Time may change us, but you can’t trace time
Well, as you can see, we have a new look. After much sweat and tears, and not neccessarily in that order, we unveiled the shiny new design on Monday and we hope you like what you see. Lost At E Minor is now heavily interactive. You’ll see a You’re Doing tab, which are short summaries of your latest fun discoveries or activities. Please send some through! We’d love to hear what you’re into. If you’ve got some art or music to share, tell us about it and we’ll look to publish it. Or if you’d just like to talk amongst yourself, that’s cool too. Oh, and pssst [insert sneaky whispering sound], we also have a new online store, stocking some of the goodies we feature on the site. Phew! Have an explore of the new look site, and let us know what you think.
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New site features on Lost At E Minor
Evolution. Where would we be without it? I mean seriously. Probably still hunting for flesh amongst the wreckage of a giant Mammoth. We want to join in on the fun, so we’re evolving too with the addition of a few new site features to help you get more bang for your time. First up, we have a new DRM free music download section in the third column of the site where we post daily MP3s for free download that have been cleared and provided to us by the record labels and band management companies that we work with. There’s a stack of cool tunes there, included amongst them new releases by Alela Diane, Bon Iver, Fujiya & Miyagi, and Jamie Lidell. We update this section regularly, so keep checking in and fattening up your music collection in the process. You can now also scroll through all posts in each category simply by clicking on the orange arrow in the top right-hand corner of the images. So if you click on the arrow on this post, for instance, you’ll be able to scroll through all the websites that we’ve covered on the site. And so on across all the categories on the homepage. This is an easy way for you to navigate through our archives. While you’re at it, check out our forum [under the heading Discuss], which is open for chit-chat amongt Lost At E Minor readers, and our Shop, where you can make all your Christmas purchases. Aw, c’mon! We know your mum secretly wants that Young Lovers t-shirt.
Online store Volksfaden (literally translated as the ‘people’s threads’) was borne from a love of textiles, fabrics, print and pattern. The website itself is also a testament to good design, with the application of fabric designs to vintage photos in particular making for enjoyable viewing. Volksfaden is also an incubator for great designers, nurturing a creative community and making contemporary fabrics more accessible. [also check out the new Lost At E Minor online store]
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YOU'RE SAYING (2)
Alana Renfro said | 15 April, 2008
I love the new design of your site. It not only has great SEO capabilities, but even more so, it’s fun to spend a ton of time on… thank you for the great layout, new interactive features and, well, for simply rockin’ my world. Hey, you’re featured on Design Is Kinky, too! Sweet!
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We hope you're enjoying your time on Lost At E Minor, but it's not over yet. Got something to share? Tell us about it and we'll look to publish it. If you want to have your work featured on the site, we'd love to hear from you. Pssst, we also have an online store stocking some of the goodies we feature on the site.
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Andy said | 4 April, 2008
I love, I love it, I love it! (kicks leg 3 times).