public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags literature & design

December 2006

Black Film Research Online

good discussion of Black film in Chicago; also a large section on how to do Black film research on the Internet

November 2006

Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc

by 1 other
a very large historical archive, often from advertising, "to provide for all levels of possible viewer a visually orientated taxonomy of the ways in which pictures are used to tell stories." unique collection, also useful for many other purposes

DIGITALSOULS.COM - new media art | philosophy | culture

"one of the longest continuously running online galleries and e-zines dedicated to new media art, digital culture and philosophy; contributions by international artists and writers including Brian Eno, Yoko Ono, John Berger, Sean Cubitt, Susan Sontag..."

"Introduction to Poetry" -- Ben McGhee

more video and text animation, simple and effective -- 53 sec.

www.theory.org.uk -- the media theory site

large site, attractive new design as of 11/06. essays, links, delving into popular culture and playing with it, theoretical explorations and savvy; highly recommended

Comics and Zines by Kevin Huizenga

clever, about midwest life; some for sale, some online

October 2006

if:book

by 3 others
a blog from the Institute for the Future of the Book, where much interesting work on screen reading and publication is going on

architechtural, music, media blog

by 2 others
well written; of use to media people, especially for mise en scene, ways of attending to space

May 2006