOGRAPHY



PS2 PHOTOS
NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH



Something about seeing all this flesh and exposed muscle tissue that makes me want to play Tekken.

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MOONCRUISE
PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE



One of my favorite Photography magazines in their 23rd issue.

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COMMERCIAL


BORDERS
GIFT GENERATOR



So Borders has this new interactive flash toy that helps you find the perfect gift for anyone in your family. It discovered my hispanic heritage... so it suggested I buy "How to Make Tacos - by Trader Jose"... I was offended.

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FEATURED VIDEOS


GUINESS
A JOURNEY TO THE PAST



Agency, AMVBBDO and effects house, The Frame Store team up to produce this gem for Guiness.

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JAPANESE BALLS
2D/3D VIDEO



Polish 3d artist, Marcin Slavek slaps this one out his keyboard.

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LOBO
DESIGN HOUSE



Design house, Lobo updates with new work. They've got a nice reel, but my fav is the Grendene Melissa video. I bet you won't watch it.

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GUINESS SURFER
3D COMPOSITE VIDEO



Another video produced by AVBBDO agency for Guiness.

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PORTFOLIO



NANDO COSTA
BRAZILIAN DESIGNER



This Brazilian designer has enough history under his portfolio that you may find caveman art. You may have seen his works on TV commercials, print, websites or in Brazil at a petting zoo... or a cave.

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PHOTOGRAPHY



WORLD PRESS PHOTO
SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE



50 years of photography that will shock you.

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FEATURE


IKEA
DRÖMKÖK ÅT ALLA



Ok so I know when this first launches it may look like your typical flash site with a possible photo slideshow of commercial products (this being IKEA) but let it load... I promise you a nice surprise that is reminiscent of the 360 degree still-framed-shot effect first seen in earlier Gap commercials and the first Matrix movie... only these guys take it to the next level with interactive sound. Everything else... well, that's just your typical store's web site :)

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BIG STAR
POLISH EYECANDY



Polish jean brand, Big Star showcases their products in this nice little gem I found over at FWA... not to mention I'm a little partial to anything Polish.

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ILLUSTRATION



ILLUSTRATION MUNDO
A PLACE WHERE ILLUSTRATION GETS ALL THE LOVE



There's nothing much to say other than go look at the heaps of illustrator's libraries.

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J C LEYENDECKER
(1874-1951)



So I was going through the nice selection of the American Art Archives illustrators, and I'd have to say JC rocks it. Being a huge inspiration to one of my all time favs, Norman Rockwell, you can definitely see the influence. After you scroll down through all his work, get lost in the archive if you have time (click the upper left logo).

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VIDEO



DIRECTOR'S LABEL 2
VOLUME'S 4-7



If anyone missed the first volumes they are a must see. There is nothing more I can say. The most creative film directors in the industry getting down and showcasing their talents on DVD.

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TUTORIALS



2 MIN PHOTOSHOP TRICKS
BLOG



This blog is great for those hoping to improve their photoshop skills but don't have time to learn extensive tricks.

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