The Champion Sound homepage, designed by Matt Lackey and built by myself for digital-telepathy is a mass of overlapping gradients and transparent PNGs. The layout was a challenge for me to build, but once it was worked out the rest was easy. This page incorporates many elements including XML parsing & caching of feeds, a SlideDeck like Slider and JavaScript (Canvas) based fonts.
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Walking along the street after exiting Comic Con on Saturday, we passed by this great band-o-pirates. There was a huge crowd gathered and the pirates were performing awesome music and just having a great time. We watched for a song or two and then moved along, and are now looking forward to seeing them at a renaissance fair in the near future.
Great job Dread Crew! You earned a few new fans on Saturday!
Check them out online:
http://www.myspace.com/oddwood
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dread-Crew-of-Oddwood/372864750910
Man has always been fascinated with flight, but even more fascinating is hovering flight; whether it be a hummingbird or helicopter.
As a child, I always wanted an RC helicopter of my own, but the barrier to entry at the time was very high. Today the cost of an entry level helicopter has come way down. A three channel (up, down;turn left, turn right; move forward, move backward) helicopter can be had for anywhere between $20 and $60 depending on the size and features.
Durability and electronics are also a huge factor. Todays helicopters withstand more crashes Read More
A while ago, I saw the I Love Sketch Video for the first time and I was blown away. I kept hoping that it would not be one of those university projects that us mere consumers never get to experience (see the Jeff Han demo with the large multitouch screen)
Recently I received an email from Seok-Hyung Bae (that was probably addressed to all the people who emailed him over the past year or so asking about the project) and it said that they’ve got a new paper out and that the I Love Sketch/Everybody Loves Sketch is currently in alpha form, and he’ll let everyone know when it’s in beta form.
More info can be found at the I Love Sketch Homepage: http://www.ilovesketch.com/
I really can’t remember the last time I got this excited about a piece of software, and if you haven’t seen it yet, I’ve embedded the newer video below for your viewing pleasure: Read More
Recently, I was given a Maya 6 book. I thought it might have a few useful tips and tricks that were useful back when version 6 was all the rage. I was pleasantly surprised when I started reading it and found that the book contained a few really cool techniques and explanations.
I now realize that all the newest features of software usually dominates the newer books, but if you have the time and or patience, it pays to go back to the beginnings.
In this little screen-cast, I will briefly show how two of these tools, Align and Snap Align are useful to me. Read More
About My ZBrush Head
The thing about 3D models is that every time you add more detail, the model becomes more difficult to work with in your 3D application. This is especially true if you are animating the model.
The great thing about ZBrush is that you can import a low detail mesh, add fine details in ZBrush, then export those details to your original low detail mesh and apply them as a special type of texture: A Normal Map ← thats a link to a Wikipedia article with one image that says it all.
Here’s a preview video of the lip-syncing, audio, and camera movement. Read More
About The Bike
The SBF-1 was a concept bike that I attempted to design in 3D, and although it was a great learning experience, it seems that it’s interest peaked and then fell off sharply. The images shown here are different concepts and designs that were considered. The Gear Box of this bike was actually printed out on a rapid prototyping machine.
In 2002, when I was employed at Eye Scream Animation Ltd. we were assigned the task of developing a concept and animations for Trinidad’s first multiplex cinema, Movie Towne. These animations were the introductory clips that were to be shown before the trailers and the feature presentation. When the Matrix Read More