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ISSUE NO 59 USEFUL WEBSITES AND DISCUSSION LISTS

ONE PERSON’S CHOICE: DAVID ARENSON

Executive Committee member of South Africa’s Digital Multimedia Association David Arenson selects his top five sites from around the world:

My first choice is an interface environment (http://www.estudio.com) which captures a user’s imagination immediately through brilliant loading sequences. It’s a highly engaging piece of work. The next level will come when they add additional content. By no means perfect, but the strong statements and rich interactivity create an exciting user experience.

My next choice is the quintessential "statement" site <http://www.egomedia.com>! It’s a classic interface environment that has been setting the standard in this type of navigation for years. Bold, arrogant, "out there", there is not shortage of superlatives one can use to describe it. Needs to be seen to be believed, or rather experienced. The future of interactivity on the web.

Brilliant fashion site (http://www.yigal-azrouel.com), achieves what it sets out to do. Dynamic designer features, excellent use of flash. Another "user experience" not to be missed!

The greatest search engine in the world (http://www.google.com). Loads quickly, and does the job like no other...

The last site needs no introduction, amazon (http://www.amazon.com) continues to set the standard in business to consumer e-commerce. Aims to service the world, and who would bet against it. Clean user-centric design, functional, and easily understood. The navigation is brilliant, the message is clear, and intelligent information architecture has made this content-driven site offer something for everyone interested in books.

To contact DiMA or David Arenson: david@dima.org.za

AFRICAN RESTAURANTS AND RECIPES

Description: African cuisine greatly varies by country, region and people. Within this collection of Web sites, you will find a variety of African cooking and dinning information.

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
African_Recipes.html

International Directory of Restaurants Serving African Cuisine
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
African_Restaurants.htm l>

Ethiopian Restaurants
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
Ethiopian_Restaurants_1 9648.html

Note:==> The above URL must be all on one line in the location (go to) box.

African Recipes:
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
African_Recipes.html>

Recipes from Ghana:
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
Recipes_from_12913.html

Recipes from Algeria:
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
Recipes_from_12914.html

Recipes from Kenya:
<http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
Recipes_from_12915.html

Traditional Boerevors:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Miscellany/
Traditional_Boerevors_19 649.html

(source: Wayne Hicks, BDPA)

COELACANTH TO BE PICTURED ON THE WEB

A group of South African divers have began searching for the coelacanth, a fish that has swum the seas for almost 400 million years, and hope to beam images of the creatures onto the internet.
(source: http://www.woza.co.za/reuters/may01/coelacanth11.asp)

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