fabric8 archive

 

This archive of fabric8 seasonal looks goes out to all trainspotter types and to everyone who has helped us along the way . . . cheers!

P.S. If you're looking for the product archives, you can find them here.

2003 - 2005
Turn on, tune in, and trip out to this long-running bright and psychedelic design that makes your trip on fabric8 fun and easy.

RECOGNITION:

  • "San Francisco To A Tee" featuring Shizirt, SFGate Blog, August 2005
  • "It's Cool to be NaCo" featuring NaCo, Tucson Citizen, July 2005
  • "Fashion T-Shirts" featuring NaCo, Cargo Magazine, June 2005
  • "NaCo", Cool Hunting, June 2005
  • "Beatbox" featuring fabric8's 415 party, SF Weekly, March 30, 2005
  • "Wonder Women: Filipinas Making A Difference" Filipino Insider/SF Chronicle, March 25, 2005
  • "Shopping Like It's 1999" SF Bay Guardian, November 24, 2004
  • "Sao Necessary" featuring NaCo and Ropeadope, XLR8R Magazine, April 2004
  • "Hands-On Fashion" SF Chronicle Magazine, February 22, 2004
  • "Web Shopping Guide", Time Magazine, November 17, 2003
  • "Bazaar Offline", JC Report, September 2003
  • "Teeing Off", Sacramento Bee, August 2003
  • "SF Music Right Now", 7x7 Magazine, July 2003
  • "Teeing Off", Sacramento Bee, August 2003
  • "Shop Talk", SF Chronicle, May 25, 2003
june-december 2002
fabric8 emphasizes new arrivals with this ultra-functional site. we tweaked a few things and got our holiday site as well!

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january-may 2002
Inspired by the sidewalks of marvelous Rio de Janeiro, fabric8 goes stylized with a rotating selection of featured products.

RECOGNITION:

  • "The Cutting Edge" featuring NaCo., GQ Magazine, March 2002
  • "Upper Playround Goes Outside The Lines" featuring Upper Playground, San Francisco Chronicle, 04.07.02
  • "Artist Makes Her Statement, Plans To Let It Burn" featuring Meow, San Francisco Chronicle, 04.09.02
june-december 2001
fabric8 features panoramics of san francisco international airport's stylish new terminal, and some much-needed holiday cheer.

RECOGNITION:

  • "The Neighborhood Boutique Goes Digital", San Francisco Chronicle, 11.04.01
  • "Entrepreneur: Web Design", 7x7 Magazine, October 2001
  • "Surfin' USA", InStyle Magazine, November 2001
  • "The Net Cafe" PBS/TV Show
  • "Lo Ultimo", People En Espanol, October 2001

 

january-may 2001
fabric8 offers a fresh, streamlined directory design emphasizing shopping features and customer ease.

RECOGNITION:

  • Final Judge, SFWOW Top 25 Women On The Web 2001
  • Nominating Chair in Fashion, 2001 Webby Awards
  • "Tech TV ", ZDTV, March 2001
  • Fashion Blender , Jane Magazine, March 2001
  • Lo Ultimo, People En Espanol, June/July 2001
  • "Clothes That Fit", San Francisco Chronicle, 06.10.01
  • "EFashion, San Francisco Style", Click Magazine, February 2001

 

january-may 2000
fabric8 digs dynamically-generated poetry with a Flash-enhanced style haiku generator, and brings back a Flash favorite for the holidays.

RECOGNITION:

  • "The Big Breakfast", BBC UK, 09.21.00
  • Top 20 Women on the Web, Family Money Magazine, November/December 2000
  • "Cyber Fashion" , Free Magazine, December 2000
  • "Indie City", Women's Wear Daily (WWD), 12.18.00
  • "Instant Info For On-The-Go", San Francisco Examiner, 10.23.00
  • "Tech 21", San Francisco Chronicle, 09.11.00
  • Critic's Choice: The Arts, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 07.26.00
  • California Apparel News, 11.24.00

 

january-may 2000
fabric8 highlights its fabulous visitors with photo uploads. Flash lets you flaunt your style.

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may-december 99
fabric8 takes interactivity to a new level with the help of Swift Generator. A built-in DHTML game lets visitors tag the site, graffiti-style.

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january-april 99
fabric8 goes for subtle persuasion with a website conspirator watching your every move. Flash-y adverts help you to seek out what you need.

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july-december 1998
fabric8's 3D style gets freaky with an eerie blinking companion plus plenty dynamic extras like changing color combinations on reload. Our friend has a few things to tell you, too.

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april-june 1998
fabric8 literally puts spring in its step with a DHTML levitating site assistant, offering a friendly reminder of what day it is. This 3D model gives Vanna White a run for her money.

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january-march1998
fabric8 gets psychedelic with a DHTML mouse-motion kaleidoscope background. Our retro-futuristic 3D model makes it all the more groovy.

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october-december 1997
fabric8's first outing with the 3D mannequin look, plus some neato DHTML elements in full-effect. A bit on the sexy side, too.

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july-september1997
fabric8 gets a bit more personal and begins to fool around with "color stories". Also, with the advent of DHTML, we offer a standard version and a Dynamic HTML version (Netscape only).

ILLUSTRATION: Angeles P Tomagan III

COLOR CONSULTATION: Ryan Edwards

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april-june1997
fabric8 was among the first to trip out on big background .gifs with beautiful illustrations made specifically for the site. We were really into mouse-overs at this point.

ILLUSTRATION: Angeles P Tomagan III

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january-march 1997
With a totally new name, fabric8, we recruit the talents of a fellow Filipino San Franciscan for totally original look. Dig the quicktime audio.

ILLUSTRATION: Angeles P Tomagan III

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july-december1996
check-it.com takes full advantage of Netscape Navigator 2.0 and the new JavaScript language to offer fun and games as our site starts to grow.

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april-june 1996
It had definitely just the begun . . . our very first home page as check-it.com, with a link to our very first site. The duo-colored background was considered really cool then.

RECOGNITION:

  • Javascript Link of the Moment (Sui Generis)
  • SF Buzz Weekend Browser Award (Sui Generis)
  • Angel of Fashion Award (Sui Generis)
     
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