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Web Developer Resource Index: Innovators

Web Innovators are individuals and organizations that are pulling the possibilities of the future into the present. This category doesn't have to relate strictly to Web development, it could include art, technology, social science, music, or simply trying anything new or untested.

The Web is an incredible medium, and frankly, a billion cookie-cutter blog and zoom-pow flash sites do not show it off. Now I admit that comment is a bit of a contradiction, considering some of the entries that make up this list and the ODP category I’ve placed it in.

I have an intense interest in the history of the Web (and the Internet in general), because it was the pioneers of their day that made what we have now possible. So I wanted to make a special effort to point out some of the people that are on the cutting-edge today.

Without Arthur C. Clarke, we wouldn’t have satellites. Enjoy.

Updated: Friday, December 22nd, 2006 @ 12:56 PM EST [66]

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1.On Critics, Criticism and Remarkability

Sometimes just an idea, or an attitude, can be an innovation. I you ever feel you need some inspiration, then I recommend taking a few moments to read this post. It may very well help you to turn an average project into a remarkable one. [279]
★★★★★
URI:http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/05/on_critics_crit.html
Author:
Seth Godin
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 14th, 2005 @ 8:55 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

On Critics, Criticism and Remarkability commentary innovators
2.MathWorld

Math geeks and fans of Stephen Wolfram's groundbreaking Mathematica software package can spend hours at this site. The level of detail and links to reference material is astonishing. Lose yourself in the world of numbers... [1696]
★★★★☆
URI:http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Author:
Wolfram Research
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, December 22nd, 2006 @ 12:56 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

MathWorld innovators math software
3.Leonardo Da Vinci: Machines

Forget Greece, or other past masters. Da Vinci was the original innovator in my book. The man has long been an inspiration to me, and this stunning site has a collection of renderings of engineering, architecture, art and war that are well worth a visit. [1689]
★★★★☆
URI:http://leonardo3.net/leonardo/machines_eng.htm
Author:
Leonardo3 SRL
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, May 7th, 2006 @ 1:58 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Leonardo Da Vinci: Machines architecture art innovators technology
4.KurzweilAI.net

Features the big thoughts of today's big thinkers examining the confluence of accelerating revolutions that are shaping our future world, and the inside story on new technological and social realities from the pioneers actively working in these arenas. [1581]
★★★★☆
URI:http://kurzweilai.net/
Author:
Ray Kurzweil
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, January 16th, 2006 @ 6:09 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

KurzweilAI.net computers innovators internet technology
5.Yahoo! Maps

Think Google Maps is cool? Check out the new beta version of Yahoo! Maps. Ease of use, an exciting new interface and plenty of features will have you exploring for hours. With a powerful API that includes AJAX and Flash support, watch for new apps soon. [1555]
★★★★★
URI:http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/
Author:
Yahoo! Inc.
[4]
Reviewed:Sunday, November 20th, 2005 @ 5:44 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Yahoo! Maps ajax api flash innovators maps yahoo
6.Celestia

If you like Google Earth, then you'll enjoy Celestia. Explore our sun and moon, the other planets and their moons, asteroids, neighboring solar systems, the Milky Way, and beyond. All from your desktop. An OpenGL app, runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. [1539]
★★★★☆
URI:http://shatters.net/celestia/
Author:
Chris Laurel
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, October 15th, 2005 @ 1:41 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Celestia astronomy graphics innovators
7.Rollyo

An outstanding example of a simple idea, some creative use of AJAX, a well-designed frontend and an easy to use interface, all "rolled" into one. Speaking of high rollers, there are some on this team. Run, don't walk, go roll your own search engine... [1536]
★★★★★
URI:http://rollyo.com/explore.html?showall=highrolls
Author:
Rollyo Team
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, October 13th, 2005 @ 10:22 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Rollyo ajax design innovators search yahoo
8.PBS Online

With fantastic public television programming for all ages, and a partnership with NPR, why would you expect anything except the same high-quality from their online offerings? From Antiques Roadshow, This Old House, NOVA, and Zoboomafoo...it's all there. [1528]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.pbs.org/
Author:
Public Broadcasting Service
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, September 2nd, 2005 @ 11:07 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

PBS Online innovators
9.H2O Playlist

Each one a shared list of readings and other content about a topic of intellectual interest. A simple yet powerful way to group and exchange useful links to information, both online and offline. Watch for drx to be imported into the system soon. [1439]
★★★★☆
URI:http://h2obeta.law.harvard.edu/home.do
Author:
The Berkman Center
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, July 28th, 2005 @ 12:06 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

H2O Playlist folksonomy innovators resources tagging
10.information aesthetics: form follows data

A weblog exploring the symbiotic relationship between creative design and the field of information visualization, in an emergent multidisciplinary field that could be coined as "creative information visualization." (sic). [1412]
★★★★★
URI:http://infosthetics.com/
Author:
Andrew Vande Moere
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, July 16th, 2005 @ 12:13 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

information aesthetics: form follows data design digital innovators technology user interface
11.Basecamp

This Web-based project management system is unlike any other I've seen or heard of. Basecamp is a hosted solution, so there is no need to download or install anything, yet you can still tweak the interface. Access your project details from any browser. [1391]
★★★★★
URI:http://basecamphq.com/
Author:
37signals
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, July 10th, 2005 @ 2:21 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Basecamp design developer innovators project management ruby software technology web
12.Plus Magazine

Plus is a magazine published five times each year with the goal of introducing visitors to the beauty and practical applications of mathematics. Learn how to build a sundial, the secrets of quantum cryptography, or what shape the universe is.. [1365]
★★★★☆
URI:http://plus.maths.org/
Author:
Millennium Mathematics Project
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, July 2nd, 2005 @ 11:12 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Plus Magazine ezine innovators math technology
13.The Secret Lives of Numbers

This interactive system invites you to explore how the usage patterns of numbers reflect our culture, history and biology. The data represents the "popularity" of every integer between 0 and 100,000, sampled from a popular search engine. [1343]
★★★★☆
URI:http://turbulence.org/Works/nums/index.html
Author:
Golan Levin
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, June 27th, 2005 @ 11:01 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

The Secret Lives of Numbers culture history innovators java math search
14.MoOM: Museum of Online Museums

In case you haven't noticed, I'm a big fan of online exhibits. This portal is very nicely designed, easy to navigate, and hosts a large collection of the finest quality museum links. Too many, in fact, to make any attempt at listing them here. [1331]
★★★★★
URI:http://coudal.com/moom.php
Author:
Coudal Partners
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, June 24th, 2005 @ 11:35 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

MoOM: Museum of Online Museums architecture art culture design graphics history innovators portal web
15.Ontology is Overrated: Categories, Links, and Tags

An utterly fascinating discourse on the strengths and weakness between the classic hierarchical classification systems such as dmoz and Yahoo!, and the free form, social-bookmarking phenomenon from sites like del.icio.us. A must read, very detailed. [1309]
★★★★★
URI:http://shirky.com/writings/ontology_overrated.html
Author:
Clay Shirky
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, June 19th, 2005 @ 10:10 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Ontology is Overrated: Categories, Links, and Tags dmoz folksonomy innovators ontology tagging yahoo
16.DataTiles

A fascinating concept in user interface design. Transparent tiles are placed on a flat panel display which invokes the tile's function. Tiles can be combined to create more complex interactions. View the mpeg for a demonstration of the technology. [1288]
★★★★☆
URI:http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/datatile/
Author:
Jun Rekimoto
[1]
Reviewed:Sunday, June 12th, 2005 @ 4:12 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

DataTiles innovators technology user interface
17.EPIC 2015

The epilogue. If you look around you can find the original (2014), also very interesting. About 8 minute duration (each). From the "Museum of Media History" (snarkmarket.com). Requires the Macromedia Shockwave Flash player. [1281]
★★★★☆
URI:http://blog.pegasusnews.com/files/epic-2015-thompson-sloan.swf
Author:
Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, June 10th, 2005 @ 2:37 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

EPIC 2015 flash innovators
18.Searchscapes: Manhattan

Each person constructs his/her image of the city. This image is made out of facts, memories, experiences, stories, news - mostly invisible data, and not only of architecture, buildings and streets. Requires Macromedia Shockwave/Flash. [1260]
★★★★☆
URI:http://searchscapes.net/map.html
Author:
Juliana Sato Yamashita
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, June 2nd, 2005 @ 2:02 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Searchscapes: Manhattan architecture design digital flash innovators multimedia nyc urban
19.Wikipedia

If you haven't heard of it (or used it), then shame on you and get your head out of that bucket of sand (sandbox?). Wikipedia is an exhaustive (500,000+ articles in English alone), free, multilingual, online encyclopedia. And friends. [280]
★★★★★
URI:http://wikipedia.org/
Author:
Wikipedians
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 14th, 2005 @ 8:54 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Wikipedia innovators reference
20.Grove Art Online

Not only is the content fascinating, the technology behind it is too. The Grove developers are using Apache's XML AxKit and embedded Perl (Mason) code to deliver over 45,000 articles and 1,500 images with powerful search and navigation tools. [1151]
★★★★★
URI:http://groveart.com/grove-owned/art/walk_through.html
Author:
Oxford University Press
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 14th, 2005 @ 6:15 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Grove Art Online apache art innovators perl search xml
21.Great Buildings Online

Yes, I have a background in (and love for) architecture. Yes, I am a fan of FLW. Yes, this URI points at Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. With all of that admitted, this is still an outstanding site for exploring architecture. [1124]
★★★★☆
URI:http://greatbuildings.com/buildings/Guggenheim_Bilbao.html
Author:
Architecture Week
[1]
Reviewed:Tuesday, May 10th, 2005 @ 6:57 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Great Buildings Online architecture innovators
22.NYPL Digital Gallery

A fascinating digitized collection and archive from the New York Public Libarary which includes hundreds of thousands of rare and unique prints, photographs, maps, documents, and more, all via searchable databases. [1119]
★★★★☆
URI:http://nypl.org/digital/
Author:
New York Public Library
[1]
Reviewed:Monday, May 9th, 2005 @ 9:56 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

NYPL Digital Gallery art digital gallery innovators repository
23.10x10

Take a incredibly simple idea, some clever programming, add a dash of Flash to spice up the interface and what do you get? You make my list of innovators. Oh, and something about a Webby award, what ever that is. [1108]
★★★★★
URI:http://tenbyten.org/10x10.html
Author:
Jonathan Harris
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 7th, 2005 @ 12:33 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

10x10 flash innovators
24.yugop.com

Engineer, interface architect, digital artist extraordinaire. You can get lost in there. Enjoy.. [1106]
★★★★☆
URI:http://yugop.com/
Author:
Yugo Nakamura
[1]
Reviewed:Saturday, May 7th, 2005 @ 1:49 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

yugop.com art design digital flash innovators
25.Google

Take a large box of overvalued technology stocks, shake vigorously, a bunch of computer science Ph.D.s fall out, and what do you get? Google Scholar, Google Print, Google Maps, Google Mail, Google News..., oh, and a little thing called Search. [1103]
★★★★★
URI:http://www.google.com/options/
Author:
Google
[8]
Reviewed:Friday, May 6th, 2005 @ 6:41 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Google email google maps news search
26.Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications

Google calls it simply Javascript. After they released Suggest, everyone started calling it XMLHttpRequest, and now JJG/AP is calling it AJAX. Call it whatever you want, it's changing the face of Web applications, and user experience. [1104]
★★★★☆
URI:http://adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php
Author:
Jesse James Garrett
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, May 6th, 2005 @ 6:29 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications ajax innovators javascript web webservices xml
27.Musings

Distler is a physics professor at the University of Texas, Austin, and one of the first guys to use XHTML in order to publish mathematical equations using MathML on the Web. Not an easy thing to do, considering the lack of browser support out there. [1101]
★★★★☆
URI:http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/~distler/blog/
Author:
Jacques Distler
[1]
Reviewed:Friday, May 6th, 2005 @ 3:56 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Musings innovators mathml xhtml
28.The Data Artist

Tufte is the master of visualization and presentation of informational graphics. See also his Web site, and Sparkline: "data-intense, design-simple, word-sized graphics," now also a PHP graphics library by James Byers @ sparkline.org (Sourceforge). [1094]
★★★★☆
URI:http://salon.com/march97/tufte970310.html
Author:
Edward Tufte
[1]
Reviewed:Thursday, May 5th, 2005 @ 12:15 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

The Data Artist graphics innovators php
29.The Edge/Digerati

Who are the "digerati" and why are they "the cyber elite"? They are the doers, thinkers, and writers who have tremendous influence on the emerging communication revolution. They are not on the frontier, they are the frontier. [1093]
★★★★☆
URI:http://edge.org/digerati/
Author:
Edge Foundation
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 @ 10:21 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

The Edge/Digerati digital innovators
30.Long Now

The Foundation hopes to provide a counterpoint to todays "faster/cheaper" mind set and promote "slower/better" thinking. Projects include the 10,000 year clock (is that all?) and the Rosetta Project, an archive of all human languages. [1092]
★★★★☆
URI:http://longnow.org/
Author:
Longnow Foundation
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 @ 9:39 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Long Now innovators
31.w3future: Future Technology

The value/vector model is a prototype of a possible data format of the near future. The example contains a minimal XML parser that returns a VVM, and an outliner view is created in order to show how too differentiate between data and properties. [1090]
★★★★☆
URI:http://w3future.com/html/examples.xml
Author:
Sjoerd Visscher
[2]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 @ 1:43 PM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

w3future: Future Technology innovators parsing xml
32.Complexification: Gallery of Computation

Jared is an artist nonpareil, and master Flash and Java programmer. Small samples of his work have often graced the masthead of this Web site. See also levitated.net. Highly recommended, 5 stars. [1091]
★★★★★
URI:http://complexification.net/gallery/
Author:
Jared Tarbell
[1]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 @ 6:33 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Complexification: Gallery of Computation art digital innovators
33.Tantek Çelik

What can I say? He was a team leader in the development of IE for the Mac (still one of the best browsers for CSS), is a representative at the W3C, and is the senior technologist for Technorati. Google him because I'm about out of room here.. [1089]
★★★★☆
URI:http://technorati.com/
Author:
Tantek Çelik
[3]
Reviewed:Wednesday, May 4th, 2005 @ 6:33 AM EST
by:
Douglas Clifton

Tantek Çelik blog css ie innovators mac w3c