WELCOME to Inspirational burst #009
FEBRUARY , 2003

Welcome to new look! hope its easier to use than the previous issues..feedback and comments are welcome.
I ventured down to China town this month, after not having been there for what seemed years. I stumbled upon a burst of inspiration which drove me to rush home and jump on the web to find some fantastic and 'cute' websites. You know the hello kitty style of illustrated products which are part of asian popular culture.

There are some great characters like the little grains of rice, the potato and little piece of bread (i think) with a nibble taken out of it.

I realised that there is an amazing contrast in aesthetics between asian graphic design and western based graphic design. I'm sure these asian sites brake every usability rule known to western person, however bearing in mind that the way in which we assimilate information reading from left to write differs from the way in which they read, these sites probably make perfect sense to them. However the cluttered, overcrowded appearance and lack of white space in some of these sites makes me wonder how on earth they draw attention to certain elements within a design. I must admit there is something quite refreshing about the chaotic appearance of these sites...well at least for my eyes.
Anyway enough chatter feast your eyes!

sOL
www.aphic.com
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Inspirational Winners- ID Online Interactive awards

these are awesome!…
mtv osbournes
my tiny garden

Japanese style illustration::
http://www.imashimaro.jp (don’t forget to check out the animations)
http://www.dreamkitty.com
http://www.san-x.co.jp/
http://www.sanrio.com/main/games/ktworld/ktworld.html
http://www.pokemon.com/pokedex/
http://www.apptama.com/
http://www.326.channel.or.jp/
http://www.bandai.co.jp/gashapon/piyo/index.html
http://www.bandai.co.jp/gashapon/manjyu/index.html
http://sailormoon.channel.or.jp/
http://www.bandai.co.jp/puel/
http://www.kutar.com/
http://www.surfbear.net
http://www.fionahewitt.com/

design sites::
unreal UK
neopod
linus lerge
8plus9 (cool flash)
Pattersons adcafe
Branding house
Nova design
Jeremy Otis
Claire Gervaise
Farukakin

animation::
Titoonic

corporate::
Decide Interactive

stuff::
Paperworks

kids::
Peter Rabbit

entertainment ::
Wicked beat sound system
Sydney festival
Neumu

retail::
knoll (amazing flash!!!)
Coffee Supreme (flashy)
Gravis footwear

moving image::
Dreamlight
Zspace

experimental::
The third place
Serial cut
Brasil inspired
Miss printed type
Natzke
Wireframe

photography::
Stefan Boehme

inspirational quote::
What did you do as a child that made the hours pass like minutes? Heir in lies the key to what you should be doing in your worldly pursuits.
~ Carl Jung

inspirational movie::
the hours...beautiful quotes

contributors:
kylie

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