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| Deathwar: Indie retro game Computer Arts - Garrick - 06 Nov 2007 10:06am Computer Arts reader and graphic designer Michael Newsam has just sent me a link to a cool-looking space game he worked on for Windows. 3030 Deathwar was designed with a retro feel and there's a demo at the site for PC users to check out. http://www.birdinsky.com |
| Visual effects of Tron Computer Arts - Garrick - 01 Nov 2007 10:41am Americans don't celebrate Guy Fawkes night on 5 November, so there won't be fireworks in San Diego. However, if you're in the city that night, an evening with Richard Taylor, the man behind the pioneering visuals in Tron, is being held. 7pm at the Lyceum Theatre Galley. http://www.artofdigitalshow.com/Richard_Taylor_Event.html |
| Banksy at work Computer Arts - Jim - 31 Oct 2007 5:15pm It looks like everyone's favourite guerrilla artist has been caught in the act creating his latest piece in Bethnal Green. It's either him or an off-duty member of Altern-8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7069870.stm |
| Urban Soldierz Computer Arts - Jim - 31 Oct 2007 3:31pm This Spanish graffiti collective has been around since the eighties, and has a spangly new site courtesy of Medusateam. Well worth a look. http://www.urbansoldierz.com/ |
| Hi-Res! update Computer Arts - Jo - 31 Oct 2007 1:30pm The funny thing about agency Hi-Res! is that though they're always coming out with great new client work they never seem to be able to finish their own site. Anyway here's another new temporary site and more new work from them. Pull your fingers out, guys! http://www.hi-res.net/ |
| Cannon blog blast Computer Arts - Garrick - 30 Oct 2007 12:54pm Designer, badge and poster maker Nick Cannon has put some of his stuff up on his new blog. Have a sift and see what you think... http://www.nickcannons.blogspot.com/ |
| Eyebrowy Raising Computer Arts - Tom - 24 Oct 2007 3:13pm As a fanciful break from the serious world of design, fans of 2DTV should check out Eyebrowy.com, a sort of Stellar-Street-meets-South-Park take on the rock'n'roll shenanigans of such characters as the Gallagers and the bloke with the baby's head from Keane. Very funny indeed. http://www.eyebrowy.com/ |
| Cast your vote! Computer Arts - Tom - 23 Oct 2007 4:22pm So then, how many designers do you know who make a decent living through overseas clients? We're having a root around to see where the overseas business lays, and your thoughts and a vote in our poll would be gladly received. Head to the forum link below and cast your opinion. http://forum.computerarts.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=122064#122064 |
| Open Logo 1.6 - time to vote Computer Arts - Garrick - 23 Oct 2007 2:47pm The Open Logo 1.6 design competition staged by Spreadshirt.net has closed for entries and the finalists are now up there and you can go and vote for the final winner. CA has been supporting the competition so cast your vote. The overall winner will be in the next issue of the magazine. http://olp.spreadshirt.net/finalists/ |
| Peepshow collective update Computer Arts - Jo - 19 Oct 2007 11:25am As Jazzie B of Soul II Soul once said "Be selective, be objective. Be an asset to the collective." Wise words. http://www.peepshow.org.uk |
| Tin Man Computer Arts - Jo - 19 Oct 2007 11:06am Woah! We've seen these infinite-zoomy things before, but never quite as polished as this. Prepare to get sucked in. http://www.scifi.com/tinman/oz/ |
| Flat Packs Computer Arts - Jim - 17 Oct 2007 4:02pm Need some packaging? Idee Montabili has sixteen free templates in EPS format for your downloading pleasure. http://www.ideem.it/ |
| Fash store fantastic CA Projects - Kate - 17 Oct 2007 3:28pm If you're in Oxford Street, take a look at Selfridges. An illustrator called Florence Manlik has created some amazing stuff for them to advertise the store's new Wonder Room. If anyone knows Florence - tell her to get in touch! http://manlik.blogspot.com/ |
| Secret Wars on tour Computer Arts - Garrick - 17 Oct 2007 10:35am Our friends down at Monorex have just sent through the lowdown on the upcoming Secret Wars Don't Sleep tour. Starting 7 November in Paris and hitting Amsterdam, Berlin, Milan and Barcelona on the way, it winds up in London on 8 December. Check this link for more... http://www.dontsleeptour.blogspot.com |
| The Seek Project Computer Arts - Garrick - 15 Oct 2007 5:42pm Sometimes, following Computer Arts tutorials leads to bigger things. Fairly often, actually. We just got a message from reader Karo Akpokiere and having started with Dreamweaver skills in CA he's now putting together his own site for creatives. Have a look at the Seek Project site, which is just getting off the ground. http://www.seekproject.com |
| Wallspankers CA Projects - Kate - 12 Oct 2007 11:04am Wallspankers is a free PDF sticker magazine featuring beautiful black and white work from designers around the world. The new issue is out now. http://wallspankers.com |
| Worth a look CA Projects - Kate - 11 Oct 2007 9:55am Ian Keltie will be a name familiar to lots of Computer Arts readers. He's just set up a new company in partnership with another designer. Take a look at the site - KeltieCochrane - we love the illustration work here. http://www.keltiecochrane.com/ |
| Adobe 3D camera technology Computer Arts - Jo - 10 Oct 2007 12:51pm Remember that bit in Blade Runner, when Harrison Ford's character zooms in on a photograph more and more, even going around corners? Well, that kind of technology just got a bit closer with this new lens system which is comprised of 19 separate lenses that create a 3D image. Check it out http://audioblog.fr/archives/2007/10/02/adobe-dave-story-future/ |
| Plus+ type event Computer Arts - Garrick - 10 Oct 2007 12:48pm The Plus+ typo-graphic event looks like it's going to be the real deal for anyone interested in these areas of design. It starts on Wednesday next week in Birmingham and we'll be up there on Friday 19th October. Talks include Si Scott and Andy Potts, plus there's a walking type tour in the local area which looks interestinnnnggggg.... http://www.youplusus.net/ |
| InDesign user group Computer Arts - Garrick - 10 Oct 2007 12:42pm A UK user group for InDesign users has been set up with Adobe's support. They're launching on 16 October with a London chapter. Find out more at the link below. www.indesignusergroup.com |
| Logo design compo - last week to enter Computer Arts - Garrick - 09 Oct 2007 4:56pm Just a quick reminder that the Open Logo 1.6 competition at Spreadshirt.net winds up at midnight on 14 October. Get your entries in and you could win a MacBook Pro, or other fantastic prizes. The overall winner will appear in Computer Arts, with their work. Go for it! http://olp.spreadshirt.net/wordpress/ |
| FFFFOUND! Computer Arts - Jim - 08 Oct 2007 3:04pm A sort of del.icio.us for images, FFFFOUND! (their caps, not mine) lets you post and share images as well as automagically recommending images to you based on your tastes and interests. http://ffffound.com/ |
| Orbital Designer Toys Computer Arts - Jim - 08 Oct 2007 12:38pm "Would it be possible to do a shout out for us?" asks Emily from Orbital Designer Toys in London's glamorous West End. "We sell lots of Toy2R, Crazy Label, Tokidoki, Play Imaginative, Pete Fowler and lots more." Yeah, all right then. http://www.myspace.com/orbitaldesignertoys |
| Take action... make ART Computer Arts - Luke - 08 Oct 2007 11:23am HP and MTV have joined forces and are offering you the chance to see your creative vision printed onto the skin of special edition HP notebook. The winner will also attend the MTV Europe Music Awards as a VIP guest. Entries are voted for online and the closing date is October the 17th. http://www.mtv-tama.com/ |
| Layer Tennis is back! Computer Arts - Tom - 05 Oct 2007 3:07pm Ditch the strawberries and cream and bin the Pimms, Layer Tennis season is back with a bang. Every Friday from here on in at 6pm GMT, the Layer Tennis crew will be hosting a live match from its site, where you can see the likes of Neil Duerden and Chuck Anderson battle it out. To the uninitiated, two players, or teams, ping a single layer image back and forth, adding to the original via whatever graphical weapons they have at their disposal. By hopping into the forums and seeing the action shot-by-shot, you’ll also be contributing, with the judges valuing crowd pleasing moves above all else. You can even have a crack at remixing the pro’s work yourself, with some of the best efforts rewarded with an invite to properly participate. The perfect way to waste some time on a Friday afternoon. Along with reading the latest Computer Arts of course. http://layertennis.com |
| Latest Design Diary Computer Arts - Jim - 03 Oct 2007 4:46pm Oops. What with me being away on holiday last month the Design Diary got overlooked. Never mind; here's the latest offering, enabling you to plot a course all the way through to 27 October when the next issue of Computer Arts goes on sale. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/designdiary |
| Free Posters Computer Arts - Jo - 02 Oct 2007 10:44am Well, almost. The guys over at Go Media are giving away very cool posters by their own illustrator Dave Tevenal. The print is 18" x 24" on premium photo glossy paper stock. All you have to do is pay the postage, $6 for US residents and $12 for the rest of the world http://www.gomediazine.com/site-news/free-go-media-poster/ |
| Folk Art CA Projects - Kate - 02 Oct 2007 10:07am Maja Sten is an illustrator based in Stockholm working a similar folk-arty style to Catalina Estrada. Not that Maja's work is derivative - its not, it's great looking stuff. Take a look. http://www.majasten.se/ |
| New Studio Output work CA Projects - Kate - 01 Oct 2007 4:38pm The peeps at Studio Output up in Nottingham have been busy from the look of things - great new work for Coca Cola and the BBC and lovely black and white project for Timebased. http://www.studio-output.com/New Studio POutput |
| rsizr Computer Arts - Jim - 01 Oct 2007 4:09pm I'm sure I posted a link to some online image resizing thingy a good while back, and I was expecting rsizr to be more of the same. But no - it promises intelligent image resizing and that's what it delivers, cleverly cropping out background and squeezing everything else together. Impressive. http://rsizr.com/ |
| BD4D Flash competition Computer Arts - Garrick - 01 Oct 2007 12:37pm By Designers 4 Designers is issuing its last call for entries for its Flash competition. Creatives are invited to produce a piece of playful and engaging Flash using at least two words from a word soup. Prizes include a MacPro, MacBook and a handful of iPod Nanos. Good luck! http://www.bd4d.com/wellcome |
| Chocolate Graffiti CA Projects - Kate - 28 Sep 2007 1:01pm Ditch your usual lunchtime Mars Bar and take a look at something far more suitable. Some enterprising Willy Wonka types in New York have launcheda a range of chocolate bars with full top to bottom subway style burners by 70s graffiti legends like Stray High 149, Dondi and Blade. They've also got wrappers designed by the likes of Nathan Jurevicus and Gary Baseman. Yum http://www.chocolatebarnyc.com/edibles/graffiti_bars_index.html |
| Photoshopping on the iPhone Computer Arts - Tom - 28 Sep 2007 12:48pm Face it, you want an iPhone don't you? Regardless of it lacking 3G, decent ringtones or whatever else, it's just so plain darn cool that only the most docile of technophobes would turn one down. What's even cooler, for the creatively minded, is someone's managed to hack a version of Photoshop to operate on it. Check it out below! Love it or hate it, the iPhone has been as bigger hit in the US as Jobs predicted, and looks set to take Europe by storm in 2008 too. The blinding news for creatives, though, is the fact that some mad genius has rigged the iPhone’s OS to run Photoshop CS3, utilising the touch screen controls to paint and create on the move. Expect to see early adopters creating logos on their daily commute at some point in the future. http://www.layersmagazine.com/photoshop-for-iphone.html |
| Letraset is Back Computer Arts - Garrick - 28 Sep 2007 10:18am Ex-Designers Republican Ben Dodgeson launched Design Supremo in July, a creative hub selling designery stuff, bits and bobs as well as design services. Check out their new Letraset pack including 2 A2 posters and 3 Letraset transfer sheets - £65. http://www.designsupremo.com |
| Josie's Lalaland Computer Arts - Jim - 24 Sep 2007 3:09pm Lovely use of colour and contrast, resulting in something of a high dynamic range look, in this thoughtful animated short from EB Hu. http://hybworks.co.uk/lalaland.htm |
| 2nd ANNUAL ANIBOOM AWARDS OPEN FOR CARTOON AND ANIMATION SUBMISSIONS Computer Arts - Jo - 24 Sep 2007 2:49pm Aniboom today announced the call for entries for its 2007 Aniboom Awards from the Ottawa International Animation Festival. Animators can enter work into five categories, with no limit to the number of categories or submissions per entrant. Categories include Funny, Drama, Music Videos, Amateur and Experimental. Each month for four months, one winner from each category will join the finalist pool. From there, a winner will be chosen from each category to compete for the grand prize. Prizes include a $25,000 original series development deal, $3,000 to each category winner, Toonboom Software (valued at $7,000) and exposure to some of the most renowned industry executives. http://www.aniboom.com |
| Going loco about logos Computer Arts - Garrick - 21 Sep 2007 1:14pm First it was the 2012 Olympics logo that was under fire. Today it's Photoshop's turn. Logos are such a critical part of the work of nearly every designer, so for our forum Friday Fun we're asking readers what their favourite logos are and why. Join in and share your logo comments. http://forum.computerarts.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=18700 |
| Halo 3 Believe Computer Arts - Jo - 21 Sep 2007 10:23am Some Flash loveliness promoting the latest Halo game. We still prefer Q-bert, but this looks pretty special http://halo3.com/believe/test/shell.html |
| Timothy Saccenti Computer Arts - Jo - 21 Sep 2007 10:19am We love the work of photographer and music video maker Timothy Saccenti. Check out his video for Peacebone by Animal Collective. Crazy. http://www.timothysaccenti.com/ |
| Goodbye Madame Butterfly Computer Arts - Jo - 21 Sep 2007 10:15am So much for PDFs and ebooks, this is why books are just so great. http://craigmod.com/print/madame_butterfly/ |
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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