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Prate™ Computer Channel

Established Aug 1999

About

http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~westdb/assignment2.htm
Prate is a mystery. Even though I read an interview about them (or should I say her,) recently on a website, Prate is a unique experience. Recently the Prate portal, www.prate.com, opens with the maxim, "if you would seek goodness, seek those who are good." I seek goodness in design, and therefore I seek Prate, but, what is Prate? Maybe this should be rephrased as "Is what Prate?" since this trademark Prate phrase seems to have some sort of intrinsically funny property to the designer. Confused? Read on. Prate's web presence is a clickable path through a set of what seem to me to be Photoshop and Illustrator compositions. I remember reading that the Prate girl designs web pages for mobile phones for pay, but she is also handy with a photoshop lasso. She serves up her own raucous takes on contemporary style, the New Media meltdown, and Engrish, on her site, never removing her tongue from her cheek, and always making everything look like she just threw it together. And it always looks good! She is way too skilled. Midway through the clickfest (which must be hell for dial-up users,) she proclaims, "Corleon/we can go toe to toe." God knows what this is about, but I bet she is planning on doing one of the "vs." collaborations that are so popular with net designers these days. Her site is also informative, as she has purposely left a few open directories hidden in the navigation chaos that have source files, choice links, and recommendations for further reading.
www.prate.com

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Fairwhether says:

Long time admirer of your work. Thanks for the inspiration.

posted Jan 23


Rqphqël says:

yo. nice pics uh.

posted Sep 15


The UNKNOWN : ReZiiDent_! =Z! says:

*L_ :UR_ UNTITLED YEAR 2013 cc007 THANK! .::..::.

posted Aug 9


Manystuff says:

http://www.manystuff.org

posted Jul 18


Manystuff says:

manystuff

posted Jul 18


Gagosian Liga says:

"We all admire the spangled acrobat with classical grace meticulously walking his tight rope in the talcum light; but how much rarer art there is in the sagging rope expert wearing scarecrow clothes and impersonating a grotesque drunk! I should know." Thank you for your friendship! Musical greetings from Munich/Germany!

posted Jul 1


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posted May 30


John Sherman says:

This profile is so serious.

posted Apr 25


John Sherman says:

1001001

posted Mar 29


Tavish says:

Watching Prate™ Computer Channel regularly is good for your health.

posted Mar 24


upso says:

waddup

posted Jan 24