As some of you already know, CUP Projects runs a Gondola Project Flickr Pool of images. Problem is, these pools are unwieldily beasts. Ours already has over 800 images in it and if we really put our minds to it, it could reach into the thousands.
Very hard to search, very hard to organize, very hard to use. It’s basically a shoebox with no order or logic. Moreover, plenty of wonderful images get lost in the shuffle due to copyright restrictions.
So to improve the functionality of our Flickr integration, we’ve started to use Flickr Galleries. Each gallery is a collection of up to 18 images curated under a specific theme. This way, we can group images in a variety of ways and offer commentary on the images. It also allows us to bring attention to wonderful, beautiful images that you’d otherwise not see on this site while still respecting the owners’ copyright.
This should make for a quicker, faster, easier and more enjoyable experience for everyone.
Right now we’ve only got 5 galleries created, but we’ll add to them over time. This is going to take a lot of time, however, so we’d love to have your help. If you’ve got a Flickr account (basic accounts are free), have a few minutes a week to spare and want to help, please drop us an email at gondola (a) creativeurbanprojects (dot) com to find out how you can pitch in. Alternatively, just send us some FlickrMail from within Flickr itself.
Check out our Image Gallery page, to grab the links to the various collections!