Shock tactics
Ad campaigns designed to shock are on the rise – and while they may make some viewers write angry letters of complaint, shock advertising can achieve some stunning results.
Features
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Insight: Michael Freeman - Taking On the World
Michael Freeman is one of the world’s most respected photographers. A pioneer of visual-effects, he is an advocate of digital photography – and reckons that great photography comes down to one thing...Right time, right place.
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Eden FX - Hellboy
Digit feels the heat with a behind the scenes report on the visual effects for Hellboy.
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Design in 3D
After years of speculation, the 3D display might soon be upon us. Digit checked out the technological advances that could make it happen.
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DVDs up the pace
With blue-laser technology and double capacity DVD+Rs on the horizon, your DVD drive may soon be obsolete. Again.
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F.stop's CG/live action mix
Produced for the UK Film Council’s DV Shorts scheme, Hot Knife Digital Media blend CG with live-action in a tale of a mad scientist who invents a strange camera, and his robotic helper.
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watch whenever wherever
If the hype of a few years ago had come true, we’d all have chucked out the telly in favour of online video by now. Digit checked out when streaming video really will change our lives.
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Insight: Clement MokArchitect of the new design economy
Clement Mok reckons design is in decline – and the unstoppable world of business is forcing it to become a commodity. His message is simple... Adapt, or die.
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The 25 best album covers
It's caused anguish, joy, rage, and controversy at Digit Bungalow, but here are the titles we reckon are the greatest examples of album cover art ever.
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Gaming heaven
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is the major event of the year for the video games industry. Digit takes a look at the major developments at this year's show.
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Digital Actors Swing into Hollywood
Digit talks to the CG pioneers and effects makers about the march of the virtual actor.
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Web accessibility check list
Digit presents ten quick tests to check your Web site for accessibility from Webcredible.
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Insight: Reading Room
Accessibility and usability gurus, interactive agency Reading Room reveals its passion for keeping user interaction at the heart of Web site design.
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A Stunning remix
Design agency Stunning makes a music player interface for CD:UK online.
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Living dolls
Gamers demand realism, and with next generation consoles on the way, ragdoll physics technology is making lifelike human movement a reality.
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Throwback #1: Apple Macintosh
The Macintosh was the first affordable personal computer, and revolutionized the creative industry.
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Aardman boogies up for Robinsons TV ad
Aardman Animations unleashes jiving juice, painstaking created in Alias Maya and After Effects, in Robinsons Orange Fruit Squash commercial.
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Is everyone creative these days?
The digital doors of design and production have been thrown wide open with the tools of our trade now commonplace and accessible to all.
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Insight: Liz Citron - BIMA
From being a key architect in the rise of the new media industry to working as a user experience expert and chair of the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA), Liz Citron reckons the interactive industry is on the road to recovery.
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The 25 Best Effects Movies
The secret histories of the twenty-five best-ever movie special effects.