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August 10 2011
Getting Myself to Draw
One of my favorite things about working at ADi is the way Kate (our President) keeps encouraging us in our personal development and in working better as a team. As part of this, we recently had a team-building day where we did all sorts of self-discovery and generally had a good time together. During our most recent event, we were encouraged to make an “outrageous commitment.” I was feeling really ambitious that day, so I decided that I would commit to draw a drawing every day for a month. It’s been…
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June 7 2011
Communicating Without Words
More and more frequently in the last few years, we’ve been working on projects that are intended to be seen by a variety of audiences around the world. The usual process for “localization” (customizing a project for a particular region) involves translating any text or voice content, changing colors or layout, or even replacing actors and photos where there might be cultural ramifications. As you might imagine, localization can be an expensive process. Our clients are usually on strict budgets (who isn’t nowadays?), so money spent on localizing a product is…
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March 21 2011
L’art pour l’art
As ADi’s latest addition I have found myself drawing again on a daily basis. For the past several years my work has been almost all digital, working on web sites, UI design, print and motion graphics. Of course initial concepts are created on paper to some extent. Most of the time these are just raw outlines of how the finished piece will play out. I remember when I used to actually carry a sketch book in my back pocket everywhere I went, drawing just for…
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October 1 2010
This is your Brain on Animation part 1
I’m sure many of us have noticed that our eyes can easily be tricked by what we see. Here are two simple examples: There is no actual movement in this image, you imagine there is because of the placement of the colors and patterns and “see” it in your peripheral vision. 3D animators understand the effects of color, texture, pattern, light, movement and most importantly depth perception. So, what are those three dimensions we are talking about? A good way to understand this is to go back to your high school geometry…
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August 17 2010
Designers: if this site isn’t in your bookmarks…it should be.
http://www.youthedesigner.com/ This site is a great source for design tips, networking/jobs, tutorials, latest-and-greatest-in-the-industry info, inspiration, free resources galore, and so on…Dig in, dig deep. youthedesigner.com=Christmas for creatives. Free Photoshop brushes, fonts, and textures…Whoever came up with this is pure, unadulterated brilliant. Enjoy :)
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