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Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
by jlesage & 3 othersa basic design text for art students, complete text and exercises onlin
DIGITALSOULS.COM - new media art | philosophy | culture
by jlesage"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..."
Vispo ~ Langu(im)age: interactive, visual, and sound poetry by Jim Andrews
by jlesagetheory and examples, with links to other artists
ArtLex Art Dictionary
by jlesage & 3 otherssearch, arranged in alphabetical order, large number of terms
Theories of Internet Culture and Internet Textuality by Janez Strehovec, Ph.D.
by jlesageuseful and intriguingly designed website, with resources such as essays, links, keywords and definitions pages
Design Observer: writings about design & culture
by jlesage & 1 othervery well written blog; as I have commented before, knowing about space and place is crucial for thoughtful mediamakers
Cabinet Magazine Online -
by jlesagea quarterly journal of art, design, culture; partly playful, some art, some scholarly essays; good mix of specific reviews and overviews
Alive with Alzheimer's, the first photographic book on AD by Cathy Greenblat
by jlesageby a visual sociologist, a site for everyone
illusions.html
by jlesagea page of links to visual illusions and their explanations; kids love these
"Contributions to a Resistant Visual Culture Glossary"
by jlesageessay introducing concepts that can help critic look at visual culture more politically
Media Chops
by jlesagethe techniques and aesthetics of media making, including animation; wonderfully designed site
ZoneZero from analog to digital photography
by jlesage & 2 othersa large, excellently curated photography site, including slide shows and discussions of key issues in photography and representation in general; highly recommended; under tutelage of Pedro Meyer; take "tour" first
Knowing Knowledge - a photoset on Flickr by George Siemens
by jlesagefor those interested in infoaesthetics, this set of 57 images about aspects of knowledge is a stimulating philosophical exercise and a way to ask students how they might have made an image of similar interacting concepts