Pendleton Ward: on Adventure Time and being an animator
"I made this interview for http://www.adventuretime.tv and http://www.frederator.com --- Man, I don't know what I'm sayin. To follow up on some of these ideas.. what I'm trying to do with Adventure Time is create a cartoon that kids are going to have fond memories of after they grow up.. and hopefully will be able to go back into and watch again and appreciate it a new way after they grow up. I'm tryin to make it timeless - - - like peewee's play house. With jokes that should be funny for adults and kids. When I was muttering about "real characters" What I mean is.. when I was a kid.. I cared about cartoon characters. I cared about Lisa Simpson when she loved her substitute teacher and how she felt when he left town on that train.. I cared about Doug Funny when he was nervous around Patty Mayonnaise. Even Beavis and Butthead had real moments.. when Butthead choked on that chicken.. it was real.. it wasn't.. cartoony.. but it was still funny. So I'm into that idea. Not that my characters are overly sensitive like Doug or Lisa.. I'm not trying to re-create those emotions. But just find out how Finn and Jake would react to the situations they are in and then play them real. Finn is turning into a little spitfire actually.. and Jake is Bill Murray and The Dude from The Big Lebowski.
The show is turning out really good I think. There are a lot of amazing people working on it. Thanks for staying interested and watching this video."
(Pendleton Ward)
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Computer Arts: 20 tips for getting your dream design job
"You know the studio, you’ve followed its work, and now you’re ready to get your portfolio through the door. Industry leaders give advice on how to get your mug on that desk
It’s a simple fact that there are more designers than there are jobs in design. Every year, a new wave of hopefuls emerges from colleges around the country to ensure the situation will only become more difficult. There’s some good news, though. Anecdotal evidence from the desks of creative directors around the world suggests that only 20 per cent of the applications they see are worth considering.
This is bad news for employers, as they have a lot of sifting to do, but for any designer worth his or her salt it considerably narrows the field. You are, in effect, only competing with the rest of that 20 per cent. The trick is to ensure you don’t get lost in the creative tsunami caused by the other 80 – and that’s what the wisdom collected here is intended to ensure. Creative directors, specialist recruitment agencies, advertising giants – the people you’re trying to reach – explain how to go about reaching them."
(Computer Arts)
Fig.1 http://www.jonathanyuen.com
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E-learning 2.0: content is used rather than read and resembles language or conversation rather than a book or a manual
"What happens when online learning software ceases to be a type of content-consumption tool, where learning is 'delivered,' and becomes more like a content-authoring tool, where learning is created? The model of e-learning as being a type of content, produced by publishers, organized and structured into courses, and consumed by students, is turned on its head. Insofar as there is content, it is used rather than read- and is, in any case, more likely to be produced by students than courseware authors. And insofar as there is structure, it is more likely to resemble a language or a conversation rather than a book or a manual.
The e-learning application, therefore, begins to look very much like a blogging tool. It represents one node in a web of content, connected to other nodes and content creation services used by other students. It becomes, not an institutional or corporate application, but a personal learning center, where content is reused and remixed according to the student's own needs and interests. It becomes, indeed, not a single application, but a collection of interoperating applications-an environment rather than a system.
It also begins to look like a personal portfolio tool. The idea here is that students will have their own personal place to create and showcase their own work. Some e-portfolio applications, such as ELGG, have already been created. IMS Global as put together an e-portfolio specification. 'The portfolio can provide an opportunity to demonstrate one's ability to collect, organize, interpret and reflect on documents and sources of information. It is also a tool for continuing professional development, encouraging individuals to take responsibility for and demonstrate the results of their own learning'."
(Stephen Downes, 17 October 2005)
Fig.1 Andrey Nepomnyaschev, 'Six Seconds', LooksLikeGoodDesign.
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Portfolio for Video Game Environment Artist Philip Howlett
"The Second City is a 1930's Chicago inspired street scene. This was created for a client who was looking for a proof of concept, with a view to presenting it to games publishers. All assets were modelled and textured by myself, from an extensive catalogue of reference photography. ...
This is a fly-through video recorded in Fraps straight from the UDK viewpoint. Breakdowns of meshes and lighting can be seen. Thanks to Robert Antill for the work he did in After Effects on this."
(Philip Howlett)
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Jotta (formerly Fifzine): an online and offline community for art, design and communication
"Fifzine has changed it's stripes... fifzine was never the easiest to spell or say after all! So, as of right now, welcome to www.jotta.com a true online community for arts, design and communication.
Jotta is a place for creative people and artists across every discipline.
We're not trying to define what creativity is but we have tried to create a space for the best of it.
Explore and Browse arts across every discipline through the magazine, using powerful search criteria and our fun Lightbox feature.
Create a Portfolio of your own work from which you can network, collaborate and access a whole host of tools and features.
Post or Respond to commercial briefs, employment openings and opportunities for collaboration in Marketplace.
Jump into the Community to access advice, forums, blogs and events."
(University of the Arts London)
Fig.1 Itamar Ferrer
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