Posted 14 January 2008, by Aaron
A small group of Internet software developers in New York are hoping to turn the world of online art on its head with a new suite of creative applications called Aviary.
Aviary will consist of an entire flock of bird-themed applications to help you perform any creative task, from manipulating images, creating unique patterns and drawing [...]
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Posted 18 June 2007, by Aaron
So, you wanna be a designer, huh? Well, first things first - go out and spend a few grand on a Mac Pro, then splash another couple of grand on Adobe CS3. Once you’re set up, then you can start thinking about being a designer.
Unfortunately, we don’t all have endless reserves of cash to [...]
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Posted 14 April 2007, by Aaron
As I’ll be far too busy watching Manchester United thump Watford in the FA Cup semi-final to write a lengthy article today, just a quick link.
The guys over at Bittbox have compiled 25 reasons why you might be a hardcore graphic/web designer. If you want to while away five minutes and have a laugh whilst [...]
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Posted 2 April 2007, by Aaron
At the end of February I gave a sneak preview to a work in progress on a spoof advert - a mash-up of the dance scene in Napoleon Dynamite with the iPod nano ‘colours’ advert.
I’m pleased to report that I have finished adding the colour swooshes - a process that took me well over 20 [...]
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Posted 26 February 2007, by Aaron
I’ve been getting my teeth stuck into Adobe Premiere today, with my latest brief - to produce a spoof film trailer or advertisement. I’m probably going to do a couple of various on this brief - one a more serious advertisement for my iPod flex, with another, more tongue-in-cheek, spoof of the iPod nano ‘colours’ [...]
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