AMDM – This amazing Adobe Museum of Digital Media is a whimsical cyberspace presenting “the good the bad and the ugly”  of how we explore digital media, and in turn, how it influences our society in this day and age.  Describing the AMDM in words would be futile. Therefore, I invite you to dive in, see the museum’s curator Tom Eccles’ introduction to this space, and start exploring the museum’s first exhibition “Valley” (second screen shot below).

One Hello World – “Leave me a voicemail and I’ll write music behind your narrative. Call it a soundtrack to your thoughts” -That is the gist of One Hello World. Sounds weird? I thought so, too, at first, but the experience super-exceeded my expectations.

The combination of a stranger’s voice and melody immediately wraps it all up in a dramatic and poignant atmosphere. It’s quite an experience. Explore this particular recording: “Life Just Kind of Happens,” to get a taste of One Hello World. To submit your own voicemail, read the Submit page, or call (316) 247-0421 and, as requested, “be real.”

We Feel Fine – This most unusually creative and heart-warming project is brought to us by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar, two amazingly creative and intelligent guys who decided to create a project where random sentences, statements and aphorisms are aggregated into one colorful and playful site. The result is truly amazing and awe-inspiring, and as Jonathan and Sep describe it, We Feel Fine is “a database of several million human feelings, increasing by 15,000 – 20,000 new feelings per day.”

To see an example, look at the screen shot below, although the project is very easy to explore; once the page has finished loading, simply click on a random dot and see what happens.

Art in My Coffee – If you love real cappuccinos (and I’m not talking about Starbucks – sorry, it’s an Americanized version), you’re familiar with the dark brown patters that form on the froth when you get that steaming cup of cappuccino. Some baristas (the human coffee maker behind the espresso machine at the cafe) will let randomness take over the froth on top, while others elegantly maneuver the pouring of espresso over milk to create beutiful patterns.

Well, there’s a site wholly dedicated to coffee art, relishing those pine tree patters and so much more; what about teddy bears, even flowers? It’s all here. Enjoy these and my personal perfect cappuccino, below, provided by Mylar Bono.

MONET – When a French gallery decided to think light years outside of the art box for its new exhibition, it came up with this original and divine website celebrating the legendary Monet, father of impressionism and painted water lilies.

As soon as you enter the site of Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, Paris, you will hear the soft piano tones that instill a calm atmosphere, making you feel as if you’re strolling in Monet’s famous garden on a lazy afternoon. Choose between exploring the painter’s work or learning about his life in the site’s amazing digital experience. I explored both. It was captivating.

By the way, if you will be in Paris before January 24, 2010, be sure to visit the Grand Palais to see Monet’s art masterpieces, up close and (almost) personal.

Holycool – A must RSS, the holycool.net blog features nothing short of the absolute coolest products one can find and buy online today. Created by the lovely Dee, Holycool truly stands out from any other design blog I’ve seen recently. Its unpretentious attitude, simplistic design make way for beautiful content and product finds that are genuine, spot-on, and each review post tells you right up front how much that cool product costs and where you can buy it.

Below are a couple of awesome products I haven’t seen or read about anywhere else.

Fred & Friends’ Yumbots Robot Cupcake Molds:

Eco Reminders Wall Stickers (by Hu2 Design):

LipDub.in – The site’s name pretty much sums its concept, but in case you need a more detailed description, here it is: “LipDub.in combines lip synching and audio dubbing to make a music video. It is made by filming individuals or a group of people lip synching while listening to a song or any recorded audio then dubbing over it in post editing with the original audio of the song.”

To see an example of what users do on LipDub.in, see the two videos below; the first from Poland, Lip -dubbing Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough; the second from the UK, doing Jet’s Are You Gonna Be My Girl.

Mural Locator – Helping users locating beautiful murals worldwide, Mural Locator focuses on the entire gamut of wall paintings, including both classics and contemporary wall art of urban environments. Seeking to share murals with us and help to archive the history and importance of murals, Mural Locator is on a mission that has aesthetic, historical and cultural values, and we salute to that.

Here is a special mural that caught my eye. Can you guess where it is located?

Ana Somnia – This unique creative project is brought to us by Rostlaub, a Germany based team of creative professionals focused on ‘morbid beauty.’ I’m not going to tell you what Ana Somnia is about, but you can guess. Make sure your webcam is on…. Nighty night.

Makers Market – For those of you who already know Etsy and like the concept of directly buying art and accessories from the artist who made them, you should also add Makers Market to your list of artisan shopping. Makers Market is “a curated market place of wonderful science, tech and artistic creations created and sold directly by some of our favorite Makers from around the World. – From the creators of Make and Boing Boing.”

There are thousands of products here for sale, listed under categories such as tech, science, arts & crafts, home + life (my favorite), wearables, music, even services. Makers Market is a remarkable venue for all those geeky artists to show off their talent and sell their amazing creations. Great initiative, superb execution and gorgeous products make this site a personal favorite.

Notes from the stall – This site scored the Weekly Blog crown during its week, so we included it in last week’s Weekly Faves. Notes from the stall is described as “the best in bathroom graffiti, tile lines and toilet verse. Always lemony fresh and never crude.”

Reading the declarations, statements and questions here on this blog will make some of you think we’re dealing with intense philosophical truths while others would call it rubbish. Either way it’s interesting, funny and sometimes poignantly sad. The masses have spoken and now the walls (stalls to be exact) are responding… Enjoy.

Photography Served – Brought to us by the always satisfying Behance Network, Photography Served can only mean yet another form of visual bliss. The site describes itself as a collection of “fresh works from leading creative professionals,” and that’s a gross understatement. You will find nothing short of top notch, magazine quality photography here, and each photo is even more inspiring than the previous one.

Below are a couple of photos I was mesmerized by and wanted to share. In addition, I recommend exploring our Photography mini page for additional photography resources and how-to’s if you are interested.

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright; photographed and retouched by Greg Bennett

Earth by Navid Baraty