Some thoughts on the r/evolution.
Evolutionary states
These are not for the graphically-shy. Don't bother going here unless you have new browsers, flash, lots of memory and a very fast connection.. These sites were selected because they are are intense demonstrations of the power of the World Wide Web and the passion of the designers who create cutting-edge visual style (and sometimes content) for this communication medium.
The
remedi project
Redesigning the media through discovery
Entropy8
A digital design firm specializing in marrying beauty and
technology. This is their portfolio
Evolutionary stories
E-books may or may not be THE NEXT BIG THING. Time will tell. However, the concept of digital storytelling is not new. Reaching far beyond the cloistered text of Project Bartleby, digital storytelling has evolved over the past four years into a compelling medium .
Some favorite sites to visit.
Not
for ourselves alone.
"The PBS Companion site to the Ken Burn's film about of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony is a jewl of multimedia
storyteling. I came to this site via another site worth looking at -
secondstory.com
(a web design firm) - also worth looking at for its intriguing home
page.
The
Fray
"...a place for people who believe the web is about personal
expression and a new kind of art."
Urban
Desires
Urban Desires has been described as a “sort of post-punk
hybrid of Harper’s and the New York Review of Books.” It has
grown to become a premier cultural destination on the Web.
Serious
Hypertext
Interactive narrative fiction. Eastgate System's commercial site
is a terrific gateway into the hypertext community.
Evolutionary ideas
Feed
Magazine
A web magazine that is well worth reading. Here is Feed on
Feed.... "a guide to to all the news feeds, data feeds, and live
feeds, a way of sorting signal from noise, wisdom from raw
information. We're concerned, instead, with what all these products
and happenings and stories mean in the larger scheme of things. At
FEED, these are all occasions for wider speculation: how do
instantaneous polls shape the political process? Are focus groups
condemning big-budget movies to eternal mediocrity? Is the Web living
up to its original promise? "
The
Rapidly Changing Face of Computing
A weekly technology journal providing pragmatic, unbiased
insight, analysis, and commentary on contemporary computing's
innovations and trends, and on the technologies that drive them --
important elements that drive our businesses and, increasingly, our
global society and economy.
When you get there, well there you are...
Plumb
Design's Visual Thesaurus
An engaging experience in language and interface, the Plumb
Design Visual Thesaurus is an artistic exploration that is also a
learning tool. Through its dynamic interface, the Plumb Design Visual
Thesaurus alters our relationship with language, creating poetry
through user action, dynamic typography, and design
Rivertrout
Rivertrout.com's goal is to bring together people who nurture a
passion for an old, and yet exquisite, form of literature: The writing
of letters.
PixelJam
An animation experiment. Fascinating stuff.
52mm
W web design firm. Their site is breathtaking to explore, as are
their sites created for commercial clients.