Ulamonge blog - [internet, design, pop culture, news, life]: September 2005

Friday, September 30, 2005

Here you have a blog focusing on the business of graphic design - Graphic Define.

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Job Posting [Flash Designer]

Entertainment marketing agency is looking for mind-blowing talent. Online portfolios must show experience designing entertainment-related websites. Flash examples must show impressive motion design.
Position is full-time, on-site, in Los Angeles with full benefits. Email resumes to jobs@realpie.com

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Thursday, September 29, 2005

What would be your reaction if your Internet was down?

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Sunday, September 25, 2005

All in the name of National Security...

The National Security Agency has obtained a patent on a method of figuring out an Internet user's geographic location.

News: NSA granted Net location-tracking patent

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What are the differences between a male and a female orgasm? Check it for yourself here

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Check out the photographic works of Meghan Petersen, a photographer from Brooklyn, NY.

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More than 30 graphic designers were commissioned to create a A2 poster: 123Klan, Superdeux, Antoine Gamard, The Brain Box, Keep Left Studio, Copyright Studio, Masa Colectivo Grafico, Electroclandestino, Vector Brigade, Tonky, Musa Collective, Hellohikimori, Dipdipdow, The Skull Dezain, Overage4design, Lysergid, Rumbero Design, Monsieur Deez, Bastardgraphics, Kanardo, Electricheat, meda1, Poana, DataSelected, Geneviève Gauckler, Electriclead, Mutador, Machine à Vapeur, Opticall754, Cheekysweetgraphics, stickylou, I Love Dust… Check out the My Brand project

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Another Zorro movie coming this fall to the big screen. It's called The Legend of Zorro and features Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Check out what Rolling Stone magazine has to say about Distort Yourself, the new album from Institute, the new band of former Bush leadman Gavin Rossdale

Check out the album at Amazon.com

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Urban exploration is what the site Forbidden Places is all about. Go check the photos taken of factories, trains and military domains.

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Ang Lee, the director of movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or The Hulk won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

News [from BBC News]: Ang Lee takes top prize at Venice

News [from CNN]: 'Gay cowboy movie' shatters stereotypes

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Download the latest release of the Macromedia Flash Player, now in its 8th version

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Astronomers have pinned down the exact time and date that renowned photographer Ansel Adams snapped his ethereal picture, "Autumn Moon," and have determined that the sun, moon and mountains will align in the same positions this Thursday.

News: Moon, Sun and Yosemite Align for Photo

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Monday, September 12, 2005

And now for something completely different - Le merde

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Max Fraser is the founding author of the DESIGN UK series, the comprehensive guidebook to the best contemporary design shops and interesting new designers in the UK today, published by Conran Octopus.

Considered a true celebrator of design, Max also advises and nurtures new talented designers within the industry and has showcased their work at exhibitions in London, Milan, and New York. His ongoing quest is to make the design scene more accessible to all through a variety of media avenues in the UK and abroad. He contributes as a freelance journalist for magazines and newspapers including Icon, Elle Decoration, Intra, and The Independent. Here is his site

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Want to know the latest information on the freshest design and applied arts talent in the UK? pay a visit to the Oxo Tower Wharf's website

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The photographic work of Lennart Sjoberg, from Sweden, for you to know

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Nice illustration work by Julia Pfaller, from Germany

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Are you a single portuguese man/woman? Then, Speedparty may be just what you are looking for... A new concept of dating people.

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Meet WKinteract. The Street Art section has some nice stuff, so go check it

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For 2005, Coca-Cola asked 5 design groups from 5 continents to create and share visions of optimism. M5 is the result

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If you want to color correct an image, we found the right tutorial for you at the luminous works site - Color Correction Basics

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Saturday, September 10, 2005

Buy art, help victims of Katrina. The Toy Camera Auction to benefit the Victims of Hurricane Katrina website is auctioning off photos taken with toy cameras to help aid those in need.

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Monday, September 05, 2005

If you want to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina, just click on the following links:

American Red Cross
Habitat for Humanity
NAMB
The Humane Society
Feed the Children
The Salvation Army
Mercy Corps
Storm Aid

We ALL can make a difference!

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Summer 2005 was the worst since 1997 for movie attendance. For the 18 weeks from early May through Labor Day, domestic movie grosses are expected to total $3.6 billion, down 9 percent from summer revenues of $3.96 billion last year, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

News: Hollywood Uncertain After Summer Bummer

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It is hilarious. Go check for yourself The Onion, America's Finest News Source

Top story for the 5th of Sptember is that Google Announces Plan To Destroy All Information It Can't Index

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In late August, Katrina became the 11th named storm of the turbulent 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and its most deadly and destructive.

Well, NOW it seems he is really concerned... Bush visits devastated Gulf Coast region again.

News: Police - New Orleans 'completely destroyed'

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Free speech on the sides of the freeways in the form of signs with a message. Look for it at Freewayblogger

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There are all sorts of things happening all over the world. But sometimes there are things to which you can't be indifferent. So, visit the site Stop the Wall and keep yourself informed. It is not Berlin and it is happening now, as we write these lines, not 60 years ago! Is it legal? You make the call...

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A List Apart is a must-see site for people who make websites. All you need to now about usability can be found there. Now with a new, more usable and simple design.

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"Another day, another life" is the theme for this year's Nokia Game. Now you can live 20 lives, another name, another job. 20Lives starts on the 19th of September with great prizes, such as brand new mobile phones, a visit to the Monte Carlo F1 Grand Prix, a weekend at a Spa, to be able to DJ at a national radio, and many more. Go register now and wait until the beggining of the game

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Here's your daily dose of street art - Streetsy presents a daily street art photography and is supported by those cool people over at Wooster Collective

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INKEDblog takes you beneath the skin of today's tattoo culture. Their mission is to celebrate tattooing as a modern art form which incorporates art, fashion, style, and pop culture. While paying homage and respect to the past, they look to present a contemporary take on the present and future of skin art.

We think tatoo is also an art form and inkedblog is a great way to be up to date with it

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Born in Cognac (France) in 1972, Eolo Perfido likes to take photos of people and that really shows in his work, that can be found over at eoloperfido.com. Some very interesting fashion works, either in B&W or with color

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Discover the amazing photographic work of Douglas Fischer in this link we propose for you today

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Friday, September 02, 2005

News: Che Guevara family 'plan lawsuits' over 'misuse' of iconic image

...It really is one of the most ICONIC image of the XX century! You can find it everywhere and the meaning of that man's face is universally acknowleged! Let's start the REVOLUTION!

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Interesting read to photography "aficionados", in an article found in the BBC News site

News: How to take good photos of buildings

It can be harder than you think to take good photos of buildings, says Magazine reader and professional photographer Timothy Soar, who has specialised in architectural pictures for almost 20 years. He offers some tips.

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