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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Pumas shoe race
Remote Films brings Puma’s Speed Cat trainers to life for Grand Prix-style race.
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Design Classic #2: Lego
Lego is the ultimate toy – a design classic that effortlessly blends a simple form and function with the potential to realize the creative imagination of youngsters. In its 46-year history, the Lego brick has never been bettered.
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Textual healing for designers
Hands up if you spend as much time checking copy as you do sourcing fantastic photography, weighing paper stock, and ensuring colour consistency.
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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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Timeline: Virtual Actors
Digit takes a look at the inexorable march of the digital actor through history.
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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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Evolutions relives D-Day in 3D glory
Documentary D-Day: The Lost Evidence uses CGI, re-enactments and archive photos to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
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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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How real do you want your reality?
With a steady, almost religious drive towards photorealism in animation and CG work, aren’t we in danger of losing out on something vital – art and our interpretation of the world?
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A Stunning remix
Design agency Stunning makes a music player interface for CD:UK online.
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Printing your cash away
Printing costs are getting ever-higher, so cutting corners could save you a packet. Here's a guide to printing on a shoe string.
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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.