Ulamonge blog - [internet, design, pop culture, news, life]: December 2003

Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Apple never ceases to amaze us! We presented it in October, but go check iTunes now, for Windows and Mac (in the Windows version, a favourite of Jackie O, who posted that in a comment on our site. Thank you, Jackie, for your contribution!) - digital music jukebox and music store. It can be used with iPod and is now available for more than 25 million U.S. members of America Online. It grows... and it grows...

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We will start the day with the image works of J.K. Potter. Check out Field#1 and Embrace the Mutation. Embrace the Mutation is a collection of symbolic images depicting the changing morphology of the human body in an age where genetic engineering, plastic surgery, and other modifications of the flesh threaten to completely redefine what it means to be human. Field#1 presents an introductory text from the one and only Stephen King and represents a collection of images where J.K. gives us "images of bodies in revolt, machines in strange and uneasy alliances with flesh, technology erupting from nature like a skeleton from a fume of decaying flesh, are the work of a practicing anarchist. You will find strange, satiric riffs, disturbing eroticism, and even images of pure and wistful fantasy"

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Monday, December 29, 2003

For Holga and Lomo fans, comes The Holgasmers

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Saturday, December 27, 2003

The Ad Parade is an advertising archive, full of great ideas and where you can contribute with some of your own

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Go and take a look at The Click Project

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Britney Spears is confirmed for Rock in Rio Lisboa, an event that will be held in 2004 in Portugal. Other bands confirmed are Sting, Slipknot, Mettalica, Guns n' Roses, Dj Vibe and Xutos&Pontapés, among many others. Check out all the news about this great event in the official site (in portuguese)

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Friday, December 26, 2003

As we are approaching the end of the year all kinds of "best of the year" lists will appear... here are Yahoo's Top Picks

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Wednesday, December 24, 2003

We want to wish you (the one reading this lines) a Merry, Merry Christmas and a very Happy 2004. Continue to follow our writings and most of all... HAVE FUN!!!

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Sunday, December 21, 2003

Check out the site Dunun, and the works it shows, from a freelance artist in France

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T.26 digital type foundry has some really neat fonts for designers. If you're in search of some kind of font, visit them and they may have what you are looking for

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The photography of Sofia Kinachtchouk. A new photographer from Canada, who has got some really nice works

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Read the stories of people who got fired.

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If you're a designer in looking of great resources, try visiting Blue Vertigo. Blue Vertigo lists dozens of sites of Stock Photography, Sounds, Photoshop Brushes, Logos, Vector Art, etc... Really useful for designers

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Tuesday, December 16, 2003

Why not give a help to find this gnome? He is missing since December 9th. Hope someone can help locate him...

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I'm scared.... Are you? Check out this site that features the works of Greg Simkins. There you can find Sketches, Illustrations, Grafitti, a Store, some Photos and also some links.

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Nullsoft has just released the new Winamp. It is version 5.0 and the FREE version plays music and video files, has a full featured media library, has integrated Internet Radio and TV and supports modern and classic skins.

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Monday, December 15, 2003

Oh, the Internet once again... If you are fast enopugh to get it, you can even bid on Saddam Hussein's Beard, that was captured yesterday...

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Well, you just can't run from the news story of the day - the capture of Saddam. And look how they are quick - the Twins, Santa Hussein (hint: take a good look at the Santa figure), and the 3 top evil mustaches of the XX century. You got to love the Internet for being the quickest medium to get some message across... Unbelievable!

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Great photography works from Stéphane Burlot

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Saturday, December 13, 2003

Great snapshots from 2lazy4. Go check them

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Everything was thought and very well planned... NOT

News: Wee problem for new train station in Edinburgh

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Keiko, the famous star from the "Free Willy" movie died - R.I.P.

News: Keiko the 'Free Willy' whale dies

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A more then excellent design firm based in Amsterdam - Koeweiden Postma

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A bunch of guys from transworld skate magazine got fed up with all the corny ads for soda and makeup taking up valuable space in the mag and started their own gig... the design is nice and minimal... Skaters, check out The Skateboard Mag

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Friday, December 12, 2003

News: Jennifer Ringley, famous as the woman behind Jennicam (www.jennicam.org), became an Internet curiosity and a quasi-celebrity in the early days of the Web by putting up cameras around her apartment and letting anyone with an Internet connection tune in at any hour for a $15 annual subscription. An announcement on Ringley's site last week said that the Jennicam show will close at the end of the year.

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Thursday, December 11, 2003

For motorcycles fans... Although "Motorcycle" isn't really the best way to describe this single-passenger powerhouse and "Boundary-breaking masterpiece" is more appropriate we want you to meet the Tomahawk Collector's Motorcycle. Hint: It is only for some people... Just take a look at the price!

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Wednesday, December 10, 2003

His Masters Noise is a very good music news site that should be visited by anyone who likes music

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You thought Google was useful... Now try its mirror site... Not so useful, but fun, at least

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Monday, December 08, 2003

Check out Globz, a site full of fun interactive games, stories and toys. For english and french speakers, just choose your version when getting in

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Saturday, December 06, 2003

Optikinesis offers an interesting concept - the site is divided in three, one Personal, where the author shows a blog, webcam and links, another called Primary that contains client information, portfolio and design experiments and one last called Photos that is an evolving photojournal from the creator

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Interesting site from Jette Joop Europe - they have jewelry, shoes, fashion and house&interiors. Great webdesign displayed here and good choice of colors

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Great Photoshop skills shown with the Wary Fat Kid

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Why not see the Worst Album Covers ever? For fun!!!

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The portfolio site from Gerald Mark Soto can be found here. Unique in his own way, it is worth a visit

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Bloodwars has released their 12th issue. Go take a look at this PDF magazine featuring some excellent pages, full of good design

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Check out the site for the Closer Dj Tour from Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman

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Click and drag the snowglobe to shake it. An entertaining Flash piece for a weekend, in the Winter, near Xmas

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Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Monson Snowboards has updated its site. Wow! How great it turned out to be. Great image and great feel. Grungy and yet a very clean look. They even included a new forum section in phpBB

Well, the only thing we didn't like is that their annual design contest that was to be held this December will have to wait until next year 2004, beacuse they have put it on hold, as you all can read by following the link we have provided

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Thanks to Thelma and Louise for the kind link on their blog. If you understand portuguese, their blog is a must-read. Very well written, it makes us think, feel and wanting to follow their writings all the way to where they want to take us. So, go visit them, because it is well worth it

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The illustration and design works from Karen Oxman, a NYC artist

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Great ideas from Jones Soda! You can send them a scanned image so that you can order a custom jones soda bottle for you, or to offer as a gift. Visit them, because your photo could end up in a Jones Soda bottle

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ROKKAN is looking for talented freelance web designers who have strong illustration, typographic and at least intermediate flash development skills. Only strong designers with the ability to work under fast turnarounds and careful attention to detail need apply. Designers with laptops a plus. Designers must also be able to take art direction. Write to jobs@rokkan.com if you are interested

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Wow!!!! What an image

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Music and entertainment over at Kwoshe magazine, from UK. Many news, reviews and features

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An online international community of independent filmmakers can be found at Indieclub. If you're a filmmaker, your intending to be one or you don't care if you are one or not, visit and join teh club... or not

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