Zap Mama- Ancestry in Progress
Zap Mama returns with their most forward-thinking and gorgeous record to date. Features guest appearances by Erykah Badu, Common, Bahamadia, ?uestlove, Talib Kweli, Jazzyfatnastees and more. Produced by Anthony Tidd and Richard Nichols (of the Roots) and others. Designed by FDT.
US Release date September 14th - in Europe is available since June.

Preview available at Luaka Bop. WARNING: Marie Daulne has a magic voice.

/inSite is a network of contemporary art programs and commissioned projects that map the liminal border zone of San Diego-Tijuana. As a proccessual practice, inSite_05 will have a concentrated phase of public presentation from August to November 2005. The contents of this website are the responsibility of the inSite_05 team. Designed and developed by FDTdesign, NY.

Go, take a look at inSite_05

Hey Xpaider, mucho gracias.
Kudos to you too. For those whom are not familiar with this site now is a good time to take a look at xpaider.com . Quality to the last pixel.... Fonts. Icons, animations and, if nothing else, their video "Vota Xpaider" is not to miss.

And for the their moral support, links or critique, many thanks also to 3jorn part portal part portfolio all in one smart page; Digitalthread may be "not your destinations" but should certainly be a stage in your daily virtual commute; Warwicka some really cool illustration you got there; moluv impressive dynamic flash scripting; Lighthouse where design links are neatly organized. And why not, even to Donnie for the "kind" words.

Spur04 – The Cheap Chapagne Issue
Produced in collaboration with students of the Hamburg School of Fine Arts and the Material Verlag (publisher) based in that school, this publication offers numerous contributions touching the sphere of "humour". The contributions were designed by 16 different designers:
groenland.berlin.basel – Manuel Raeder – Norm – FDTdesign – adehauserlacour – surface – Bureau voor Tele(Communicatie), Historiciteit & Mobiliteit – Laurent Goei – Elektrosmog – Pridgar und Jurt – Vier5 – Will Stuart – Martha Stutteregger – Herburg Weiland – Meiré und Meiré – Alex Papdopoulou
Hg. Christoph Keller

100+ Contributors & 16 Designers
23,5 x 17 cm, 383 pp., ca. 200 ill., paperback
ISBN RDB 040707

International Distribution by Revolver - Archiv für aktuelle Kunst

THIS IS A MAGAZINE. Compendium #3. CHAOS HAPPENS*.
The Reader's companion to Issues 10 through 13.
A new bumper hardcover compendium of 276 (multi-sized) pages of original artwork created during the Chaos Happens* cycle of online issues by over 60 artists working in and around the internet today presented in layered and interleaved stories, with page sizes and formats in constant flux, a shape-changing book.
Over 1000 pages of original online artworks from This is a Magazine have been transported to print for the first time. Chapters in the book change in size, printing technique, folding, paper and binding – from visual-vertigo to conceptual art.
Publishers and Contributing Editors: Karen Ann Donnachie and Andy Simionato

with contributions by ca. 50 designers
23 x 29 cm, 276 pp., full ill., hardcover
ISSN 1721-4904

Go get it directly from This is a Magazine

Web Design Vol. 52
The Korean magazine "Web Design" presented a four page spread of FDT's work spanning from agoraXchange to Zap Mama. The profile also featured an interview with the FDT creative team. We aren't entirely sure of everything the article says, because it's in Korean, but the wonderful visuals suggest that they like what they see. Web Design (impress korea)

Well Vetted: Archinect selected agoraXchange as favorite website. Daniel from dsmith7 wrote on BD4D: Awesome work! I encourage anyone interested in taking an active role in societal change to join the community there. Tim Parsons from kilosite post a blog with a praise for FDTdesign on ComputerLove. Wig from Wig-01 on Newstoday and karshan from phasezero posted a link on k10k.... kevinbeynon added: really does push the oft-maligned web art into the fore.

Thanks to all!

The jury formed by Antonio Cerveira-Pinto (Director of Aula do Risco and Quadrum, Lisbon) and by Laura Baigorri (Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Barcelona University), have decided to concede the honorific award to the best project of Net Art to agoraXchange.
The jury distinguishes the optimum exploitation of the media interactivity, the establishment of an intelligent and collaborative platform, the development of an interface with excellent usability and the ideological intensity of the project.
Thanks!

ciberart-bilbao
agoraXchange

FDTdesign just completed a catalogue for the first exhibition to fully examine Mexico's influence through the work of a diverse group of international artists, Made in Mexico explores the country as a concept as well as a geographical site, taking an in-depth look at one of today's most influential contemporary artistic centers.

Curated by Gilbert Vicario, the exhibition is open to the public until May 9, 2004. For more information go to icaboston.org.