Intuos4 Wireless
Computer Arts - Jim - 01 Feb 2010 3:38pm
The title says it all, really. Wacom has just announced a wireless version of its excellent Intuos4 tablet. The new model uses Bluetooth and promises a 10-metre range, perfect if you happen to have the biggest monitor on the planet, and it charges via USB. It goes on sale late March; yours for £359.99 including VAT.
http://www.wacom.com/intuos/wireless.php
Universal Everything 2010
Computer Arts - Jim - 27 Jan 2010 12:33pm
If you have about six minutes to spare and don't mind being exposed to some amazing motion work, take a look at Universal Everything's 2010 reel, showcasing their recent work for AOL, Nokia, Audi and MTV, among others.
http://vimeo.com/8930496
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Computer Arts - Jim - 22 Jan 2010 4:55pm
Describing itself as "The world's first street art disaster movie", Banksy's new film has appeared out of nowhere in typical Banksy style and will be having its world premiere at the Sundance festival on Sunday. If you can't get there (and we're guessing it's completely sold out anyway) you can at least enjoy the trailer.
http://www.banksyfilm.com/
From The Dark Past
Computer Arts - Jim - 20 Jan 2010 4:15pm
This lovely bit of Flash has been sitting in my bookmarks for a while, waiting to be unleashed. Designed by Rafael Rozendaal and coded by Reinier Feijen, it displays a rolling polygonal landscape, accompanied by strange clanging noises. Click on it and you can add a bit of mouse-driven dynamic lighting. Completely useless, but it's nice to have around.
http://www.fromthedarkpast.com/
CA170 Webcam Light Painting Tutorial
Computer Arts - Jim - 10 Dec 2009 4:49pm
The latest Computer Arts should be hitting subscribers' doormats around now, and in it there's a great Flash tutorial from Matt Booth on using your webcam to paint with light. Unfortunately there's a mistake in the support files that prevents you from saving your images, and by the time Matt spotted it the CD was already on the way to the duplicators. Fortunately it's an easy fix; just download this zip file and use it instead of the file on the CD.
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 – Free exhibition
Computer Arts - Jim - 01 Dec 2009 10:52am
Winning images from the world’s largest online photography competition are proudly unveiled at Mall Galleries in this free exhibition from Wednesday 9th December to Sunday 13th December. With the annual contest receiving more than 100,000 entries from 126 countries, its international reputation for inspirational and imaginative images remains unrivalled. With 10 categories including This is Britain, World in Motion, Digital Vision and Landscapes – find out which picture won ultimate glory and a £10,000 cash prize.
http://www.photoradar.com
Bargain Student Bundles From Escape
Computer Arts - Jim - 18 Nov 2009 5:07pm
Attention students! If you're looking to save money on pro-level 3D software, Escape Studios has some rather good deals for you, such as Autodesk Educational Creative Suite (Maya, Mudbox, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder and Softimage 2010) for £151.80 including VAT and delivery. Take a look at Escape's site for more details.
Typekit
Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Nov 2009 4:02pm
If you want to use proper fonts on your web site but can't be bothered with mucking about with sIFR or the like, and you don't mind paying, then Typekit might be what you're looking for. It's a subscription-based service for linking to high-quality Open Type fonts from some of the world's best type foundries, and once you've subscribed it's a simple matter of adding a line of Javascript to your markup.
http://typekit.com/
Apostrophe’s Window Wonderland
Computer Arts - Jim - 06 Nov 2009 5:15pm
Fancy seeing your artwork adorning one of Apostrophe’s cafes around London – plus win £1000? Check out the link below. But hurry, the competition closes on Monday (9th November).
http://www.apostropheuk.com/windowwonderland
Special website discounts from Computer Arts
Computer Arts - Jim - 30 Oct 2009 5:14pm
Marlin Studios and Computer Arts have arranged an exclusive discount for you. For a limited time, you can order any total purchase of Pro Quality Textures and 3D Objects from Marlin Studios at a 25% discount off their website price. This includes 25% off many products that are already on sale and Pack Deals that are already discounted. Order as many products as you wish -- and all orders can be downloaded. Simply login to the address below using the login and password provided. ORDER NOW before this discount expires! Login: msdiscount Password: user2011
https://www.marlinstudios.com/fpl/orderfp.htm
A Lovely Cup Of Tea
Computer Arts - Jim - 21 Oct 2009 10:50am
Matt Jones AKA Lunartik is holding his very own design competition. The task: to come up with your own design for one of his Lunartik In A Cup Of Tea vinyl toys. Download the template, make with the artistic licence and submit your entry by 10 December. Find out more at the link below.
http://www.lunartik.com/pages/Lunartik_competitions.html
#TwitterPicture
Computer Arts - Jim - 13 Oct 2009 4:35pm
Johanna Basford has a new project kicking off in which modern social networking meets old school creative process. She'll be creating an intricate hand-drawn image consisting entirely of objects suggested to her via Twitter, and turning the finished picture into a limited edition print. Find out more on her site; the fun begins at 9AM tomorrow.
http://www.johannabasford.com/blog-article/165
Digital Artist Winners Announced
Computer Arts - Jim - 08 Oct 2009 12:11pm
The judging is over and the winners of Digital Artist 2009 have been announced. You can see the winning entries up close at the Digital Artist exhibition at Blackall Studios in London until 10 October, or pick up the new Computer Arts Projects, on sale today and featuring a round-up of the results, or wait another couple of weeks for the next issue of Computer Arts featuring an in-depth look at the winning entries. Failing that, you can see them on the Digital Artist site right now.
http://www.digitalartistawards.com/winners
Diginate
Computer Arts - Jim - 09 Sep 2009 3:45pm
If you fancy getting your work turned into decent quality stickers or posters but don't want to commit to a big print run, Diginate might be worth a look. They'll do custom cutting, spot varnishes, metallic finishes and more, and if you only want one thing printed they'll do it for you. Check out the site and get an instant quote if you like what you see.
http://www.diginate.com/
Arabic Geometry
Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Sep 2009 12:16pm
From the 'I've been meaning to post this for ages' files, here's a fantastic piece of lunchtime reading for anyone interested in pattern design - an almost intimidatingly in-depth article about Arabic geometry with absolutely loads of inspirational illustrations.
http://www.catnaps.org/islamic/geometry.html
Timelines
Computer Arts - Jim - 27 Aug 2009 12:04pm
My old chum David McCandless has a new site called Information Is Beautiful, where he creates and collects lovely visualizations from all manner of interesting datasets. His latest creation is a bonkers temporal map of time travel plots from movies and TV, which not only looks great but also highlights areas where timelines cross and, for example, Marty McFly and the Star Trek crew might get together to battle the Terminator.
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2009/time-travel/
Design a Perfect Christmas Card
Computer Arts - Jim - 18 Aug 2009 12:15pm
Feeling festive? PhotoBox are holding a competition to find a series of winning Christmas card designs, with the winner getting a £500 prize plus their winning design exhibited in a London gallery. Five runners-up will also win £100 each and a place at the exhibition. You'd better put on your favourite Christmas tunes and get cracking, though - entries close 6 September.
http://cardcompetition.photobox.co.uk
Seb Lester
Computer Arts - Jim - 13 Aug 2009 11:43am
It's funny how things sometimes pan out; I happened upon Seb Lester's illustration and, liking what I saw, vaguely wondered if we'd ever covered him before. It wasn't until I looked at the typography section of his site that I realised that he's the chap behind the Soho Gothic font and he'd written a tutorial about its creation for CA Projects. Interesting to see another side to him, though.
http://www.seblester.co.uk/
You Me. Me You.
Computer Arts - Jim - 05 Aug 2009 11:43am
The legendary Bill Drummond's latest art scheme is to collaborate with a different individual each year until 2016, and he stipulates that it must be someone he's never spoken to, read about or heard of. Get further details at his endlessly fascinating Penkiln Burn site.
http://www.penkilnburn.com/paintings/21/
Peskimo's Guide To London
Computer Arts - Jim - 04 Aug 2009 12:24pm
If you're planning a trip to London in the next few weeks, Time Out magazine currently features a pull-out tourist guide to the capital, complete with a handy map of London created and illustrated by Peskimo. Find out more and get a sneak preview at the Peskimo blog.
http://peskimo.com/web/blog.php?category=2