Scene 360 talks with twenty-three highly influential zines and design portals on the Internet. In purpose of revealing what goes beyond the scenes of a site, and especially why they do what they do for free.
—By Adriana de Barros

Introduction

This article began with my own personal reflection of the online world, and my non-stop dedication to Scene 360. It's a fascinating opportunity and experience to learn from artists and filmmakers at 360, in addition to expressing my liking through team web design work, artwork, and articles. But of course, like in every production piece, there are behind the scenes details that the viewers don't know of, such as "how many hours are spent to set up an elaborate piece; why we keep striving to produce something innovating for us, and also for our beloved audience," plus many other questions that designers among designers speak of, but rarely reveal online. As a site creator, I think it is important to keep focus on "why one began the project; why one does what she/he does each day." For me, the answer is pretty simple, "I do it for the love of art, the love of design."

We have spoken with twenty-three zines and design portals from around the globe. Each site creator was asked the same four questions. The main concept is throughout the year, it has been clear that many design related sites are launched online in large mass, although, not many actually stay for the long run. Some designers of these sites' may lose hope of their dreams and visions, or maybe their site has become extremely popular to a point of being called a "fame whore," or too repetitive in style — as a result, it's not innovating anymore. Or maybe the fun just stops, and all ends. But there are many sites that manage to maintain great quality and keep striving to innovate — that is what we are focusing on this questionnaire "the envelope pushers." At Scene 360, we are aware of the dedication and passion of most designers, even though at times there have been negative comments online towards certain zines (e.g. forums), which tend to misjudge the whole purpose of the site. One thing that is certain is there is a lot of positive feedback from viewers and media, than actual negative ones. Our Scene 360 goal is revealing behind the scenes information, a 360-degree turn that is not fully known to the viewers. We would like to thank all the participating sites for allowing us an online publication premiere, in attempt to uniting part of the online design community for an insightful and unveiling questionnaire. Let's begin!