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| The Personals Computer Arts - Jo - 13 Oct 2005 4:40pm Literally, a site for typography lovers, choose your favourite font to serenade. http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype/the_personals/the_personals.htm |
| Wonderbra Computer Arts - Jo - 13 Oct 2005 4:35pm Stunning new flash site for these purveyors of fine over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders http://www.experiencewonderyou.com/ |
| Get on with it! Computer Arts - Jim - 12 Oct 2005 4:41pm Having trouble concentrating on work? It can be a right pain, especially when you're freelance and Diagnosis Murder's on. So you might want to try the "(10+2)*5" Procrastination Hack - work in ten-minute bursts then take a two-minute break, and repeat until you've trained your brain to concentrate. Link. |
| Escher and the Droste Effect Computer Arts - Jim - 12 Oct 2005 11:23am Life seemed so simple back when we thought Escher's pictures were just confusing to look at. And then a bunch of mathemeticians had at his Print Gallery. Check out the animated results and wonder just what was going on in the man's brain. http://escherdroste.math.leidenuniv.nl/ |
| R.I.P. WYSIWYG Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Oct 2005 12:35pm WYSIWYG was a brilliant idea back when the only alternative was a screen full of formatting tags, but it's on its last legs, as anyone who's battled a gazillion menus and floating toolbars may already suspect. The future, says Jakob Nielsen, is the Results-Oriented UI. Or, What You Get Is What You See. http://www.useit.com/alertbox/wysiwyg.html |
| Multimedia, 1986-style Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Oct 2005 11:32am Remember the BBC's Domesday project? An all-encompassing survey of the UK, mostly undertaken by schoolchildren and made available on magical laserdisc technology? It's now available online. It's rather sweet, really. http://www.domesday1986.com/ |
| Inquisitor Computer Arts - Jim - 10 Oct 2005 12:55pm A Google hack for those of us who can't be bothered with all that typing. Inquisitor comes up with best guesses at what you might be searching for as you type and can be frighteningly prescient. http://www.inquisitorx.com/beta/ |
| Pets in Uniform Computer Arts - Jo - 10 Oct 2005 11:32am Though we don't want to drag Computer Arts down to the inane level of humour of sites like b3ta, we thought we should show you this. http://www.petsinuniform.com |
| Carving Pumpkins Computer Arts - Jo - 10 Oct 2005 11:26am Although the shops may be busy trying to convince you that Christmas is looming, remember it's only October. And October means one thing - Halloween. So why not out do your friends crappy jack o' lanterns with these cool stencil cut pumpkins http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/carvings.html |
| Empire Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Oct 2005 5:20pm Andy Warhol's legendary 1964 film, Empire, is being shown in the UK for the first time this month. An eight-hour static shot of the Empire State Building, filmed between 8.06pm and 2.42am on 25-26 July 1964, it's being projected onto the National Theatre's Lyttleton flytower from 5pm every Friday in October. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=15411 |
| New Forum Competition Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Oct 2005 4:27pm To celebrate it being Friday afternoon, I've put a new competition in the forum. Design a t-shirt and win a bag of t-shirts! You have until 28 October to comply. Link. |
| Taste Osaka Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Oct 2005 11:16am Acquaint yourself with the culinary delights of Osaka via an absolutely bonkers Flash front end. Lord knows what lurks within its depths. http://www.tourism.city.osaka.jp/taste_osaka/ |
| Kustaa Saksi Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Oct 2005 10:26am Fantastic illustration work with a Yellow Submarine sort of flavour, from this Paris-based Finn. http://www.kustaasaksi.com/ |
| Eliot Shepard Computer Arts - Jim - 06 Oct 2005 12:18pm Striking and strange pictures from a New York photographer who specialises in "environmental portraits and experiential photostories". http://www.eliotshepard.com/ |
| DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION BOOK FOR £15 Computer Arts - Rob - 05 Oct 2005 6:18pm Yes this essential book can be bought for a bargain, you don't need to invest a fortune to become a cutting edge designer! Link. |
| BECOME A DESIGN MASTER Computer Arts - Rob - 05 Oct 2005 1:58pm Lawrence Zeegen's latest book, Digital Illustration, is a visual feast of some of the most creative illustrators around today. Not only is it a great showcase of work, but an essential guide on how to run as a business. If you want a book to give you confidence to set up as an illustrator or designer, this is the book for you. For £30, it's a good investment. Link. |
| Autodesk buys Alias Computer Arts - Jim - 05 Oct 2005 11:36am 3D Studio and Maya jumping into bed together? We can already hear professional animators gnashing their teeth at the news - especially Lightwave users worried that this new 3D superpower will force their precious out of the business. Others think it's all a big fuss over nothing - find out more in the next issue of Computer Arts. Link. |
| Paint.NET Computer Arts - Jim - 04 Oct 2005 5:10pm Another free graphics app, and this one's designed to be a replacement for Windows' MS Paint software. Frankly a box of crayons would make a superior replacement for MS Paint, but Paint.NET looks quite swish. http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ |
| Make a Pseudoscope Computer Arts - Jim - 04 Oct 2005 10:51am Alter your perception in an entirely legal way! A pseudoscope feeds your left-hand field of vision into your right eye and vice versa, mucking up perspective in a thoroughly bizarre way. It's all done with mirrors. http://pseudoscope.blogspot.com/ |
| The Campfire Headphase Computer Arts - Jim - 03 Oct 2005 2:45pm We're certain you're all getting excited about the new album from ambient Caledonian arch-weirdos, Boards of Canada. It's not out for another couple of weeks, but the entire thing's now previewable at Bleep.com, with one track, Oscar Through Red Eye, available for download and another, Dayvan Cowboy, available on iTunes from tomorrow. http://www.bleep.com/?label=boc |
| Placeopedia Computer Arts - Jim - 30 Sep 2005 5:31pm What do you get if you cross Google Maps with Wikipedia? A lovely interactive map that'll pull up Wikipedia articles on places of interest, that's what. Shame that following the Wikipedia links takes you away from the map, but it's a great start. http://www.placeopedia.com/ |
| Mansion Impossible Computer Arts - Jim - 30 Sep 2005 3:34pm This property lark's easy - buy houses when they're cheap, flog them when they're expensive, repeat until you can afford a mansion. Beats all that mucking about with mortgages and surveys, and with more isometric pixel graphics than usual. http://3form.net/mansion_impossible/ |
| William Orbit Computer Arts - Jim - 30 Sep 2005 1:02pm Neat little site from the musician, electronic noodler and Madonna producer, packed with plenty of great touches such as graphical toys, music mixers, photo albums and more. http://www.williamorbit.com/ |
| Pixen 2 Computer Arts - Jim - 30 Sep 2005 9:57am Macs might rule at running Photoshop and being shiny and expensive, but when it comes to pixel art you're better off with a PC. Hell, you're better off with an Amiga. Or are you? Try Pixen 2 - possibly the only dedicated pixel art package for the Mac. http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/ |
| The Shining Remixed Computer Arts - Jim - 29 Sep 2005 10:44am What better way to start the day than with a touchy-feely remixed trailer for Kubrick's classic horror? Splendid. |
| Audrey Kawasaki Computer Arts - Jim - 28 Sep 2005 3:52pm Excellent portfolio site from an artist who we'd love purely on the basis of her brilliant name, if it wasn't for the fact that her work's great as well. http://www.audrey-kawasaki.com/ |
| The World's Best-Looking Metro Stations Computer Arts - Jim - 28 Sep 2005 12:30pm A whistlestop tour of cities with metro systems that are actually nice to look at. Trains that go under the ground, eh? It ain't natural. http://mic-ro.com/metro/metroart.html |
| Diet Riot Computer Arts - Jo - 27 Sep 2005 3:01pm These bizarre 'food soldiers' including breakdancing sushi rolls and rap-loving squid are the product of Philipp Zurmoehle's vivid imagination. http://www.diet-riot.net |
| Do It Yourself Computer Arts - Amy - 27 Sep 2005 1:08pm If you're sat at home feeling all creative why not give Laurence Llewellyn Bowen a run for his money and decorate your house with one of these cool wallpaper designs? Choose from a range of styles from the likes of Build, the Designers Republic, eBoy and Joshua Davis and ensure that yours is the coolest living room on your street... http://www.maxalot.com/xpsf/xpsf_all.shtml |
| Candykiller Computer Arts - Jim - 27 Sep 2005 11:32am Brian Taylor's online portfolio draws inspiration from all manner of comic and cartoon sources and mixes them together to make a pleasantly skewed cavalcade of imagery. http://www.candykiller.com/ |
| Flash in the 'Dam Computer Arts - Jim - 26 Sep 2005 4:01pm If you work with Flash and you fancy a trip to Amsterdam in November, put the Spark conference in your diary. It's a three-day Macromedia-sponsored event, with a day of workshops and a two-day conference, including a keynote from Macromedia's Chief Software Architect, Kevin Lynch. http://www.sparkeurope.com/ |
| Modulobe Computer Arts - Jim - 26 Sep 2005 2:46pm Stuck for something to do this fine Monday? Why not build your own virtual creatures and watch them move - or at least writhe around uselessly until you get the hang of it. http://www.modulobe.com/Modulobe.html |
| Turning the Pages Computer Arts - Jim - 23 Sep 2005 5:07pm The British Library's excellent virtual book project gets a new addition in the form of Alice's Adventures Under Ground, Lewis Carroll's handwritten original version of Alice in Wonderland. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html |
| T-shirt origami Computer Arts - Amy - 23 Sep 2005 11:54am If, like the CA team, you have a pile of designer T-shirts lying around – and an art editor telling you to tidy them up – you'll need to learn how to fold them, fast. So master these top folding tips and impress your friends with your new found skills. Your Mum'll be pretty proud, too. http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/fold.php |
| DNA 11 Computer Arts - Jim - 23 Sep 2005 11:06am Want a piece of art that's derived from your very own DNA? That's what DNA 11 are offering; send them some of your spit (and some money) and they'll do the rest. It's a conversation piece, if nothing else. http://www.dna11.com/ |
| Think Different Computer Arts - Jim - 22 Sep 2005 3:45pm Relive those beloved System 7 days of yore with this packed gallery of old Apple print adverts, going back all the way to the Apple 1 - 4K of RAM, yours for a theologically-troubling $666.66. Link. |
| School Band Does DJ Shadow Computer Arts - Jim - 22 Sep 2005 12:10pm 'School band' - the sort of phrase that normally strikes terror into most people's hearts. This lot, however, decided to have a go at a couple of tracks off DJ Shadow's Endtroducing album, and they rock. How come I was always stuck doing medleys from the Wizard of Oz? Link. |
| Persistence of Ignorance Computer Arts - Jim - 21 Sep 2005 10:37am Yeah, so you think you're the biz with your Maya or your 3DSMax or your Lightwave. Pah. Real men do 3D by typing scenes into POV-Ray - or at least Jaime Vives Piqueres does. Impressive! http://www.ignorancia.org/ |
| Massive Pink Rabbit Found on Italian Mountain CA Projects - Kate - 21 Sep 2005 10:11am This is either some very strange Arthur C Clarke 2001 stuff or a very large stuffed pink rabbit which has been left on top of a mountain by some strange Italian arts collective. http://www.gelitin.net/mambo/content/view/31/71/ |
| CSS For Designers Computer Arts - Jim - 20 Sep 2005 3:48pm Carson Workshops (that name rings a bell) are holding a day of CSS training in London on 7 November. It's aimed at helping designers to start using CSS, with expert advice from Molly Holzschlag and Andy Clarke. Places are limited so book early! http://www.carsonworkshops.com |
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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