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CATEGORY + NOSTALGIA
TITLE + Pretty Loaded
TEAM + by the peeps at Big Spaceship
DESCRIPTION + Pretty Loaded’s creators call it “a tribute to a vanishing art form.” Which is to say, the site collects flash animations that tell you how long a page takes to load, and most of them are great examples to the attention to detail within the craft.
The archived bits zip by quickly, in stark contrast to the days of dial-up service, when loading messages (or “preloaders”) seemed to take forever. The highlights include an inflating Trojan condom (it shoots offscreen when loading is complete) and an old-school preloader for Old School (it features Will Ferrell, naked and running in place). It’s a narrow but fascinating slice of Internet history...for once, the wa i t i n g is worth while.
SUBMITTED BY + Nathan Hackstock
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CATEGORY + PLAY
TITLE + Voice Drawing
TEAM + by Ze Frank
DESCRIPTION + A voice-based illustrator that turns your words into lines, shapes, and patterns. It’s “quite difficult,” Frank warns, and he’s not kidding. You steer the illustrator by raising and lowering your voice — start by trying to make a simple circle. Stick with it, and you’ll soon be doodling faces. But if you’re feeling self-conscious about talking to your computer, try whistling, or breathing heavily, or mapping your favorite songs: James Brown and psychedelic-era Beatles work especially well, so turn up your stereo, stare at the screen, and picture yourself in a boat on a river.
SUBMITTED BY + Nathan Hackstock
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CATEGORY + DIY ZINE
TITLE + MAKE
TEAM + the people at Make Magazine
DESCRIPTION + MAKE is a quarterly magazine dedicated to
do-it-yourselfers who are also passionate and ever-curious about the latest
innovations in technology. In
their own words: “MAKE celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and blend
technology any way you want.” At the instructables section of their website, you can find step-by-step instructions for hundreds of hack-inspired DIY projects, including how to turn your Roomba into a battle-bot and how to turn a pinball machine into a coffee table.
SUBMITTED BY + Maria Salvador
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CATEGORY + MOVIE MARKETING
TITLE + Darkon
TEAM + the people at SeeThink
DESCRIPTION + Darkon is a brilliant new documentary about LARPing (Live Action Role
Playing) - a cross between Lord of the Rings and fantasy football. You
start out thinking, "What a bunch of hysterical losers!" and end up
thinking, "These LARPers rock!" Now, this is by no means a
groundbreaking site, but not every website has to blow your mind to be
effective. What's notable is the use of a MySpace profile and blog as a
promotional tool, with the filmmakers acting as the main marketers. It
puts a friendly, accessible face to the film, and makes you feel like
you're in on a cool secret among a close circle of friends. Which, in a
way, you are.
SUBMITTED BY + Glenn Sanders
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CATEGORY + EAR CANDY
TITLE + Thru You
TEAM + by Kutiman
DESCRIPTION + Music Mash-Up + Video Mash-Up = Music Video Mash-up.
SUBMITTED BY + Nathan Hackstock
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