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An Exploration: Texture January 26th, 2010
As part of an exploration on a project that recently came and went I spent a few hours exploring some lighting textures. Here are the products of my experimentation. Quick and down and dirty, the goal was to combine several random things and see what came out. Most are pretty fun. Enjoy! ... Continue Reading...
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Objectified Poster November 22nd, 2009
I am finally getting around to having another movie night and our house and this time we are showing 'Objectified'. Part of a series of movies at the Flask house, see the first poster here. Check out the movie info here. And, scope out the poster bel ... Continue Reading...
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Do Not Ever Buy Cheap Ink November 13th, 2009
About a year ago I bought some off brand ink for my Epson Printer. Twice the ink for a fraction of the price, couldn't get any better right? Everything went well and it lasted quite a while, no issues. I went back to buy some more after having ran out and the same supplier no ... Continue Reading...
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Dom Made This: The Tunnel of Love November 5th, 2009
First addition to the 'I Made This' category. Took a quick break during lunch today and ended up with this crazine ... Continue Reading...
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Share the Love: Rerendered joins VideoHive November 4th, 2009
If you are a follower of my blog or design or just a friend of mine you will probably already know that I work with a good friend and colleage at his motion graphics and design studio JustinMcClure.tv. What you may not know is that Justin has owned and operated an After Effects site called ... Continue Reading...
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21 Reasons Why I Hate ‘RoundUp’ Blog Posts November 3rd, 2009
1. They are generic 2. I have already seen most of the work in them 3. There are 2,143 of the exact same post elsewhere 4. They are uninspired 5. One good idea is worth 37 similar ones 6. They immediately cheapen the work within them 7. The people who write them are not usually good designers 8. They repeat themselves 9. They ... Continue Reading...
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Work in Progress: Illustrative Letters October 29th, 2009
A few shots from a typographic project that I am currently working on. It will be some time before it is realized, but so far it is going well. Enjoy ... Continue Reading...
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Slideshow Pro, a Portfolio Tool October 25th, 2009
I am teaching a workshop at Fort Hays State University in about 3 weeks on a component for Flash called SlideShowPro (see the poster below). Slideshow Pro is a wonderful tool and component for Flash which allows you to easily make interactive slideshows inside of Flash. A tool that I learned about after my undergraduate ... Continue Reading...
Posted in: Articles, Interactive Design, The Internets