April 28, 2005
This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 17)
I should have done this a long time ago...
My very good friend Yousuf Haq's portfolio site, Counterflo, reaks of coolness. The site is a great reflection of himself as a designer and as a person which is such a hard thing to do.
You really should check his site out and may I mention he's a free agent right now if you need any awesome design work done.
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April 23, 2005
This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 16)
OK, this is another horribly blatant plug on my part, but I'm going to do it anyway.
I finally got my portfolio online and while it's only showing a small part of my work, I'm still happy with it considering that it was started and completed within the span of a day.
I'll be updating the portfolio with a few extra projects in a couple weeks so stay tuned.
http://www.somerandomdude.net/portfolio
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April 16, 2005
This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 15)
Here's a great example of how cool Flash can be and how much cooler it is when there's a touch of nerd to it.
Fredrik Stutterheim's portfolio is just that with a great Flash interface which is running on an XML backend. Well, at least that's what he says, but I have no reason not to believe him since he's never lied to me before.
Good work and a good portfolio to show it off.
http://www.fredrikstutterheim.com
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April 09, 2005
This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 14)
If you know me (which most likely is not the case), you know I'm a sucker for code-nerd/art-snob fusion. So as soon as I saw this site, it tickled my fancy in a major way.
Ornamism is another one of those algorithm-based visualizers, but this is a damned fine one. I honestly could have glared at my screen for hours looking at the cool shapes and patterns this thing made.
If you want to stare at pretty shapes and patterns, this is your site. The load-time is a little harsh due to the java-applet, but be patient - it's worth it.
Designer's corresponding blog entry
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Not that I'm superstitious or anything, but it never hurts to be safe... I thought this was an absolutely great example of smart, smooth and simple flash design. I really dig the interface Boxx3d Elements and the animation only adds to the coolness. I was hoping to see some of the work they've done, but it seems as though the site doesn't contain it. That's obviously somewhat of a disapointment, but the Flash UI makes up for it. http://www.boxx3g.com/chapter2.htm
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Now is as good a time as ever to blantantly plug my own work. SOMERANDOMDUDE is my design blog and is slowly containing all my work which is worth looking at. Eventually, I'll dredge up all my pre-blog work onto the site as well, but for now it's documenting all my current work such as photography, flash work and general design It's not the most complete blog/portfolio site in the world, but it'll keep you entertained for a good amount of time. Have a look. http://www.somerandomdude.net
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I must admit, I didn't exactly scour the ends of the internet for a link this week, but I still think I found a solid site. Fluoro is an Australian design firm that sports a really nice clean site to showcase their work. I'm a big fan of their simple design and navigation. Interacting throughout the site is a very welcoming and simple experience. Their work is very solid and their style seems diverse with great photography and vector illustration. Definitely worth a look.
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Just in the nick of time... Updates have been sparse lately. The pace at CyArk has been picking up as of late and a need for relaxation has meant less blogging. Still, I can't miss a Weekly Link of the Week, now can I? Project Rebirth is amazingly interesting site that chronicles the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. With all the global negativity and destruction that has come after the events of 9/11, it's nice to see something positive and hopeful come out of it. What's so amazing about this project is that the recordation is done via timelapse video and allows you to navigate through time and view different camera angles of the rebuilding process as well as read journal entries throughout the events. This is really an extremely robust site with an elegant method of navigating through it. You really should spend some serious time looking through the site because at first glance it doesn't reveal it's true depth. In terms of delivering the full package (content, importance of content, visual structure, and backend features), I have to think this is the best of the Weekly Links of the Weeks yet. http://www.projectrebirth.org/
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Nothing like a good ego-annihilator on a Friday morning... The AIGA shows the top designs of 2004. Nothing makes me want to curl up into a hole and cry like looking at a good design annual... The annual archive shows the best of design in many different design disciplines; all of which are absolutely top-notch. In addition, the website that displays the work is well thought out and beautiful to navigate through. This is how a site should be - both technically and visually stunning. If you haven't had your self-confidence shattered lately, you really should check this site out to put yourself back in your place. http://designarchives.aiga.org
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I'll be honest with you, it was tough to find a site I was really excited about this week. Normally it's a piece of cake with all the great work out there, but for whatever reason, I just really couldn't find anything that tickled my fancy. Then I stumbled upon this site and I was quite amazed. What I really dig about the work is that so much of it is a perfect example of just how dramatic a design can be by just using black and white. The form of so much of the work is just so beautiful that it stands just fine without added color. While I'm not personally a fan of all the work, it's all definately top notch. Very, very good work worth the visit.
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Woohoo! First link 'o the week for the year 2005. I thought I'd start it off with a little humor - I found this site browsing through the ever rad K10K and I just thought it was absolutely hilarious. Elite Designers takes a nicely pointed pot-shot at the stereotypical pretentious designer; in this case, a furniture designer. It has absolutely hilarious videos where the artist is up in arms about the fact that his $3000 "masterpiece" he created looks strikingly similar to a $30 Ikea product. I really could never understand how a "designer chair" could cost over one thousand dollars and while I have to say that I have made a pact with myself that I would never buy another Ikea product again, I do admit that some of their furniture looks pretty damned snazzy. After looking at this site, I wouldn't doubt this is how some of the top-end designers must react. As someone in the creative field, I'll be the first person to say there is WAY too much ego going around in this business so I always get a kick when someone makes fun of us. :) By the way, I feel as though I'm pulling sites from the same areas due to both a lack of time and desire to go hunting to the far reaches of the internet to find new sites. Therefore, I'd like to make it your job. If you find any site you like or have made a site that, in your opinion, is the greatest site to ever grace a computer screen, drop it my way. :)
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OK, this is it, the last week of the year so I really want to make this link special. I was going to try to scour the internet to find the second best designed site in the universe (this being first, of course) so as to finish the year off with a bang. After putting a little thought into the subject however, I thought it may be a better choice to find a site that would close the year off nicely and fit with the holiday spirit. And so I chose The Miniature Earth - A site which examines how the world's wealth, education and health would be broken down if there were only 100 people. What I really like about the site is that while it is definitely criticizing the imbalance of wealth and opportunity in the world it asks people that are the fortunate ones to be grateful for what we have. Instead of admonishing a whole population, it extends a hand to them. I can't think of anything that is more in keeping of the Holiday spirit than that. http://www.miniature-earth.com/
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I thought I didn't have a life. I thought my social life had atrophied to the point of non-existence due to the amount of work I had on my plate. I'll never complain again... After seeing MadeinMTL, I know that there are at least a couple people in this world that have even less of a life than I do. This site is so solid both technically and visually, they must have been working on it before Al Gore had even invented the Internet. Seriously, you can enjoy this site in so many ways that it's just a joy to go in and press buttons for no intended purpose. Kudos to Blue Sponge for both creating one of the slickest Flash sites I've seen in a long time and reassuring me that life could be a whole lot busier.
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March 30, 2005
This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 12.9999)
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This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 6)
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This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 4)
January 21, 2005
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This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 1)
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This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 52)
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This week's weekly link of the week. (Week 51)