Gallery of artifacts and songs of the Chechaco Builders, a Latvian University student group that operated in 1967 to 2003.
Представленные в Галерее экспонаты являются результатом тщательных раскопок, произведенных чечаками в своих и чужих архивах, включая Латвийский Государственный архив. Раскопанные ценности были оцифрованы и упорядочены бригадой архивариусов в составе Владимира Фридмана, Марины Фроловой, Сергея Журавлева и других.
Design by Julia Rezinsky
Tools: WordPress, Gallery2, css
The Hiphop Archive at Stanford University was officially established in 2002 at Harvard University. Since Hiphop’s inception, students, faculty, artists, community organizers and others have been committed to promoting and supporting hiphop culture and establishing a new type of knowledge-based movement. This movement is devoted to the empowerment of all youth through research, scholarship and representation of the art, culture, materials, organizations, and institutions developed by those who support and follow Hiphop. As part of this movement, The Hiphop Archive at Stanford University, organizes and develops Hiphop knowledge based programs, initiatives and research activities, sponsors events and acquires material culture associated with Hiphop in the U.S. and throughout the world.
This site was active during 2005 – 2007, while Hiphop Archive’s home was at Stanford University. In January 2008 Hiphop Archive moved back to Harvard.
Tools: Movable Type, css
The web site for the Los Altos Town Crier, the local newspaper for the hometowns of Silicon Valley satisfied to major requirements – provided clear information architecture for newspaper readers and automated workflow for the publisher.
Front page presented cover story, selected articles in featured sections, weekly poll and quick access to all sections in the current issue. Each article had a set of social bookmarks and easy navigation for other sections of the site. In addition to database search and Google search, the site had yearly/monthly archives, individual issue’s archives, which significantly augmented historical searches.
“Los Altos Online” section provided listings of local businesses and organizations, maps, directions, etc.
Weekly issue is generated from the xml generated by printing/publishing software (Quark/InDesign) from the files ready for the printer, thus ensuring consistency between .
Classified section was generated from the xml exported directly from PRE1-SmartPublisher by customizing settings for FileMakerPro. GoogleAds were located in the sidebars in several sections. Banner and tile ads were sold for each section of the site.
Mountaineering and Outing Russian-speaking group website.
Site includes Invitations, Trip reports, personal profiles, Mountaineering and White Water sections.
Клуб был основан Володей Смирновым после первого похода в Монтану в 1996 году. За эти годы клуб вырос из узкой группы энтузиастов “горного туризма во всем мире” в активно действующий Интернет-турклуб. “The First Russian Alpine Club’s mission is to preserve and exploit the traditions and spirit of Russian and ex-Soviet style mountain sports in America” написал В.Смирнов в “mission statement” клуба
Design by Natasha Radushkevich
Tools: Movable Type, perl/cgi, PHP, Javascript, Photoshop
A website for a Elya Finn, singer songwriter and artist.
This web site for Los Altos-Mountain View branch of American Association of University Women is managed by totally non-technical content managers, and has minimalist editing features by request of the AAUW-LAMV Board of Directors. Additional features include secure area for the branch members to download monthly newletter.
Tools: WordPress with slightly customized standard template
Bilingual English-Russian site for skiers and instructors.
Tools: WordPress, css
The Morning Forum of Los Altos celebrates its 60th year of bringing local speakers as well as nationally known figures to a pleasant and friendly venue convenient to the citizens of the Los Altos region. The speakers are university professors, journalists, government representatives, activists, authors, musicians, and other widely respected experts in their fields. The wide range of topics as well as the eminence of the speakers has kept membership and attendance at its limit for many years. A quick look at the “Archives” tab and its link to articles about previous speakers will confirm why the Morning Forum has remained so popular for so many years.
Anton G. Orlov was born in Moscow Russia in 1977 and moved to the United States in the fall of ’94. and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area. He works as a freelance portrait and event photographer. Anton has received a Photography BFA degree from San Jose State University School of Art and Design in May of 2006.
“While developing my sheet of film or bringing a print out into the light I can’t help but think of the countless experiments by Fox Talbot in search of fixer or a faster emulsion. The lengths to which pictorial photographers went to prove that artistic control is possible in this art form as much as in any other and the fight for the acceptance of straight photography as an independent medium of expression undertaken by members of Group F64. A still image can convey a tremendous amount of emotion and that photography is a perfect vehicle for communicating their personal world views, a vehicle which can brake the barriers of class, culture and even time.
Tools: Perl/cgi, css, Javascript for background adjustment
