WELCOME to Inspirational burst #003
SEPTEMBER 8, 2002
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When I started putting together the links that would make up this issue of burst, I had the intention of finding a collection of websites which used sound in an inspiring way, however after surfing the tangled web for quite a few hours I barely emerged with a handful of sites that had utilised sound in an innovative and creative way...to say the least I was quite disappointed although I half expected it.
Why has the web not taken advantage of such a sensory medium? Many reasons I suspect... starting with the fact that designers are not really taught about sound. Their training is so focused on the visual medium that our ears are almost left our of the entire creative process. The other reason is bandwidth or the lack off, perhaps once the web is connected with bigger and fatter cables, we will truly see or rather hear and experience a true multimedia experience...I await in anticipation ;-)
I also thought that there was a lack sites which sold sound however, when I did some investigation I found out that this was not true. There are a multitude of websites out there which sell and even give away sound tracks, sound effects and loops. So this means that if you are reading this there is no reason why sound should be excluded from your next multimedia assignment. So click on this link to view the resources that are available.
So at last we get to the inspiring bit...crank up the volume and put on our headphones.
njoy & be inspired!
sOL
www.aphic.com
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sound::
http://www.stanza.co.uk
http://www.subvergence.net/
http://www.amorphoscapes.com/
http://www.futurewebsonics.com/
flash::
http://www.velocitystudio.com
design sites::
http://www.digitalpictures.com.au
http://www.themilkfarm.com
http://www.alecng.com/ (architect)
http://www.tlg.com
interactive::
http://www.citycreator.com (this is very cool ...create your own city by dragging images around the screen)
http://www.habbohotel.com/ (this absolutely rocks! the coolest chat room that I have ever seen you don’t even have to talk, its interesting just to watch and walk around)
ecommerce & corporate::
http://www.koskela.com.au
http://www.concord.com
http: //www.veritas.com
automotive::
http://www.mbusa.com
retail::
http://www.harrods.co.uk (the storeguide is fantastic!)
http://www.spiegel.com
http://www.selfridges.co.uk (kind of funky and a little wallpapery)
http://www.laura-ashley.com/
http://www.burberry.com/ (don’t forget to play with the little scrolly window on the home page)
http://www.burro.co.uk
http://www.ripcurl.com.au/
entertainment::
The movie 'signs'-
http://bventertainment.go.com/movies/signs/index.html
experimental::
http://www.uncontrol.com/ (there are some beautiful pieces and you can download them)
http://www.makeshift.ca
http: //www.noodlebox.com
http://moccu.com/projects/cyco/index.html
photographers::
http://www.mrogersphoto.com/
illustrations & pixel art::
http://www.mrwong.de/
http://www.pixelfreak.com
http://pixel.nascimpact.com/
http://www.pixelzentrum.de
inspirational thought::
“It's much easier to dismiss ideas than to engage with them. But that's exactly what we mustn't do. Shut out ideas and they'll just go somewhere else. There'll always be someone who'll give a home to a good idea.”
-kevin Roberts (saatchi ceo)
contributors::
kylie, Ben
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