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| Blue Burgerman Computer Arts - Jim - 16 Oct 2008 4:41pm Another Computer Arts favourite, Jon Burgerman, continued his march towards total global domination yesterday with the ultimate accolade of a Blue Peter appearance in which he doodled on their wall. He'd have never got away with it in Biddy Baxter's day; on the other hand, back then you wouldn't have been able to watch it whenever you liked on the iPlayer. http://www.jonburgerman.com/Work/comments/blue_peter |
| Justin Maller updates Computer Arts - Luke - 16 Oct 2008 2:57pm Computer Arts favourite and all round Photoshop genius Justin Maller has updated with a new site and lots of new work, including collaborations with the likes of Hellovon and a beautiful B&W portrait piece for Depthcore. Check it out http://superlover.com.au/ |
| Kongregate Labs Computer Arts - Jim - 15 Oct 2008 3:08pm If you've always harboured a hankering to give Flash a go but found it all a bit intimidating, games site Kongregate might have just the thing to get you started. Kongregate Labs gives you the source code to a simple shooting game and over the next few weeks takes you through all you need to know about how to make it yourself. And if you can code games, you can code anything. There's even a little developer contest running alongside the tutorials, so you could win some money as well as learning some really useful skills. http://www.kongregate.com/labs |
| The South West gets animated Computer Arts - Amy - 15 Oct 2008 2:58pm It looks like the sister city of Aardman’s base, Bristol, has come down with the animation bug. The 18th Bath Film Festival is this year hosting animation labs for both kids and adults new to the craft. The Junior Animation Lab welcomes those aged 13 to 18 for a three-day workshop (28 to 30 October) that will take them from imaginative script writing through to Flash and stop-frame animation techniques and even film distribution. The Adult Animation Lab takes place over two weekends (25 and 26 October, and 1 and 2 November) and, under the guidance of animators including the award-winning Mark Simon Hewis (The Life Size Zoetrope, The Chihuahua Messiah) covers script development, use of Flash and a variety of animation techniques, plus preparing your work for new media distribution platforms. The finished animations will be screened at the Make It Short event on the festival’s closing night. Tickets are priced at £100-£175 and are very limited. http://www.bathfilmfestival.org.uk |
| Splatter Computer Arts - Jim - 14 Oct 2008 4:19pm Oh. My. God. The Aquarium's new exhibition of extreme Looney Tunes violence is just one more reason to love and venerate Jimmy Cauty. See it before Warner Bros' lawyers descend with the cease and desist notices. http://www.theaquariumonline.co.uk/acatalog/Now_On.html |
| Got Your Anorak? Computer Arts - Amy - 14 Oct 2008 4:08pm Being drawn to anything that’s endearingly naïve, nostalgic and, well, looks a bit of a shambles, I was chuffed when I chanced upon Anorak magazine. While it’s touted as ‘The happy mag for kids’, trusting it to the sticky mitts of an under-12 would be like handing them their Rusks on the family heirloom Lucienne Day crockery. A fantastic showcase of illustrators and a platform for original editorial feature concepts and design ideas, Anorak expertly walks the line between eye-popping, handcraft-style zine-y attitude and professional, commercially-minded execution. And you even get stickers thrown into the bargain. http://www.anorak-magazine.co.uk |
| AGM Agency comes to the UK Computer Arts - Tom - 14 Oct 2008 11:30am New illustration agency Anna Goodson Management (AGM), has launched in the UK as a boutique-style set-up, mirroring its success in the States and Asia. Illustrators on its books include Monica Hellström, Mario Wagner and the UK's own Tom Burns. http://agoodson.com/ |
| MWM Graphics Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Oct 2008 3:49pm Matt W. Moore calls his signature style 'Vectorfunk', and I can see exactly where he's coming from; staring at some of his work for too long would probably have a similar effect on the brain to hanging out with George Clinton for an extended period of time. Just the right amount of "whoa" and "crazy", as Matt puts it. http://www.mwmgraphics.com/ |
| The Eyeballing Game Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Oct 2008 3:07pm Reckon you're good at guesstimating things like angles and distances and whether things are crooked or not? Test yourself properly with this excellent little game. I'm currently office champion with an average error of just 2.73. http://woodgears.ca/eyeball/ |
| SymBook Computer Arts - Jim - 01 Oct 2008 4:51pm A pair of very nice Danish chaps dropped me a line this afternoon and asked if I could mention their new site that enables you easily to turn a PDF into a fully vectorised page-turning magazine for an entirely reasonable five dollars. Seems fair enough to me; you can take a look at a ready-made example and even upload and convert a PDF for free to see how it will look. They're still polishing a few bits and bobs, but it's already looking pretty neat. http://www.symbook.com/ |
| Butterfly Computer Arts - Jim - 30 Sep 2008 4:06pm Glenn Marshall's Processing projects are exceedingly lovely, the sort of thing that makes me feel that I really ought to pull my finger out and have a go on Processing myself. Whatever you do, don't miss Metamorphosis, which blends gentle generative prettiness with Boards of Canada's Corsair. http://www.butterfly.ie/ |
| Sam Gilbey gets Heroic Computer Arts - Tom - 29 Sep 2008 11:49am Illustrator and Computer Arts contributor Sam Gilbey has completed a series of brilliant artworks for the new ITV series No Heroics. Sam was commissioned to design and illustrate the cover of Lady trouble - the fictional comic in the series - and his work has featured in both episodes so far. Tune in to ITV2 at 10.30pm on Thursday for the next episode. http://www.sam-gilbey.com |
| CS4 - Watch This Space Computer Arts - Jim - 22 Sep 2008 5:18pm Or rather, the space over to the left that currently links to the Gallery. Tuesday morning. See you then! |
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Adobe Launches Creative Suite 4 The wraps are off the latest version of Creative Suite - and we have a first look at four of its key components |
| D&AD Annual Launch Computer Arts - Tom - 19 Sep 2008 10:03am The great and the good of design descended on London's Royal College of Art last night for the launch of the 2008 D&AD Annual. This year’s bash saw the handover of the D&AD Presidency from Simon Waterfall to 2009’s President Garrick Hamm. Taking place at The Royal College’s Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, this year’s show took the form of a fully-fledged exhibition, with much of the Annual’s content on show. The 2008 D&AD Annual was designed by Neville Brody’s Research Studios and takes the title Digital Vs Anti-Digital as its theme. Research Studios’ Jeff Knowles will be showing you how he designed and produced the die-cut Annual design in the next issue of Computer Arts, on sale October 23. Members can also view this year’s Annual via the D&AD’s first digital edition, hosted on its site. http://www.dandad.org/annual08/ |
| Just Add AKQA Computer Arts - Jim - 16 Sep 2008 5:07pm This local news report from 1982 about a boy turning into a sheep has a kind of Pot Noodly, viral flavour to it. Great work from AKQA. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nwcGr1sxKko |
| Ridiculous Design Rules Computer Arts - Jim - 12 Sep 2008 12:37pm As David Carson points out in our interview, the idea that designers need to learn the rules in order to break them is a load of old toffee. And coincidently enough, there's a new site up that aims to compile the definitive list of ridiculous design rules, on the grounds that every rule related to, or governing, design is ultimately ridiculous, since what works for you isn't going to work for everyone else. So the next time someone tells you that form follows function, point them in this direction. http://www.ridiculousdesignrules.com/ |
| Ligature across the Mersey Computer Arts - Tom - 12 Sep 2008 10:21am A typography project in Liverpool, and it isn’t to do with the city’s European Capital of Culture status for 2008? Well, it’s true, it’s called Letterpool.com and it’s a project set up by designers Aaron Bimpson and Adam Irwin. Visitors to the site are invited to upload examples of type work snapped in the city’s environs. A hundred pieces will be displayed at an exhibition this autumn, and published in a book in time for Christmas. Check it out from the link below. http://www.letterpool.com/ |
| Escape Online Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Sep 2008 4:09pm Escape Studios has introduced a new online learning tool, which allows students to become computer graphics artists from anywhere in the world and promises to open doors into the film, games and animation industries. If you fancy moving up to 3D, there's a free try-out course featuring two and a half hours of 3D tutorials for you to get your teeth into. http://www.escapestudios.com/en_GB/school/online-courses.html |
| Little Big Panic Computer Arts - Jim - 11 Sep 2008 12:15pm With Sony's LittleBigPlanet rapidly approaching release - featuring design contributions from Kate Moross, Peep Show, Yuko Kondo, Build and Trevor Jackson, and not forgetting long-standing friend of CA, Rex Crowle - Don't Panic has devised a pop up store in Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester for anyone wanting to try out the game and its unique level building feature, featuring design workshops with specially trained Super Users. The store is open daily from 10-6 until 4th October, then will be moving down to London in October. http://www.dontpanicmedia.com/ |
| FontPark 2.0 Computer Arts - Jim - 10 Sep 2008 12:42pm Here's an easy way to make typographical illustrations. FontPark 2.0 features a ludicrously straightforward drag-and-drop interface, and it records the entire creative process so other people can see how you made your images and award them scores as well. Not a bad range of fonts, either; it'd be nice to see a downloadable version that let you use your own, though. http://fontpark.morisawa.co.jp |
| Play With Spider Computer Arts - Jim - 05 Sep 2008 12:16pm It's been a while since we've had any Friday frivolity, so here's an excellent piece of work from Tomas Eriksson, who set out to create a realistic spider in Flash. It has all sorts of parameters you can play with, you can feed it insects and either have it follow the mouse cursor around, drag it about the screen or control it directly. Great fun, unless you're an arachnophobe. http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/ |
| Lip Logo Public User - 02 Sep 2008 10:34am The original print of the Rolling Stones' iconic lips logo has been sold for a staggering £51,000 to London's Victoria and Albert Museum. The logo was created in 1970 by then-design student John Pasche, who was paid £50 for his efforts. Should have taken a royalty instead? Perhaps. But heck, how many designers make it to the V&A? http://www.vam.ac.uk/ |
| Google Chrome - The Comic Computer Arts - Jim - 02 Sep 2008 10:00am It's unlikely you're going to get to the end of the day without hearing about Chrome, Google's straight-out-of-nowhere web browser that looks to me like it's made of awesome. What you're less likely to hear about is the 38-page comic they've produced with Scott McCloud, which explains the thinking behind Chrome and the work that's gone into it. It's deeply geeky in a lot of places, but altogether a lovely piece of work that's got me a lot more excited about a new browser than I'd probably otherwise be. http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/ |
| We are Phi Tees Public User - 01 Sep 2008 11:45am A new clothing and tee shirt line from designer Alex Arpaillange has launched, based on the geometric mathematical equation of Phi – the artist’s golden ration. The artwork depicts the beautifully intricate ratio expressed as a shape, and come screen printed upon top-quality American Apparel tees. We’re big fans, so head to the link and get your hands on one before they sell out. http://www.wearephi.com |
| Design a bus and win £25K! Computer Arts - Tom - 29 Aug 2008 5:09pm As much as it was an iconic design piece in its own right, the old RouteMaster London Bus did need an update. Thankfully, Transport For London has its new fleet, and is offering creatives the chance to add some colour to the sides of the infamous big red buses and win themselves up to £25k in the process. Hit the link for moire info on how to enter. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/projectsandschemes/technologyandequipment/anewbusforlondon/page-3.aspx |
| Photosynth Lives Computer Arts - Jim - 21 Aug 2008 4:47pm Microsoft's amazing photo tool that organises a set of snaps into a 3D environment has finally come out of beta; explore other people's sets or upload a collection of your own and have them transformed. Who needs rotten old stitching apps now? http://photosynth.net/ |
| Fotolia launches subs service Computer Arts - Tom - 14 Aug 2008 4:29pm Everyone’s favourite stock library has launched a subscription service for corporate clients meaning you can now pick up Fotolia stock for as little as 9p a shot. Check out the offer on the link below which has a account options for its 4million-strong library. http://www.fotolia.co.uk |
| Jonathan Da Costa Computer Arts - Jim - 13 Aug 2008 3:11pm Jonathan is a Paris-based interactive director, designer and developer, available for freelance work, collaboration, tag team fights and death matches, who has a rather nice 3D portfolio site featuring some pleasantly laid-back tunes. Perfect for a chilled browse on a Wednesday afternoon. http://www.jonathandc.com/ |
| Images 33 Deadline Extended Computer Arts - Jim - 08 Aug 2008 12:14pm If you were planning on submitting work for next year's AOI Images collection but got distracted and forgot all about it, it's not too late! The deadline's been extended to 15 August, so you still have just over a week to get your work in. Images 33 features an expanded set of categories, including Children's Books and Self Promotion, and it's being art-directed by Adrian Shaughnessy. Hit the link to find out more. http://www.aoiimages.com |
| Carol Rivello Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Aug 2008 3:29pm Carol's site's a little on the slow side, but her mixed media work's worth the wait. Your best bet's probably to click her Illustration link then go off and make yourself a delicious hot drink while it loads. http://rivello.com.br/ |
| WHITEvoid Computer Arts - Jim - 07 Aug 2008 11:50am You can't beat a nice floaty 3D portfolio site on a Thursday morning, and this one from German interactive installation creators WHITEvoid is just the ticket - visually impressive without being overly showy. http://www.whitevoid.com/application.html |
| 112 Years of Olympic Poster Design Computer Arts - Jim - 05 Aug 2008 2:57pm What with the Beijing Olympics coming up and likely to grab the headlines one way or another, here's a collection of Olympic posters going all the way back to 1896. Mexico '68 wins the gold, I reckon. http://abduzeedo.com/olympic-poster-design-over-last-112-years |
| Smoke and Mirrors Computer Arts - Jim - 04 Aug 2008 3:59pm If you're in the market for some Si Scott artwork that you can fit in your pocket, take a look at the two sets of playing cards he's illustrated for Dan and Dave Buck. Dan and Dave spent over eight months working with Si on the design, with the goal being to create a deck that is elegant, refined, and modern. http://www.theory11.com/playingcards/smokeandmirrors.php |
| Objectified Computer Arts - Jim - 04 Aug 2008 11:52am From Gary Hustwit, the man behind Helvetica, comes another film, this time celebrating industrial design, the people and the creativity behind it and our relationship with it. Currently in production for release early in 2009. http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/ |
| Y Design Awards 2008 Computer Arts - Tom - 01 Aug 2008 3:20pm The Y Design Awards has made its annual call for entries which this year has undergone something of a shake-up, introducing a range of new categories and dazzling judges panel. You have two week’s to get your entries in, with the winners announced at the awards ceremony on September 17 at London’s Royal festival Hall. Check the link for more details. http://www.ydesignawards.com/ |
| Digital Art LA CA Projects - Julia - 01 Aug 2008 2:32pm If you’re in the vicinity, head downtown to Digital Art LA, a free multi-site international digital art expo in the Gallery Row area of LA. From 7-9pm on Thursday 14 August, galleries, theatres and other local venues will be hosting screenings and exhibits for major out-of-area institutions such as the California Museum of Photography, and Centre for Contemporary Art. There’s going to be a lot going on - definitely worth a visit if you’re near by. http://digitalart.la/index.html |
| Inspirational Design Posters Computer Arts - Jim - 31 Jul 2008 3:09pm Noting that designers need their own version of everything and want to be their own audience, Frank Chimero created a set of inspirational posters aimed specifically at designers. Find them here; if the pop-up images are a little small for you, there are bigger versions in Frank's Flickr account, just a couple of clicks away. |
| YCN - Live! Public User - 28 Jul 2008 5:05pm YCN's season of design and creativity kicks off on August 27, and includes a veritable cornucopia of live events to attend. Ranging from exhibitions in Falmouth, UK, to 9 full shows in NYC, there are further events scheduled for Indonesia and Australia this year, too. Check out the site to see how you can get involved. http://www.ycnonline.com/live |
| Cool free fonts. Computer Arts - Luke - 28 Jul 2008 12:42pm Neo2 is a beautifully designed creative/lifestyle mag from Spain. It is designed by Ipsum Planet who create many custom fonts for the publication. These fonts have now been made available to download from the magazine’s site and can be used in commercial projects. The only catch is that you must credit the creator of the font if using it in commercial projects. http://www.neo2.es/blog/category/typography/ |
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.
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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.
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