Some useful links (the list will be updated weekly, so please come back often to check new resources):

WEBSITES TO WATCH (in no particular order. Where possible, I recommend subscribing to the mailing list):

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_us  great projects which combine art with science and technology, there is also a youtube channel

http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/  technology and art, many useful online resources

http://www.booooooom.com/  creative works, mixed media

https://www.lensculture.com/  photography

http://www.e-flux.com/  visual arts journal and blog

http://www.itsnicethat.com/  “Champion creativity across the art and design world”

http://www.brainpickings.org/ Bringing you things you didn’t know you were interested in — until you are

http://www.freundevonfreunden.com/ An international interview magazine that portrays people in their homes and within their daily working environments

http://www.anothermag.com/  Fashion and culture

http://stadiumsandshrines.com/  An intersection of sound and vision

 http://www.thechronicle.ro/  only in Romanian, but good  visual content, cultural issues, all sorts of domains

http://www.photography-now.com/artist/?nationality=   photography website, very good content focused also on established classical and contemporary photographers

http://www.fubiz.net/  “daily dose of inspiration” many design projects, inspiring

http://porcelanowo.blogspot.ro/?zx=e94f23afaaffd092  “inspiration of the day” blog

MAGAZINE TASK:

Designer

You’re extremely creative, profoundly imaginative, and an original thinker. You see something in your head, and your brain has a way of figuring out how it should come into existence. You see something in the world, and you already know how to improve it tenfold. You have the power to affect people’s emotions and the ability to truly change how people perceive things.

http://www.printmag.com/

http://www.offscreenmag.com

http://www.adadadad.net/ – ADADADAD – passion for print advertising

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/07/table-of-contents-creative-and-beautiful-examples/

http://www.magforum.com/

45 lessons in graphic design theory

http://www.noupe.com/design/45-free-lessons-in-graphic-design-theory.html

Graphic Design Theory : 50 articles and resources

http://www.noupe.com/design/graphic-design-theory-50-resources-and-articles.html

Collection of short videos related to colors and their meaning:

There are also some activities, creating a kaleidoscope image and even directing a bit.

http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/colors/Colors.html

 10 inspiring graphic design resources:

http://theappjuice.com/10-inspiring-graphic-design-resources/

FILM TASK:

http://www.artofthetitle.com/

http://ureddit.com/  – University of Reddit  – classes of filmmaking, DSLR cinematography and videography, screenwriting.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAC15C50BB775177D  – representation in TV Dramas

CODING –  Best online course for coding

http://code.org/

VARIOUS (websites with videos on different topics related to media studies but also to  general knowledge: science, human body, art, culture, etc.  –  a good source of inspiration for media projects)

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

http://videolectures.net/   – video recordings –  great lectures and courses

https://www.khanacademy.org/

http://noexcuselist.com/everything     –  list of websites

http://www.ted.com/   – the popular TED Talks –  search for “media”, one of the results is “Media with meaning” (9 talks) http://www.ted.com/playlists/21/media_with_meaning.html

https://www.zooniverse.org/

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm   – Lectures, courses offered by MIT (there is an Introduction to Media Studies)

http://ureddit.com/  – University of Reddit  – classes of filmmaking, DSLR cinematography and videography, screenwriting.

http://www.brainpickings.org/ –  well written articles on creativity, art, culture, etc.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

as a start:

Derek Sivers-  Keep your goals for yourself:

http://mediastudies.transylvania-college.ro/build-relation…p-with-clients/