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Looptracks
Computer Arts - Jim - 27 May 2005 5:19pm

A little something for the weekend. If you like your audiovisual toys noisy, confusing and capable of inducing seizures then you're going to love this. There are instructions for it, but we prefer the random approach.
http://www.looptracks.net/
UK Talent Scoops Top Design Awards
Suzanne Brown - 26 May 2005 4:06pm

Top D&AD gongs go to UK-based advertising agencies. Click here for more information.
Conclave Obscurum
Computer Arts - Jim - 26 May 2005 3:10pm

An unsettling mix of style and substance here in a portfolio site that keeps doing weird stuff to keep you on your toes. Try playing with the Poltergeist Anxiete slider for added fun.
http://conclaveobscurum.ru/
UK Talent Scoops Top Design Awards
Top D&AD gongs go to UK-based advertising agencies.
Science as Art
Gillian Carson - 26 May 2005 11:40am

Who says Neurons aren't beautiful? Visit the online gallery for the Art of Science Exhibition at Princeton University.
http://www.princeton.edu/artofscience/gallery/
Trip of a Butterfly
Computer Arts - Amy - 25 May 2005 3:09pm

Animated in After Effects in London and Thailand, this piece is the brainchild of the talented team at Lost in Space and was created for Toyota to “symbolise Toyota's quest for the ultimate vehicle”. Find out more about how it was made in the Exposure section of Computer Arts issue 110, on sale now.
http://www.lostinspace.com/htm/news/news-toyota-expo.shtml
New Gallery Stuff
Suzanne Brown - 25 May 2005 2:27pm

Check out Rory Mitchell's illustrations in the Computer Arts Gallery.
The Exorcist. In 30 seconds. With bunnies.
Computer Arts - Jim - 25 May 2005 9:49am

That's pretty much all you need to know about this, other than the fact that it's utter genius. Be sure to watch all the other 30-second bunny re-enactments while you're there.
http://www.angryalien.com/0204/exorcistbunnies.html
Edison Hate Future
Computer Arts - Jim - 24 May 2005 2:26pm

A little something for you, courtesy of Warren Ellis. This is the sort of thing that the World Wide Intar Wub was invented for.
http://www.warrenellis.com/index.php?cat=32
Designer Dreams
Computer Arts - Rob - 24 May 2005 12:04pm

hotel Fox, based in Copenhagen, which was developed in partnership with Volkswagen, to promote their new Fox car, has now been returned back to the hotel owners, which gives all designers out there a chance to stay. If you need an inspirational place to stay, this could be just the one. 61 Rooms have been designed by 21 young artists, creating maybe one of the funkiest hotels to stay in this year!
http://www.project-fox.org/
Banksy's latest...
Suzanne Brown - 24 May 2005 10:33am

A cave painting of a primitive man pushing a supermarket trolley was planted by Banksy at the British Museum.
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4576521
Levers
Computer Arts - Jim - 23 May 2005 5:19pm

Lovely use of Flash in this engaging little game where you have to hang things off other things in order to make the world's strangest mobile. As in dangly thing, not phone.
http://www.vectorpark.com/levers.html
onedotzero9
Public User - 20 May 2005 12:26pm

The annual digital film and animation festival kicks off in the UK this weekend with screenings in York and with the main event at the ICA in London from May 27 to June 5.
http://www.onedotzero.com/
Beast Blender
Suzanne Brown - 20 May 2005 10:10am

Create your own beast using different parts of various animals. Check out other people's creations in the gallery section.
http://www.beastblender.com/
Crying While Eating
Computer Arts - Jim - 20 May 2005 10:01am

Just when you thought you'd never find a page full of videos of people crying while eating, complete with a description of what they're eating and why they're crying... We love the internet.
http://cryingwhileeating.com/
Quark offers glimpse of Xpress 7
Suzanne Brown - 18 May 2005 6:01pm

Check out the details of the forthcoming release of QuarkXpress 7.
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/news/quark_offers_glimpse_of_xpress_7
Quark offers glimpse of Xpress 7
Publishing software giant unveils details of forthcoming make or break release.
Quark details XPress 7
Computer Arts - Garrick - 18 May 2005 12:55pm

Quark has released details of its long-awaited layout and design upgrade, XPress 7. As you would expect, the company has gone all-out for transparency, with version 7 set to enable users to specify the opacity of the pixels that make up any items or content in the app - text, images, blends, boxes, frames, lines, tables and so on. There'll also be the ability to create drop shadows and feathered edges. Soft proofing tools are also to be present, with users able to preview how RGB prints to CMYK, or how CMYK prints to greyscale - all on-screen... In addition, the app will support Unicode and Opentype, and feature a new job-driven workflow. The latter will enable designers to keep job specs, resources, schedules, tasks and more within one place - called a Quark Job Jacket. Check back here soon for more details on the release
http://www.quark.com
BD4D London 9 tonight!
Gillian Carson - 18 May 2005 11:52am

Don't forget the ninth By Designers For Designers event is happening tonight. Speakerss include, Studio AKA, Richard May, Tado, Mook, Crash!Media, Mauro Gatti from the Brainbox and the official launch of the book Black Day to Freedom. It's all happening at the ICA, London, tonight, 7pm, £5 entry fee.
http://www.bd4d.com/
SVG and graphics for mobiles and PDAs
CA Projects - Kate - 18 May 2005 9:45am

Got any views on if this is likely to take off or not - check out the news analysis in Computer Arts this month, post some thoughts on our forum and see them in print next month. Go to it!
http://forum.computerarts.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=11229
StoreWars
Suzanne Brown - 17 May 2005 4:29pm

You can never tire from Star Wars spoofs - even if they do feature the cucumber and potato rivals: Cuke Skywalker and Lord Tader.
http://www.storewars.org/flash/index.html
bzzzpeek.com
Public User - 17 May 2005 3:59pm

bzzzpeek.com presents a collection of onomatopoeia from around the world using sound recordings from native speakers imitating the sounds of animals and vehicles.
http://www.bzzzpeek.com/
Stop copyright thieving
CA Projects - Kate - 17 May 2005 2:59pm

Anti-copyright theft group icreateditfirst.com have come up with a neat way of proving date of creation of a piece of work to help you out if you need to prove someones been ripping off your work. By following an easy procedure, company allows you to generate a digital seal which can be displayed on your website, attached to an email or a specific document to provide proof of copyright registration, which can then be used as evidence in a court of law. Once generated, you can click on the seal to access a summary of all registered, time stamped and protected work.
http://www.icreateditfirst.com
SVG and graphics for mobile platforms
CA Projects - Kate - 17 May 2005 2:40pm

Got something to say about how the industry is moving to create contenet for smaller screen mobile and PDAs using Scaleable Vector Graphics? - check out this months news feature in our forum - in the Magazine section, topic: Going Mobile - and see your comments in print next month - get to it!
http://forum.computerarts.co.uk/index.php
Fontlab Fontlabs picks up Fontographer
FONTS: Fontlab looks to revitalise Macromedia’s neglected font editor
Black Day to Freedom book available
Gillian Carson - 17 May 2005 9:56am

The official site for the book Black Day to Freedom is launched today. You can find out all about the contributors and buy the book and DVD online for 17 pounds.
http://www.blackdaytofreedom.org/
Weebl - annoying
Computer Arts - Jim - 13 May 2005 3:46pm

Weebl's stuff is always good value and this one does exactly what it says on tin - a cool little animation with an annoying song that'll burrow deep into your synapses and stay there. Forever.
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/54/
Xbox 360
Computer Arts - Jim - 13 May 2005 11:40am

It's not all work, work, work, you know.
http://www.xbox360.com/
Click the colour (and not the word)
Computer Arts - Jim - 12 May 2005 1:53pm

Think you're good with colours? Think again. We reckon this game's forced our brains to reprogram some of our neural linkage. Thank you, B3ta.
http://www2.b3ta.com/clickthecolour/
The Darth Side
Computer Arts - Jim - 12 May 2005 9:38am

Revenge of the Sith's just over a week away and we're a lot more excited about it than you might have surmised from our lack of Star Wars-related posts. So here's one - a blog purporting to be from a certain dark lord of the Sith.
http://darthside.blogspot.com/
Computerlove Poster Finalists
Computer Arts - Jim - 11 May 2005 4:57pm

Every year Computerlove.net holds a competition to promote the online creative community. This year entrants were asked to interpret the theme of "Geography and Information" and the finalists have been chosen. Check them out here.
Found footage fest
Computer Arts - Jo - 11 May 2005 4:44pm

The found footage fest is a comedy festival that will be screening some of the best happened-upon footage, including fast food restaurant training videos and outtakes from a Winnebago advert.
http://www.cine-magic.com/fffQ.html
RoboCup 2005
Computer Arts - Amy - 11 May 2005 3:16pm

Take a look at this story about the RoboCup US Open 2005, a genuine three-day competition that sees a team of robotic dogs (and their robot-researching owners) competing in four football-related events and a search and rescue challenge. It's all in the name of research, apparently.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4534451.stm
PostSecret
Computer Arts - Jim - 11 May 2005 11:36am

People send Frank C. Warren postcards with their secrets written on them, and every Sunday he updates his site with the latest arrivals. It makes for compulsive (if slightly voyeuristic and unsettling) reading.
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Tour
Gillian Carson - 11 May 2005 10:07am

Catch up with the experts for a close up look at all the new features in Photoshop CS2. The tour will visit Telford, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin, and it's free!
http://events.adobe.co.uk/events/cgi/event.cgi?country=uk&eventid=2324
Fredrik Ödman Photography
Computer Arts - Jim - 10 May 2005 11:07am

A beautifully-designed site showcasing a collection that, says Ödman, takes the viewer on an extraordinary journey into the borderland between dream and reality. http://www.fredrikodman.com/
Mr Picassohead
Computer Arts - Jim - 10 May 2005 10:11am

Because Picasso sounds a bit like potato, right? Well, they both begin with a P and end with an O. Build your own Picasso-style portraits with this entertaining piece of drag-and-drop daftness.
http://www.mrpicassohead.com/create.html
Quick Honey Site
Gillian Carson - 10 May 2005 9:29am

New site from New York-based illustrator, Quick Honey. Nice vector and pixel work.
http://www.quickhoney.com
Noah K Everyday
Computer Arts - Jim - 09 May 2005 11:51am

Noah K has been taking a photo of himself every day since 11 January 2000 and posting it on his site. We're sure he has a jolly good reason, but he's not saying what it is. Choose the EVERYDAY option in the drop-down menu to see five years' worth of mug shots in one go.
http://www.everyday.noahkalina.com/index.php
flyt digt
Computer Arts - Jim - 09 May 2005 10:11am

Just the thing for those days when you can't even be bothered to pick up a pencil and doodle, Ole Kristensen's program for Windows creates a drawing based on webcam input. Point your webcam at the telly or out of the window and see what comes up.
http://ole.kristensen.name/flytdig/index_html

ON THE UP

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.

ON THE SLIDE

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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