Posts
JulyJul 27 Sunday 08
HSV vs RGB
Most everyone who's worked in any media for screen would (and should) be aware of the importance of the RGB value system. While it is a concise system for describing colours, it is somewhat difficult for us to describe the nature of a colour by amounts of each channel …
JulyJul 25 Friday 08
Twitter Treat!
Function (a swell resource blog) is releasing a neat package of twitter icons including a little twitter bird I illustrated. Go grab a pack and have fun with a free treat!
Linksy Daisy: http://wefunction.com/2008/07/function-free-icon-set
JulyJul 21 Monday 08
Reuniting lonesome sIFR
After upgrading to sIFR 3 beta 2, I figured it was about time I fixed something that had been annoying me a lot lately: Title widows. What's a widow? A widow is the unfortunate last word in a paragraph that drops down below and sticking out like a sore thumb. While it …
JulyJul 17 Thursday 08
Rhythm and
A new article up and about! Head over to vectortuts to read my article on approaches to maintain rhythm and flow in illustration!
JulyJul 16 Wednesday 08
Batman: The Dark Knight
3 hours of delicious film, and I savored every second of it. It felt like I didn't pay enough for a ticket to something so enjoyable (oh and not to mention it was on the IMAX screens). It's so much grittier and dark than the first of the series. Christopher Nolan …
Vancouver 2010 Mascots
What a joke. Really. Don't get me wrong Meomi has a cute 'style' that works in its own world, but choosing a very generic anime inspired design for Olympic mascots was a terrible decision. Mascots are supposed to be both symbolic and iconic, contributing to something …
JulyJul 12 Saturday 08
City adventure
Decided to go on hiatus for a bit and get art into me instead of me making it. Need a healthy balance right? Pablo Picasso's collection is currently in Brisbane's GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art). Any excuse to get to the city is a good one:
Pablo Picasso's Exhibit, …
WinWhale
*still working on it, but it's going to be a sweet and handy application by Harish Lall to ease the pain when twitter is down.
Shutup iPhone
Gosh. It came out here today(earlier because of our huge time zone gap) and people (well mostly store attendants) won't shut up about it! I was actually looking at the iTunes store when they flicked the iPhone application download features on, and didn't even …
Low tech art
Lately I realised that I haven't really touched many traditional mediums for finishing art. I'm good with a pencil, but that's about as far as my traditional art polishing skills reach. I think the last time I ever painted anything was in the first year of highschool, …
Where the light is
John Mayer has produced something magic with his newest release: Where the light is (live in Los Angeles). I've always been a fan of his smooth guitar style, and it really comes out in his live reproduction of his beautiful pieces from continuum and a few other …
JulyJul 9 Wednesday 08
Hancock
An interesting take on the superhero genre. I don't know if I loved it (pssht- it was so lame), but it was a refreshing turn, seeing much less spectacular origins and establishment of the superhero archetype. Guess it was worth a look with Will Smith as the lead.
Too …
This was hot
Michael tweeted that he bought this sissy song on iTunes. After I informed him that he probably likes the company of men too much and then he sung me a song.
I think if there are any questions to be asked, they should be- Was he wearing a shirt before he made this? or …
Biology + Animation = hot.
Torsten Reil works with NaturalMotion (creators of Endorphin) to create a blend of amazing animation simulation based upon biological models and behaviors in conjunction with human intervention in animation. The result? I'm guessing more believable organic motion …
JulyJul 6 Sunday 08
A cautious letter
Dear Jodie,
My name is Pasquale. I am 10 years old. I really like science so when I grow up I want to be a scientist.
How is it in East Timor?
Did you know that millions of meteors fall every second? Some are so small you can't even see them under a microscope! Keep …
JulyJul 5 Saturday 08
Facebook Creatures V2
I designed a new batch of characters for Brad Dwyer's Facebook application. Always a fun little challenge to roll out some fun stylised designs that will be spread around the web!
View the lineup here.
JulyJul 4 Friday 08
Mail Mischeif
To Whom It May Concern:
As previously advised, on 1st May, Australia Post has had a quantity of mail stolen from one of our depot bins at Arundel. Some of this mail, which is addressed to you, has been located.
Please find enclose your recovered article, which has …
The Incredible Hulk
The best 'rebooted' film I've seen in a long while. A cast of amazing actors (Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt and Tim Roth), and an amazing script re-write of the 2003 flop; Hulk. Flashbacks and deeper intricacies ground this expected 'sequel' as a mutually …
JulyJul 3 Thursday 08
An ode to twitter
Oh twitter how I loved you so;
a tool to let others know.
Your server strain induces whale.
Some cheeky note to said you fail.
Alas, you are now whored gleefully
with @notifications when people "pee".
But seriously. I miss the days when twitter wasn't full of …