What's your RedBubble Year?
Note that I’ve also posted about this on the forums
A little earlier today I noticed that the total number of pages of art on RedBubble was about to hit the 6,000 mark. And then I got to thinking that most people probably look at the first 10 or so pages and perhaps the last couple of pages (just to see what’s right at the “bottom” at any given moment).
And then I got to thinking some more: somewhere around the middle there’s probably lots of stuff that most people don’t notice. So, how about picking a random page and bookmarking it (the content will change over time anyway). So how to pick one at “random”? Pick a year, perhaps?
So, long story short, the pick a year and find art tool page thing
Yeah, I know, it’s stupid…
So, what’s your RedBubble year? Did you find anything fun?
Edit: As of December 2007 this no longer works due to the fact that the “most popular ever” view is now restricted to just 30 pages. :-(
Dave Pearson
I forgot to say: mine’s 1967
Bobbie
Yaaay the images on my page changed again and I found someone to add to my watchlist, I’m loving this thing :D
Lois Romer
Oh no I am not gonna reveal my year, A women never tells her age. lol
Sarah Moore
very cool!!! having lots of fun with this!
Mel Brackstone
I must admit I’ve been doing this secretly ever since I joined here. There’s some amazing stuff lurking out there!
Tamarama72
Weirdly I picked my birth year and when I clicked to the next page there were three of my images that I uploaded a couple of months ago !!
strangeness out of thousands of pages that I should be one page away from my own pics !!!!
Dave Pearson
Oh, right, yeah, I forgot about the whole “age, I have no age” thing. ;-D
Good to see that some are having fun with it. Sure, it can be done by messing about with the URL in your browser, but some people find that a little too fiddly so this seemed like a helpful tool to find stuff.
kathleen
great lateral thinking Dave… it’s this type of thinking that gives RB the quirkiness I love…
Dave Pearson
Thanks Kathleen.
Hopefully, at some point, we’ll see some sort of RedBubble API that’ll make it easier to write little fun extras.
Christine Beswick
What a great idea Dave! I’ve hunted in a few odd places and found some great work, but usually just check the 5-10 most recent. Usually skip the Popular pages, as I figure they get enough attention by the time they reach there!
Will check 1947 evry browsing session now.
Faizan Qureshi
That’s a great idea Dave. :-)
Dave Pearson
Thanks Christine and Faizan. Glad you like it.
Nathan Dooley
Great idea Dave.
I’ve just checked out my year 1979 and found some interesting pieces. This could be the next bubble-fad.
willd
1977 – 1 awesome shot ,top idea dave
Dave Pearson
Glad you like it Will.