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SpamPaint collage

Tired of comment spam? What’s that damn spam good for anyway? Well, probably it isn’t good for anything at all but at least I’ve found a way to turn it into something that is worthwhile to be looked at: SpamPaint.

SpamPaint is a script written in php that turns comment spam into interesting and refreshing graphics. Here you can read more about it.

Funny thing is, when I developed this last semester (2005/06) I didn’t receive any comment spam at all and I had to go and tap other blogs to get hold of it. But you can read everything about the technical stuff on the about page.

Special thanks go to Joen Asmussen and Karl Karzelek!

Update:

Chris Applegate wrote something about SpamPaint that made me giggle:

A nice idea, totally let down by a shittily-designed website showcasing it.

Shittily for sure. Probably he meant me having done a bad job but as I see this I did a pretty good job in provocing this reaction. The interface is refelcting my interpretation of spam: noise and distortion.

8 Comments

  • 1. Sebastian Schmieg August 6th, 2006 at 9:14 am

    I didn’t receive any comment spam at all and I had to go and tap other blogs to get hold of it.

    Now I do (for a while now) and they’re trying to comment on SpamPaint :-D

  • 2. smt August 10th, 2006 at 6:01 pm

    That’s really funny! I enjoy visiting this “shittily-designed website”. Keep up the good work.

  • 3. Sebastian Schmieg August 10th, 2006 at 6:30 pm

    Thanks, very much appreciated!

  • 4. Fridaynite August 15th, 2006 at 11:31 am

    A really new look of spam ;)
    I like it. Keep on doing well.

  • 5. kommentar-spam wird erfreulich ansehnlich | Theremin spielen August 17th, 2006 at 8:15 am

    […] “While millions of ‘bloggers’ are annoyed SpamPaint tries to win something from this problem. SpamPaint converts comment spam into interesting and refreshing graphics and thus turns the table: looking forward to spam.” […]

  • 6. healthynerd August 17th, 2006 at 8:09 pm

    Wow, I actually lke the design. It has an organic high-art feel to it. :D It reminds me of James Patterson’s http://presstube.com/

  • 7. Sebastian Schmieg August 17th, 2006 at 8:46 pm

    Great link, I like that one a lot: DJ Mouth Barrel Dot Org!

  • 8. egotwister September 2nd, 2006 at 3:26 pm

    Shitty eh? u may take it as compliment considering the high value of the commenter’s website grafics … keep up the good work.

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