the world wide wide web, one interesting website at a time - be it through design or content. seen a website you’d like included? email webpickofday@gmail.com with the site’s url and a line or two about the site.Tumblr (3.0; @webpick)http://webpick.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m57zseAOnn1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.cmybacon.com" target="_blank">www.cmybacon.com</a></span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">looking for a gift for that special someone or even an idea to rip off? this is the place.</span></span></p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/24571863714http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/24571863714Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:55:26 -0700designeasykitschuniquecool stuff<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kaieoupX1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boxedlight.com" target="_blank">http://www.boxedlight.com</a></p> <p>photographer jim radcliffe reviews cameras ranging fro point and shoots to top of the line slurs. even if you’re not into the reviews, his sample pics are well worth the visit.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23718659991http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23718659991Thu, 24 May 2012 21:44:38 -0700Photographycamerasreviews<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4em5bplws1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://editsquarterly.com/" target="_blank">http://editsquarterly.com/</a></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">Edits Quarterly, an online magazine that mixes words, photography and short films in a format that resembles a magazine, without the magazine conventions. beautiful photography paired with journal entries makes for a site worth revisiting.</span></p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23524350496http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23524350496Mon, 21 May 2012 20:10:23 -0700magazineartphotographyjournal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4b5cqSQCf1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://archive.org/" target="_blank">http://archive.org/</a></p> <p>the internet archive, home to such classics as duck and cover, the private life of gannets, monkee whoopee! (parts one and two) and so much more all free and all available for download. a person could spend a week at this site and still not see half of it.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23399917324http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23399917324Sat, 19 May 2012 23:14:49 -0700archiveephemerainformationfolksshortsschool<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m47hj7qDbn1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hint.fm/wind/" target="_blank">http://hint.fm/wind/</a></p> <p>beautiful interpretation of the winds flowing across the united states.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23280009134http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23280009134Thu, 17 May 2012 23:47:31 -0700weatherwindunited statesabstract<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41v7iNzVA1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><div> <p><a href="http://experiencered.ca/" target="_blank">http://experiencered.ca/</a></p> <p>the website to accompany the canadaian play ‘the mark rothko experience’ calls on the viewer to allow the website to access their microphone and webcam for an audio visual experience with rothko. don’t answer his questions correctly and you will be berated or yelled at. be warned, some of the language directed at you will be - shall we say - salty, so keep the volume down.</p> </div>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23091650867http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23091650867Mon, 14 May 2012 22:57:17 -0700rothkointeractiveplaymark rothko experienceimmersiveinsults<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m41620q6xT1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>demilked scans the web and collects ideas from art, design, photography, architecture etc websites and presents them in one place for the creative looking for some inspiration</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23056311872http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/23056311872Mon, 14 May 2012 13:54:00 -0700inspirationdesignarchitecturegraphicphotographyideas<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ys6gNNhv1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html" target="_blank">http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb.html</a></p> <p>its the last day of the season so why not include the official site for the english premier league - said by many to be the best league in the world. stats, team news, video, interviews and gambling information are all present at this site.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22968967127http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22968967127Sun, 13 May 2012 06:59:04 -0700footballeplenglish premiere leaguesoccer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3yrpeOxTA1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.marwencol.com/" target="_blank">http://www.marwencol.com/</a></p> <p>when mark hogancamp came out of a coma - caused by being beaten by five men - he set about combatting his ordeal by creating the fictional town of marwencol and documenting the happenings there in world war two. hogancamp’s photograph’s eventually caught the eye of a new york gallery owner and his and marwencol’s story became the subject of an award-winning documentary.</p> <div></div>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22968549491http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22968549491Sun, 13 May 2012 06:48:49 -0700dioramasself-helptherapygo joeworld war twowwIIaction mandollsmarwencolaction-figuresdocumentary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3y5ttg2r11rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com" target="_blank">http://500px.com</a></p> <p>500px is the site for the photographer who thinks their work is too good to be on flickr, and in most cases they’re right. 500px is a free site for photographers of all levels and has an option to upgrade to a pro format for a fee.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22955302680http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22955302680Sat, 12 May 2012 22:56:00 -0700portfoliophotosphotographyimages<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vb089AtQ1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.coverjunkie.com/" target="_blank">http://www.coverjunkie.com/</a></p> <p>a site visited every day to see what trends might be appearing in the world of magazine design. always a lot to look at, including looks at various versions of US magazines published overseas. a personal favourite are the UK editions of esquire with their clean no type layout.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22846355731http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22846355731Fri, 11 May 2012 09:55:00 -0700designmagazinesgraphic designart directioncovers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qqlnhsGp1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/pro/" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/pro/</a></p> <p>abandoned in 2009, apple’s pro page on its website showcased the works of scientists, designers, photographers and more and how they used apple-made equipment. most of the profiles are accompanied by a selection of photos as well as a short piece on the equipment and software used.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22703694741http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22703694741Tue, 08 May 2012 22:44:11 -0700applemacmacsprofilesproartistsscientistsmusicianshidden<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3qntwqyRD1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.alexeytitarenko.com/" target="_blank">http://www.alexeytitarenko.com/</a></p> <p>website of the award winning photographer alexy titarenko. titarenko specialises in long exposure shots of city streets and the people traveling through them, creating a world seemingly inhabited by ghosts. </p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22701546890http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22701546890Tue, 08 May 2012 21:44:19 -0700photographyportfoliorussiafine art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ospkP2Kn1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thesmokinggun.com/</a></p> <p>the smoking gun explores the lurid underbelly of the united states with articles that pretty much prove we are indeed de-evolvong. of special interest is the mugshot section where regular crooks share bandwidth with celebrities and athletes. </p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22637488106http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22637488106Mon, 07 May 2012 21:34:32 -0700arrestcelebritiesmugshotsathletespoliticianscrookscrime<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3m75vcf691rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kuler.adobe.com" target="_blank">http://kuler.adobe.com</a></p> <p>i doubt there’s a designer working who doesn’t have adobe’s<strong> kuler</strong> bookmarked. extremely useful for creating palettes for projects and fun to play with.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22532290096http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22532290096Sun, 06 May 2012 11:53:00 -0700kuleradobecolourswatchesgraphic design<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3lafehccZ1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.drawn.ca/" target="_blank">http://blog.drawn.ca/</a></p> <p>there’s something new served up everyday for fans of illustration and illustrators. all media is represented with samples ranging from traditional hand drawn to digitally created work and from comic books to cartoons.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22503541871http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22503541871Sun, 06 May 2012 00:06:49 -0700blogillustrationanimation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3i7l2AGCE1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.gigposters.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gigposters.com/</a></p> <p>impressive collection of concert posters with many for sale. a person can get lost lost for hours searching for concerts they went to, and for designers looking for inspiration this site is a goldmine</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22384153427http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22384153427Fri, 04 May 2012 08:12:38 -0700postersgigsconcerts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3hh2zRXA21rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.meomi.com/" target="_blank">http://www.meomi.com/</a></p> <p>a website for a design studio, almost everywhere you drag the mouse cursor invokes a reaction. whimsical in appearance but a powerful example of how to promote what you can do to potential clients.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22370955155http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22370955155Thu, 03 May 2012 22:40:11 -0700design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3hgnowpYf1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.papyruswatch.com/" target="_blank">http://www.papyruswatch.com/</a></p> <p>that font found in microsoft word and included with macs since os10.3. designers hate it, but we all have to cop to using it at one time or another. this site asks folks if they see the font used somewhere to take a picture and send it in to share.</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22370666193http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22370666193Thu, 03 May 2012 22:31:00 -0700fontspapyrus<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3hek0990D1rvr3goo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://julioh.com/Who-is-Julioh.html" target="_blank">http://julioh.com/Who-is-Julioh.html</a></p> <p>a promotional site for the novel <strong>julioh </strong>that presents much of the information about the book in graphic form</p>http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22369052212http://webpick.tumblr.com/post/22369052212Thu, 03 May 2012 21:45:36 -0700promotiongraphicsnovelbook promotion