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  1. Syd Mead

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    / November 7, 2008 / Leave a comment
    Tweet After attending Syd Mead’s talk hosted by the Vancouver chapter of Siggraph, I have a new respect for the designer’s vision. The level of depth in his paintings becomes greater as the stories behind each work is revealed. From hand held rings where users can dial their euphoria, to...

  2. Food Fight by Stefan Nadelman

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    / July 17, 2008 / Leave a comment
    Tweet I’ve seen Stefan’s work in miscellaneous places, but Food Fight takes the cake. BoingBoing’s version of Food Fight adds some subtitles to identify the events being portrayed (for those of us that need to brush up on our history). After watching Food Fight, I immediately sought out some of...

  3. I Met the Walrus

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    / July 15, 2008 / 1 Comment
    Tweet I Met the Walrus is a wonderfully animated interview with John Lennon. When Jerry Livitan was 14 years old, he tracked down Lennon and interviewed him in his Toronto hotel room, almost 40 years ago. Youtube also has a high quality version.

  4. Paint Over Critiques w/ Steven Stahlberg

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    / June 10, 2008 / Leave a comment
    Tweet Steven Stahlberg’s paintover thread on CGTalk. Tons of pages here for me to checkout yet. Comparisons are definitely teaching me a trick or two about lighting. He’s really making the characters pop out.\ Starting on page 11, he started using animated GIFs in order to more clearly show the...

  6. Carlos Baena Interview

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    / June 10, 2008 / Leave a comment
    Tweet Carlos has been animating for 8 years now and most animators are familiar with his work. CGTalk has an “Meet the Artist” thread where he’s doing a little Q&A. I find his responses quite inspiring and would recommend checking it out. CGTalk’s Meet the Artist Unfortunately it looks like...