This is probably one of my favorite classes to teach, it’s not so much about the technical “use that tool” type stuff but about the why’s and what-for’s of logo animation. So much attention is given to the technical, that we sometimes forget why we like a logo, or why we like the “Sit Ubu, [...]

After reading an article in POST magazine discussing the idea of best practices for the visual effects industry, AND talking with Tom Shustack about best practices for our DIF members when working on independent films – it got me thinking.  Is there a best practices site? You know, one that has every industry for folks [...]

This project started out as a research project for my first class in pursueing my masters.  I wanted to make it a real world application of something rather than something I’m not ever going to look at again.  I had fun doing the project and I’m enjoying the new stuff I’m picking up in Flash [...]

Not too long ago I came across the Flash Video Gallery project on Adobe’s site, and although it was extremely cool, it was overkill for what I needed at the time. Well not anymore.  I needed a way to put my video examples online in one central place and still have enough control over them, [...]

Since it snowed about 6 inches here in Fairhill, I will not be in the office – and I would encourage everyone to go out and spend some time with the family in the snow.  It’s wonderful, even if you hate snow, your family will start playing together and having fun.  We invited our neighbors [...]