Hector Macleod – the art of Glass
Hector Macleod is a dynamo. Owner of CG and post-facility Glassworks, he helped set-up Click 3X in NY when he was 27, and reckons post-production is all in the art.
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Telly dangerous
If the PC is for when our brains are turned on, and the TV for when they’re turned off, would both together be a disaster for our creativity?
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Broken Saints
It’s been billed as the greatest animation series of all time – and now it’s reached the final chapter. Broken Saints takes Flash to a higher level.
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Top 20 movie posters
From Metropolis to Memento, classic film posters are an underappreciated form of graphic design. We celebrate the best.
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The Mill
One of the biggest names in VFX talks Oscars, diplomacy, and the future effects of Doctor Who.
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Sky Captain and the G5 of Tomorrow
Kerry Conran reveals why he used Macs for everything from pre- to post-production.
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Sex in Design
Birds do it, bees do it, and even designers and brand agencies do it. Yet is the overt use of sex in design and branding falling out of fashion?
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The bigger picture
With the kit available today, it's possible to recreate the thrill of the cinema in the comfort of your own home. It'll cost a little more than a trip to the multiplex, though.
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10 things to know about Tiger
Tiger, the latest upgrade to Mac OS X, is preparing to pounce in early 2005, and it's already shown some of its stripes.
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Shaun of the Dead
The Pavement bring the dead to life in the animated menus for the DVD of 'the romantic comedy with zombies'.
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Video without wires?
Wireless video streaming sounds fun, but, in its current form, it's still a whole lot easier to wander down to Blockbuster if you want to rent a movie.
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Triangles MTV VMA promo
To promote the MTV Video Music Awards 2004, MTV and Converse’s idea for a promo with a strong graphical look that highlights this year’s venue of Miami, was brought to life by Triangle Television.
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Blindsided by design
The Disability Discrimination Act will come into force on October 1 this year – and will have a huge impact on how we should, and could, design accessible content.
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The Chronicles of Riddick
Double Negative reveals the creative tricks behind the top visual effects it created for the sequel to Pitch Black.
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Viral Marketing
A viral marketing campaign can make or break a brand. It can increase a company's cred, but it has to be something special to have an impact.
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Cimex
Top interactive media agency Cimex looks back at its ten years in the industry and reveals the secrets behind its many award-winning elearning projects.
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MillTv's First Olympians FX
From digital environments created from 3D models and detailed matte paintings to digital crowds and 3D horses, MillTv goes for FX gold.
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Living the nightmare
It’s now ten years since Doom stunned the gaming community and appalled the moral minority. And with the release of Doom 3, the creators at id Software have pushed the boundaries of PC gaming.
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PDF creation
Adobe’s PDF format has been with us for a while, but it’s only in recently that it has become central to the printing industry. Digit looked at what the PDF revolution could mean for you.
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Top 20 visual-effects pop promos
Pop videos are now valued in many cases as a higher art form than the music track they are helping to promote. Digit reveals the increasing role of VFX in their creation.