Yatzer – Yatzer is your global online destination for fine and applied arts. An explosion of exclusive and unique contemporary resources for those searching for inspiration and crème de la crème media coverage!
If We Don’t, Remember Me – This unique Tumblr blog offers motion images (movie GIFs) taken from famous classic films. What I love about these moving images is that they never cease to surprise and intrigue. Here are a few examples:
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Bla Bla – Vincent Morisset’s Bla Bla is an interactive tale that explores the fundamental principles of human communication. The viewer makes the story possible: without him or her, the characters remain inert, waiting for the next interaction. The spectator clicks, plays and searches through the simple, uncluttered scenes, truly driving the experience. Bla Bla is produced by the National Film Board of Canada, and designed & developed by AATOAA.
Get Addicted To – A charming daily mix of creative culture, Get Addicted To is a digital hub for inspiring finds and stories in street culture, graphic design, web design, illustration, photography, fashion, film and art.
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Pictory – Editor, designer and founder of Pictory Laura Brunow invites you to “submit one large, captioned image to each of Pictory’s editorial themes.” The end result is stunning, collective photo essays where each photo (only grade A images are included) originates from a different person of a different country and culture, yet all images work together in harmony. Pictory is a well-designed and edited photo story-telling venue that is refreshing. Most photo essays online offer a variety of photos from the same photographer. Pictory is different, unique and engaging, and it’s rather easy to participate in.
To explore the essence of Pictory, start with Eat at Your Own Risk. Amazing stories told by submitted photos.
Bloesem – The weird-named blog network is Irene Hoof’s sophisticated and elegant source of “ideas for design, for leisurely pursuits, for creating soul-soothing interiors, for love of the handmade, for vintage appreciation, for the art of traveling.” Relish in large doses of beauty and creativity via Bloesem, and find inspirations for the home, your kids, your next trip and many other in-between life moments.
I loved browsing through Irene’s design finds and ideas, and even though I don’t necessarily plan on making any purchases soon, there’s no harm in some hardcore window shopping. Here’s one particular post on vintage ceramics I adored and wanted to share (by Stig Lindberg):
Eat Sleep Draw – Dedicated to art from across the globe, this online art community site posts 100% original content submitted by contributors worldwide. The Tumblr venue of Eat Sleep Draw offers a variety of creative artworks in the form of illustrations, comics and more, all carefully picked by the ESD team. In addition, you can explore the community’s magazine (the official publication of Eat Sleep Draw showing artwork unpublished on the site), and ESD.tv, showing video interviews with selected artists.
Eat Sleep Draw is simplistically designed, yet manages to offer solid creative inspirations and magnificent artworks such as this one by Angelica.
Snail Mail My Email – This unusual free service invites you to write up an email message to whomever you wish, and Snail Mail My Email will hand-write your message on an actual paper letter and send in via post office like in the good old days.
When you think about it, there’s something magical about old-school letters. These can also have greater persuasion power in say, politics, romance or family event contexts than a lifeless email message may hold. But Snail Mail My Email’s goal is different. This project seeks to practice the way people used to interact with each other in the past, using manually written messages. Snail Mail My Email will reverse technology for you, providing your message does not exceed 100 characters. Be sure to provide the recipient’s post mail address, and you can even pick one custom option to be added to your letter (a doodle, a flower petal, spray of perfume or lipstick kiss) and email your message to snailmailmyemail@gmail.com.
The Snail Mail My Email is a temporary, interactive community art project (from July 15 to August 15) made up of 134 volunteers worldwide, all cherishing the “lost art of letter writing.”
Tatt.ly – There was a time in my life when I went bananas for fake tattoos. There used to be a chewing gum with a fake tattoo sticker as part of its wrapping paper. I couldn’t get in enough of it but alas, I grew up and couldn’t ‘fake’ it anymore. Although I’m still debating whether to do an actual tattoo or not, Tatt.ly is the perfect no strings attached alternative. It offers “a temporary tattoo store for design-minded kids and kids-at-heart.” Each featured Tattly costs $5 (set of two), and if you want the entire collection you can get it for $35 (15 in total). How cool is that? The store’s Tattlies are unique, creative and attention grabbing. Here’s a taste.
To see the rest of Tatt.ly’s temporary tattoo collection go to their homepage.
Mixing Reality – This fascinating and inspiring blog by Mixing Reality, a content creator and Web presence provider, seeks to find and share the meeting points of eco, art, trends and culture through social media. The end result of the company’s blog is an eclectic collection of design, art and innovation made by creative professionals all over the globe.
My favorite post on Mixing Reality serves as a wonderful example to the Mixing Reality state of mind, Reuse Project of the Day: Judith Klausner: Oreo Cameos. Can you believe these are made from America’s No. 1 cookie?
Visual.ly – Focused on the field of data visualizations, Visual.ly collects “the best examples on the web and gathered them for you to reference, share, and enjoy.” You will find here insightful multi-colored infographics and visualized maps. The site also welcomes visual arts professionals seeking to showcase their own designed inforgraphics.
To explore the visual wonders on this site, go to View the Showcase, and if you’d like to share your own designs then sign in, and hit Submit Infographics. Another special perk that will soon be available on Visual.ly is their labs, the place where infographic magic happens (and created) by site visitors. And since infographics is the topic in question, why not share one with you? There you go.
The Most Dangerous Species in the Mediterranean, published by Agencia Catalana.
Say100 – What used to be VideoEgg and Six Apart is now a sexy and sought-after vertical media company, Say Media. And what a a better way to show off the modern media company’s power than by showing off its most creative customers? Say100 is “a list of influential voices in 10 content verticals, including food, entertainment, style and technology.”
Remember the awesome looking women’s online lifestyle mag xoJane we reviewed last month? Its creator Jane Pratt is one of the Style voices featured on Say100. Other fields featured on Say100 include food, parenting, business (marketing expert Seth Godin is also a customer), tech, design, travel and others. So what do the “voices” on Say100 mean, exactly? Each field’s primary professional has his or her own page with a bio paragraph and links to his or her respective website and social network venues. See Foodie expert Amanda Hesser’s page as an example.
So what’s in Say100 for you? Even if SayMedia’s mighty powers of advertising haven’t managed to impress you, at the very least you will find great sites in numerous categories. In addition, each channel includes a post feed on the right side of your screen which offers high quality updates from relevant blogs and sites. You can’t argue with great content.
