FlickerLab Creates 13 Hours of Animation For Hooked on Phonics
For the first time in 20 years, Hooked on Phonics(r), has redesigned its flagship product, Learn to Read, and incorporated some of the latest reading and literacy research into proven lesson strategies and reading activities designed to teach children fundamental reading skills.
...Read More »
Autodesk Debuts Autodesk Maya 2010 at SIGGRAPH 2009
At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk, Inc. announced it has unified its Autodesk Maya Complete 2009 software with its Autodesk Maya Unlimited 2009 feature set, to come up with Autodesk Maya 2010. The solution combines matchmoving, compositing and rendering in a single unified workflow.
...Read More »
PNY's Carl Flygare talks graphics cards at SIGGRAPH09 By John Virata
Graphics cards play a central role in the creation of animation and special effects that artists see annually at the SIGGRAPH show (in New Orleans this year) and what consumers seem to desire more of in their daily exposure to digital entertainment, be it via the movies, video games, ride simulators, even TV. Over the last several years, artists have been pushing the envelope in what they can create with the tools that are available to them.
...Read More »
Bud Light Lime Serves-Up Summer State of Mind in High-Profile Broadcast Spots from Stardust and DDB Chicago
Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios is very proud to detail its close collaborations with the creative team from DDB Chicago for Bud Light Lime. For the project, one :30 and two :15 design-intensive broadcast spots entitled "The Summer State of Mind" created by Stardust debuted on May 10 during high-profile U.S. primetime broadcast coverage, like the 2009 NBA playoffs, and continue to air widely.
...Read More »
Stardust Delivers Ice Breakers Spot for ArnoldNYC
Under the direction of EVP and senior creative director Sig Gross and his colleagues from ArnoldNYC, bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios recently produced a colorful spot for Hershey Canada's Ice Breakers Mints.
...Read More »
Introducing the Red Bull Big Tune Webisodic Series and BET TV Special
Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is very proud to detail its opening titles and custom graphics package created for the Red Bull Big Tune documentary webisodic series, and for the forthcoming Big Tune Documentary Special set to air in April on BET.
...Read More »
Star Ranger 7's four year journey By Ko Maruyama
In the 23rd century, Star Rangers are the peace keepers of the galaxy. For now they are under the power, Marc Kimball and Michael Harnois. It actually started back in 2004 - a whopping 4 years ago when Marc and Michael decided that they would take on a film production - - IN ADDITION to their regular gigs. They jumped, feet first into the project, enrolling friends and several feet of greenscreen.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P4 By Ko Maruyama
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. Chaos Group has some new software coming up in 2009 that they showed off in Singapore.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P3 By Ko Maruyama
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. StudioGPU demo'd their newest software at the ATI booth
...Read More »
Parliamo con Paolo Lamanna e Pasquale Lanzieri di C4DTeam By Vladimir Vaslijevic and Ko Maruyama
Now that there is more documentation for CINEMA4D users in Italiano, it's only fitting that we write an article about an Italian studio, in Italian. Di recente, abbiamo avuto l'opportunità di parlare con Paolo Lamanna e Pasquale Lanzieri di C4DTeam. Come tanti altri startup studi di animazione e design di tutto il mondo, anche loro si trovano a lavorare su tutti i tipi di animazioni.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 By Ko Maruyama
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost 2 years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. While I wasn't able to attend this year, Evan Ricks was close enough to Singapore to hop over so he could create these video diaries. The event is centered around digital art, so the gallery is where we'll start.
...Read More »
C4DTeam Studios - Italy (English) By Vladimir Vaslijevic and Ko Maruyama
Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Paolo Lamanna and Pasquale Lanzieri from C4DTeam. Just like so many startup design/animation studios around the world, they find themselves working on all kinds of animation.
...Read More »
Verbatim wireless mouse By Ko Maruyama
While you may be enjoying the new frustration of the recently released MacBook and MacBook Pro track pads, you may want to reach for a fullsized mouse instead. The new wireless notebook laser mouse from Verbatim offers a comfortable alternative to scratching and clicking at your new Mac laptop.
...Read More »
The Great After Effects Mac/Windows Smackdown: CS4 Edition By Kevin Schmitt
Last summer I got curious. With the advent of Intel Macs, Boot Camp, and Universal builds of After Effects, for the first time it was possible to forget about all the Intel vs. PowerPC benchmarks that had been run to that point and effectively remove hardware from the equation, focusing solely on the OS and how well AE was tuned to it. XP took the prize back then, but I'm curious again, and with Mac OS X Leopard, 64-bit Vista, and After Effects CS4 at my disposal, it's time to find out where things stand today.
...Read More »
Wacom's Cintiq 21UX By Ko Maruyama
Not that long ago, animators sketched their creations on paper and then ran to the copy machine to scale things up or down. Fixes, revisions, or creating alternate versions were time-consuming chores. Big mistakes meant starting over completely. Starting over meant more paper - with Cintiq, animators and producers can work interactively and quickly.
...Read More »
Macworld Digital Art Gallery starts now By Ko Maruyama
Digital artists of all backgrounds are invited to submit original works of art that have been created or enhanced using Mac hardware or software tools. Submitted works will be considered for the opportunity to be selected as one of 30 final images that will be displayed to thousands of Macworld attendees.
...Read More »
National Geographic taps BIGSMACKtv for World's Toughest Fixes [WTF]
To promote the new series, WORLD'S TOUGHEST FIXES, which premiered September 28, National Geographic turned to BIGSMACKtv. WTF is a reality-based program focusing on the tough guys who repair everyday things, but on a massive scale: think 747's, towering dams, and faulty nuclear reactors.
...Read More »
Flash Games with Design By Ko Maruyama
There are plenty of games that you can play through simple browsers. Some of them are created with beautiful illustrations and artistry that takes advantage of the small file sizes for these games. This month, I took a look at the sequel game: Daymare Town 2. The simple puzzles (although sometimes tricky) are packaged with the great looking rough drawings.
...Read More »
Moving : Still By Ko Maruyama
At this year's SIGGRAPH convention in Los Angeles, I had the good fortune to see Santiago Caicedo's piece called Moving Still. It's a short stereographic animation that has many different elements that are out of the ordinary, but ordinary enough to catch you off guard. The setting is a subway car, an elevated train. You're the passenger watching the world outside the windows pass by. And after a few seconds, you'll really be glad you're along for the ride.
...Read More »
Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
Read More
Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
Read More
On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
Read More
Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
Read More
@ Copyright, 2008 Digital Media Online, All Rights Reserved
FlickerLab Creates 13 Hours of Animation For Hooked on Phonics
For the first time in 20 years, Hooked on Phonics(r), has redesigned its flagship product, Learn to Read, and incorporated some of the latest reading and literacy research into proven lesson strategies and reading activities designed to teach children fundamental reading skills.
...Read More »
Autodesk Debuts Autodesk Maya 2010 at SIGGRAPH 2009
At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk, Inc. announced it has unified its Autodesk Maya Complete 2009 software with its Autodesk Maya Unlimited 2009 feature set, to come up with Autodesk Maya 2010. The solution combines matchmoving, compositing and rendering in a single unified workflow.
...Read More »
PNY's Carl Flygare talks graphics cards at SIGGRAPH09
Graphics cards play a central role in the creation of animation and special effects that artists see annually at the SIGGRAPH show (in New Orleans this year) and what consumers seem to desire more of in their daily exposure to digital entertainment, be it via the movies, video games, ride simulators, even TV. Over the last several years, artists have been pushing the envelope in what they can create with the tools that are available to them.
...Read More »
Bud Light Lime Serves-Up Summer State of Mind in High-Profile Broadcast Spots from Stardust and DDB Chicago
Bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios is very proud to detail its close collaborations with the creative team from DDB Chicago for Bud Light Lime. For the project, one :30 and two :15 design-intensive broadcast spots entitled "The Summer State of Mind" created by Stardust debuted on May 10 during high-profile U.S. primetime broadcast coverage, like the 2009 NBA playoffs, and continue to air widely.
...Read More »
Stardust Delivers Ice Breakers Spot for ArnoldNYC
Under the direction of EVP and senior creative director Sig Gross and his colleagues from ArnoldNYC, bicoastal U.S. creative production company Stardust Studios recently produced a colorful spot for Hershey Canada's Ice Breakers Mints.
...Read More »
Introducing the Red Bull Big Tune Webisodic Series and BET TV Special
Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is very proud to detail its opening titles and custom graphics package created for the Red Bull Big Tune documentary webisodic series, and for the forthcoming Big Tune Documentary Special set to air in April on BET.
...Read More »
Monkeyhead Delivers Feature, TV Titles for Tanner Hall's "The Massive" from Red Bull Moving Images, Trainjump Entertainment
Innovative motion design and production company Monkeyhead is proud to showcase its latest artistic endeavors: the opening titles for Red Bull's "The Massive" feature film starring seven-time X Games gold medalist skier Tanner Hall and his fellow all--stars from the world of extreme skiing, and a second opening title sequence for the forthcoming "Making Of: The Massive" TV series.
...Read More »
Star Ranger 7's four year journey
In the 23rd century, Star Rangers are the peace keepers of the galaxy. For now they are under the power, Marc Kimball and Michael Harnois. It actually started back in 2004 - a whopping 4 years ago when Marc and Michael decided that they would take on a film production - - IN ADDITION to their regular gigs. They jumped, feet first into the project, enrolling friends and several feet of greenscreen.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P4
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. Chaos Group has some new software coming up in 2009 that they showed off in Singapore.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008 / P3
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost two years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. The expo floor showcases some of the most compelling new software for animators, including glimpses of software to come. StudioGPU demo'd their newest software at the ATI booth
...Read More »
Parliamo con Paolo Lamanna e Pasquale Lanzieri di C4DTeam
Now that there is more documentation for CINEMA4D users in Italiano, it's only fitting that we write an article about an Italian studio, in Italian. Di recente, abbiamo avuto l'opportunità di parlare con Paolo Lamanna e Pasquale Lanzieri di C4DTeam. Come tanti altri startup studi di animazione e design di tutto il mondo, anche loro si trovano a lavorare su tutti i tipi di animazioni.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH ASIA: 2008
2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost 2 years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. While I wasn't able to attend this year, Evan Ricks was close enough to Singapore to hop over so he could create these video diaries. The event is centered around digital art, so the gallery is where we'll start.
...Read More »
C4DTeam Studios - Italy (English)
Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Paolo Lamanna and Pasquale Lanzieri from C4DTeam. Just like so many startup design/animation studios around the world, they find themselves working on all kinds of animation.
...Read More »
Verbatim wireless mouse
While you may be enjoying the new frustration of the recently released MacBook and MacBook Pro track pads, you may want to reach for a fullsized mouse instead. The new wireless notebook laser mouse from Verbatim offers a comfortable alternative to scratching and clicking at your new Mac laptop.
...Read More »
The Great After Effects Mac/Windows Smackdown: CS4 Edition
Last summer I got curious. With the advent of Intel Macs, Boot Camp, and Universal builds of After Effects, for the first time it was possible to forget about all the Intel vs. PowerPC benchmarks that had been run to that point and effectively remove hardware from the equation, focusing solely on the OS and how well AE was tuned to it. XP took the prize back then, but I'm curious again, and with Mac OS X Leopard, 64-bit Vista, and After Effects CS4 at my disposal, it's time to find out where things stand today.
...Read More »
Wacom's Cintiq 21UX
Not that long ago, animators sketched their creations on paper and then ran to the copy machine to scale things up or down. Fixes, revisions, or creating alternate versions were time-consuming chores. Big mistakes meant starting over completely. Starting over meant more paper - with Cintiq, animators and producers can work interactively and quickly.
...Read More »
Macworld Digital Art Gallery starts now
Digital artists of all backgrounds are invited to submit original works of art that have been created or enhanced using Mac hardware or software tools. Submitted works will be considered for the opportunity to be selected as one of 30 final images that will be displayed to thousands of Macworld attendees.
...Read More »
National Geographic taps BIGSMACKtv for World's Toughest Fixes [WTF]
To promote the new series, WORLD'S TOUGHEST FIXES, which premiered September 28, National Geographic turned to BIGSMACKtv. WTF is a reality-based program focusing on the tough guys who repair everyday things, but on a massive scale: think 747's, towering dams, and faulty nuclear reactors.
...Read More »
Flash Games with Design
There are plenty of games that you can play through simple browsers. Some of them are created with beautiful illustrations and artistry that takes advantage of the small file sizes for these games. This month, I took a look at the sequel game: Daymare Town 2. The simple puzzles (although sometimes tricky) are packaged with the great looking rough drawings.
...Read More »
Moving : Still
At this year's SIGGRAPH convention in Los Angeles, I had the good fortune to see Santiago Caicedo's piece called Moving Still. It's a short stereographic animation that has many different elements that are out of the ordinary, but ordinary enough to catch you off guard. The setting is a subway car, an elevated train. You're the passenger watching the world outside the windows pass by. And after a few seconds, you'll really be glad you're along for the ride.
...Read More »
With 1 Reviews.
With 3 Reviews.
