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| Civilization Computer Arts - Jim - 29 Jun 2009 3:42pm The Standard hotel in New York commissioned Marco Brambilla to create a video installation to be used in its elevators, and in association with Crush he came up with an amazing vertical tableau depicting Heaven, Hell and all the bits of purgatory in between. You start at the ground floor with Hell laid out before you, with Heaven awaiting when you reach the top floor. It's one impressive piece of motion work; make sure you read the notes underneath the video to see how much work was involved. http://bit.ly/cDEbW |
| PhotoRadar announced Computer Arts - Jim - 29 Jun 2009 11:23am Future has announced the launch of PhotoRadar, its latest Radar Network and biggest UK online launch of 2009, offering inspiration, instruction, news, reviews, video content and community features. With its own dedicated editorial team, led by Rachael D’Cruze, PhotoRadar will deliver up-to-the minute news, first-look previews and reviews across the whole sector – from compacts and essential camera kit, through to top-end digital SLRS. It will also aggregate existing editorial and video content from Future’s multi-award-winning print titles Digital Camera and PhotoPlus. PhotoRadar will be packed with video tutorials and user generated content, allowing photographers to upload their own images for peer review, and letting them rate others’ photographs. Pro-level photographers will regularly offer advice, while in-depth starter guides will reveal the best ways for beginners to improve their camera and photo-editing skills. The beta version of Future’s PhotoRadar goes live late next month with the full site scheduled to launch in August. http://www.photoradar.com |
| Ben The Illustrator - live! Computer Arts - Jim - 24 Jun 2009 11:50am Today Thunder Chunky are trying a fun Twitter experiment; they're hanging out with Ben The Illustrator and chronicling his progress as he creates a brand new Giclee print, from initial sketch to finished product. More details here. http://twitter.com/thunderchunkyuk |
| Join ImagineFX! Computer Arts - Jim - 18 Jun 2009 5:13pm Our friends on excellent fantasy art magazine, ImagineFX, are in need of a Deputy Editor and they wondered if any of our readers might be up to the task. If you're interested, follow the link for more information and details of how to apply. http://tinyurl.com/n3xoxo |
| Banksy's Coming Home Computer Arts - Jim - 12 Jun 2009 3:44pm Surprise of the day is that Bristol City Museum And Art Gallery is hosting a new exhibition by Banksy, opening tomorrow, 13 June. Featuring 100 works that Banksy describes as his vision of the future, it's been organised in complete secrecy, so much so that even Banksy's site is only showing a single teaser image, promising details to follow. BBC News, however, has the inside scoop; head on over for a taste of what's on show. See you there! http://www.banksy.co.uk/ |
| Art Car Boot Fair 2009 Computer Arts - Jim - 12 Jun 2009 3:37pm Described by The Independent as “The hippest car boot sale you’re likely to come across in quite a while”, the Art Car Boot Sale 2009 is on this Sunday, 14 June, from 12-6pm at 146 Brick Lane. Artists in attendance this year include Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Bob and Roberta Smith; it's a great opportunity to meet artists and pick up some bargain art, too. http://www.artcarbootfair.com/ |
| Tara McPherson live Computer Arts - Tom - 11 Jun 2009 11:23am Low-brow art's queen of cool, Tara McPherson, begins her book and toy signing tour today at Forbidden Planet, Shaftsbury Avenue, London from 6PM. Head along for visual treats. She has also just released a set of limited edition Canvases and Cushions at ClickforArt.com, head along to the link to browse their wares. http://www.clickforart.com |
| Correction Computer Arts - Tom - 04 Jun 2009 10:15am In issue 163, on sale in the UK now, we mistakenly attributed a comment to Brendan Dawes at magneticNorth stating that the Eames design team were brothers. They were, of course, husband and wife. First of all we should recognise Ray Eames’ all-embracing contribution to design and the lack of recognition bestowed upon her. We should also point out that it was in fact our mistake and not Brendan’s, as was the assumption that magneticNorth produce television commercials; they don’t. Ray Eames was an abiding example of broad-brush design, and should rightly be celebrated as a true innovator within an industry that was – and some would argue, remains – male dominated. Should she still be working today, I would certainly hope her contribution to design would be more widely acknowledged, and not just for the fact she was female. Our sincerest apologies. http://mnatwork.com/ |
| MOOvie Mania Computer Arts - Jim - 29 May 2009 5:02pm Our friends at MOO, sponsors of last week's newsletter and purveyors of possibly the finest custom cards know to man, are running a little competition at the moment - make a short film featuring MOO products and be in with the chance of winning fabulous prizes. Hit the MOO blog link below for further details of rules and prizes. http://www.moo.com/blog/ |
| MouthOff Computer Arts - Jim - 28 May 2009 12:39pm If you're bored of your mouth and have an iPhone, here's the perfect app for you. MouthOff displays a big sound-reactive animated mouth on your iPhone, so that you can hold it in front of your face while you talk. Even better, the developers roped in a collection of top illustrators to provide the mouth, including Pete Fowler, Army of Trolls and, you'll be amazed to learn, Jon Burgerman. And it's only 59p - that value for money even if the novelty wears off after five minutes. http://iphone.ustwo.co.uk/mouthoff |
| Andy Gilmore Computer Arts - Jim - 27 May 2009 4:53pm I just happened upon a very nice illustration from Wired by Andy Gilmore, which I liked so much that I had to see more of his work. And it was well worth finding; much of it is psychedelic vector work that looks like it's been generated procedurally and then finished off in Photoshop. There's also quite a bit of hand-drawn work in a similar style as well; it makes for a good mix. http://www.birdbrid.com/ |
| b.TWEEN 09 Computer Arts - Jim - 27 May 2009 12:54pm b.TWEEN 09 is a cross-media marketplace where big players meet entrepreneurial talent and explore digital opportunities and challenges. Topics in 2009 include making social networks work, successful collaboration, the case against advertising, and new narrative forms. Keynotes come from Jon Drori, Mark Earls, Matt Costello and Charles Leadbeater, and speakers from the likes of Bebo and Spotify. http://btween.co.uk/ |
| To Boldly Actionscript... Computer Arts - Jim - 20 May 2009 12:52pm There seem to be no limits as to how far Flash skills can take you these days; take a look at this piece on The Flash Blog about OOOii, and how they created interfaces and displays for Star Trek using Flash, Actionscript 3 and AIR. Impressive stuff. http://theflashblog.com/?p=1010 |
| Adventures In Motion Computer Arts - Jim - 18 May 2009 4:20pm Word reaches us from onedotzero about the rapidly approaching submission deadline for their onedotzero_adventures in motion festival later this year. They're looking for explorations of new creative expression, visionary moving image and progressive visual ideas, in animation and short film, installation art and live audio-visual performance. Entry's free; follow the link for further details. http://www.onedotzero.com/submissions |
| ColoRotate Computer Arts - Jim - 15 May 2009 12:59pm "Colors (sic) come to life in 3D!" It's been a while since I've come across a new colour wheel palette making thing; this one is in 3D, with the colour wheel extruded into diamond form in order to do away with confusing sliders. I'm still a bit confused by it, but give it a go and see what you think. http://www.colorotate.org/ |
| Deadline extension Computer Arts - Amy - 15 May 2009 10:07am Stop press: The deadline for submissions for the Graduate Showcase 2009 has been extended to Friday 19th June. For further information on the competition, how to enter and the impressive line-up of judges, click through the link on the top left of this homepage. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/news/graduate_showcase_2009_call_for_entries |
| CA cartoon capers Computer Arts - Tom - 14 May 2009 9:33am Our attention was drawn to this neat little online cartoon strip, which features non-other than CA's cover in crayon form. Excellent stuff. http://www.kopozky.net/irreversible |
| Please Say Something Revisited Computer Arts - Jim - 06 May 2009 4:21pm It's over a year since I mentioned David O'Reilly's Please Say Something. Back then it was five high-speed episodes of love and loss in the distant future, messing brilliantly with the old-school cat & mouse cartoon cliché, and making for a compelling and deeply troubling way to pass a few minutes. Now it's completed and contains 23 episodes of exactly 25 seconds each, adding up (with titles) to precisely ten minutes of breathtaking cartoon turbodrama. Watch it now, or catch it on 12 May at Bafta, as the headline act in Future Shorts' Please Say Something short film festival. http://www.davidoreilly.com/work/pss |
| Windows 7 Gets Illustrated Computer Arts - Jim - 05 May 2009 5:15pm Whatever you may think of Microsoft, it's quite a relief that they appear to be getting Windows 7 right. And here's a small indicator of how right they want to get it - they hired the 72 and Sunny agency to search the world (and possibly some back issues of Computer Arts) for illustrators to create some of its desktop wallpaper. You can see the results here - pretty good going, I reckon. |
| Yasuda Takahiro Computer Arts - Jim - 01 May 2009 4:32pm There isn't an enormous amount of work on Yasuda Takahiro's site, but I like his style and I like the presentation - swishy but minimalistic with his artwork taking centre stage. I'd tell you more about him but most of the site's in Japanese. http://yasudatakahiro.com/ |
| Urbis Best Of Manchester Awards Computer Arts - Jim - 23 Apr 2009 4:43pm The annual Best Of Manchester awards celebrate innovation in art, music and fashion. Anyone working within the fields of music, art and fashion, and who lives or works in Greater Manchester, can enter - and stand the chance of having their work judged by a panel of 25 industry experts that includes Peter Saville, Wayne Hemingway and Jeremy Deller. Winners each receive a £2,000, the chance to take part in a major exhibition at Urbis and a tailored professional development package that will help them fast track their career or business. If you want to enter, get a move on; entries close at midnight on 1 May. http://www.urbis.org.uk/thebestofmanchester |
| Jamaica Street Open Studios Computer Arts - Amy - 23 Apr 2009 11:33am Scrape together your loose change and make your way Bristol-wards on the weekend of 6 and 7 June, which sees Bristol’s Jamaica Steet Studios throw open its doors to the public. Jamaica Street Studios is the city’s largest artist-led studio space, home to over 40 artists and designers over three floors. On show will be an eclectic and inspiring range of work from these international creatives, with visitors being able to bid on works to go under the hammer on Sunday afternoon. http://www.jamaicastreetartists.co.uk |
| Scarygirl Computer Arts - Amy - 23 Apr 2009 11:25am Illustrator and artist Nathan Jurevicius has released a brilliant Flash game peopled by his imaginative characters and involving some intriguing challenges. Produced by Passion Pictures Australia, the game trails his upcoming Scarygirl film and graphic novel, scheduled for release in October. Go on, don’t be scared… http://www.scarygirl.com |
| Blank Canvas Computer Arts - Jim - 20 Apr 2009 3:12pm Students on the BA (hons) Design for Moving Image Design and Graphic Design courses at Ravensbourne College have come up with a wizard wheeze to raise funds for their graduation show. They've sent random items out to their favourite designers and illustrator for them to customise in any way they see fit, and then on 30 April they're putting the results up for silent auction at the Vibe Bar on Brick Lane. Drop them a line if you fancy going along as space is limited. http://www.blankcanvasevent.co.uk/ |
| 30 Customs By 30 Artists Computer Arts - Jim - 17 Apr 2009 4:22pm To celebrate her 30th birthday and to raise money for The Cambodia Children's Fund, this weekend Toy Baroness of Kidrobot fame is auctioning 30 Mini Munnys decorated by 30 of her best artistic friends, including 123KLAN, Jon Burgerman, Tado, ILoveDust and (counts on fingers) 26 more. It's a great chance to own a unique piece of work by your favourite artist while raising money for charity, so get bidding! |
| More Periodic Table of Typefaces Computer Arts - Jim - 17 Apr 2009 12:43pm If the vinyl decal isn't enough for you, Squidspot have now gone all-out to make their excellent Periodic Table of Typefaces available to you in just about every conceivable format. So now in addition to the decal you can buy it as a print for $20, name your own price to download the source files and print it out yourself, or get it as desktop wallpaper in all the popular sizes. Great work! http://www.squidspot.com/Periodic_Table_of_Typefaces.html |
| Digital Artist 2009 Computer Arts - Jim - 09 Apr 2009 3:23pm So, the past couple of weeks I've been busy getting a new site ready for launch, and here it is. Digital Artist 2009 is a brand new competition for anyone with a passion for digital art and design from across the globe. It aims to inspire, recognise and reward the highest standards of digital art across a range of genres and categories from concept art, illustration, architectural visualisation, and animation to character design and videogame art. If you're keen to put your work up against the rest of the world, hit the link below and sign up. http://www.digitalartistawards.com |
| Happy Illustrator's Day! Computer Arts - Jim - 02 Apr 2009 12:51pm Hell's teeth! Why did nobody remind me that it's Illustrator's Day today? I totally forgot to send out cards and everything. Oh, hang on; Moodboard just made it up as an excuse to showcase some of their favourite illustrators on their Factory blog. Fair play to them. http://thefactory.moodboard.com/ |
| Rushes Soho Shorts Call for Entries Computer Arts - Tom - 30 Mar 2009 3:56pm Rushes Soho Shorts is calling for all things film-related to be entered into this year's festival, with Broadcast Design, Animation and Best Newcomer categories looking for entries among others. The deadline is April 23 and aside from screenings in London over the summer there will also be talks on film-making and animation. Hit the link for details. http://www.sohoshorts.com |
| Bag yourself a Bagshaw Computer Arts - Amy - 26 Mar 2009 2:33pm Tom Bagshaw – illustrator of Computer Arts’ November 2008 cover and one of our top 10 illustrators of last year – has opened the figurative doors to his online shop. You can purchase a range of Bagshaw prints in two size options, A3 and A2, all printed on 100% cotton, acid-free stock. Check out his website to take your pick. http://www.mostlywanted.com/shop |
| Periodic Table of Typefaces - The Decal Computer Arts - Jim - 25 Mar 2009 4:25pm If you like Squidspot's excellent Periodic Table of Typefaces and fancy a great big vinyl version to go on your wall, you're in luck - Scribble on Everything has created a set of 45x31 inch decals in an assortment of colours for $49 a pop. http://tinyurl.com/dnjdvj |
| Visual Crooks site goes live Computer Arts - Amy - 20 Mar 2009 2:31pm The website of the digital media students of Sweden’s renowned Hyper Islands school has just gone live, and it’s definitely worth checking out to get a heads-up on the level of talent emerging from this year’s graduate pool. Working under the moniker Digital Crooks, the 43-strong class put the site together in their spare time, overseeing every element of the project from concept and design to hunting down sponsors. Combining Flash, 3D work, video footage and 2D designs, the interactive site layout depicts a prison, housing students of different specialisms in separate wings that the visitor can explore, with each individual student having designed their own character and cell. For more news on the world’s hottest graduating digital design talent, keep your eye on Computer Arts’ Graduate Showcase updates on this website and in each issue of the magazine. http://www.visualcrooks.com |
| Google Banksy View Computer Arts - Jim - 19 Mar 2009 4:54pm Google Maps' StreetView for the UK went live today, as you're doubtless already well aware. We're struggling to understand why they failed to include Bath but felt it necessary to include Scunthorpe. Anyway, a group of Banksy admirers have taken it upon themselves to track down his work on StreetView, and so far they've done very well. This, contrary to any similar assertion I may have made in the past, is what the internet was made for. Link. |
| Chrome Experiments Computer Arts - Jim - 19 Mar 2009 3:45pm It's amazing what you can do with just a web browser and JavaScript these days. This site, created by the Google Chrome team, showcases experiments that prove you don't need Flash to do impressive things on the web. Naturally it prefers you to be using Chrome with its V8 JavaScript engine, but we've had success trying it with the latest Safari. http://www.chromeexperiments.com |
| Wacom Nextbeat Computer Arts - Jim - 13 Mar 2009 2:06pm A little off-topic for Computer Arts? I think not, seeing as (a) it's Wacom, and (b) there's probably a healthy proportion of you that likes to do a bit of DJing, one way or another. So, here's Wacom's upcoming DJ device, the nextbeat, that I've just received an email about. I'm reasonably certain that I want one. http://www.nextbeat.eu |
| Design Competition Of The Dead Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Mar 2009 4:45pm Don't Panic's latest design competion is asking you to come up with a quad poster for Curzon Soho cinema's "A Night With George A. Romero" midnight movies. The winning entry gets printed up and used for the event, with free tickets and membership thrown in as well. Lurch on over to the site for further details. http://tinyurl.com/r74aog |
| What, No Comic Sans? Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Mar 2009 12:34pm Squidspot's Periodic Table of Typefaces is a lovely visualisation of 100 of the most popular, influential and notorious typefaces today. But where's Comic Sans? It's probably the most notorious typeface on the planet. http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Periodic-Table-of-Typefaces/193759 |
| Kenjiro Harigai Computer Arts - Jim - 10 Mar 2009 4:32pm Kenjiro's portfolio is wide and impressive, but I especially love how it's presented. Everything slides past, as if crammed onto a darkened conveyor belt, and individual pieces expand and brighten as you hover the mouse pointer over them. It has other tricks as well; have a play with it and see. http://www.kenjiroharigai.com/ |
| Coincidence World Computer Arts - Jim - 06 Mar 2009 11:40am The excellent Matt W. Moore is in London at the moment for a solo exhibition at Concrete Hermit that opens today. You can find photos from last night's private viewing in his blog, and hit the link below for more details of the exhibition. http://gallery.concretehermit.com/index.php? |
| Follow And Win Computer Arts - Jim - 06 Mar 2009 11:40am Our colleagues across the office in .net magazine are giving away free subscriptions on Twitter until 13 March. To be in with a chance to win, follow them via the link below and await further instructions. http://twitter.com/netmag |
Quicktime 7
QuickTime updates don’t usually get us that excited. But the inclusion of the H.264 codec in QuickTime 7 has us drooling as it’s the one the PSP uses for movies. Stick your showreel on a big memory card and put it on a PSP – that’s progress!
Canon EOS 350D
Canon’s pro-am SLR gets even better, now with an 8 megapixel sensor and new features previously only found on much more expensive models, including three focus modes, monochrome mode and faster memory card writing.
Annoying Apple
Jobs and co have sparked ire for getting heavy-handed with a student who put the latest OSX update online, so much so that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has spoken out and offered him $1,000 towards his defence.
Drunkenblog.com
Loonatics
“Hey, let’s take the Looney Toons characters and re-imagine them as angular, edgy superhero types in the year 2772 for today’s teen demographic!” No, really, we’re sure it’ll be at least as wonderful as Scrappy Doo.
Postgazette.com
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