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Minimalism. A New Approach for Adobe.

elaine — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:56:48 +0000

I’m an avid fan of Adobe software applications. I love the way Adobe products easily integrate with one another and facilitate efficient workflow. I have been a long time user of After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash – in fact, most of the applications in the Adobe Master Collection. Over the past few years, I’ve [...]

Cool Concept. Great VFX: Reunion X

elaine — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:29:41 +0000

My friend Mathias, a VFX artist, recently emailed to let me know about a project he’s been working on: Reunion X. It’s a cool concept. Their intention is to create a web-series – and eventually a television series that speaks to people on multiple levels. By creating an epic story of love and adventure, adding [...]

Daylite – The Little CRM That Could

elaine — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:24:55 +0000

I’ve tried a wide range of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions. From ‘cloud’ based applications, like Elements CRM, to the old tried and true like SugarCRM. Each of them had things I liked…as well as things that I didn’t like. For example, Elements CRM has a great user interface – one that is very inviting. [...]

The Oscars Missing Category: Title Design

elaine — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:24:12 +0000

I love motion picture title design. I love creating motion picture titles. I love looking at the work of amazingly talented title sequence designers like Kyle Cooper at Prologue, Karin Fong at Imaginary Forces, William Lebeda at Picture Mill, the work of yU+co. With the Oscar’s just around the corner, the question begs to be [...]

The future: more 1080p high-definition content online

elaine — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:46:09 +0000

High-definition 1080p content has been available for quite some time. But why haven’t we seen more content available online? Pirating. Major motion picture studios are worried about pirating. This in turn discourages them from making premium 1080p content available via streaming. But Intel recently announced a solution that will allow studios to be able to [...]

Setting the Stage for Beautiful Video: Flash Player 10.2

elaine — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:00:18 +0000

Adobe recently posted the beta for Flash Player 10.2 on Adobe Labs. As shown in a sneak peak just last month at Adobe MAX, Flash Player 10.2 beta with Stage Video can deliver brilliant HD video with dramatically little processing power. What does this mean to those of us in the video, motion graphics and [...]

I can name that movie in…

elaine — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:26:46 +0000

Are you a movie fanatic? How good are you at recognizing motion picture posters? Here’s your chance to test your skills. empireonline.com recently posted a movie poster quiz online. They give you one letter from the poster – you guess the poster. Give it a shot!

3 New press75 WordPress Themes Released

elaine — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:13:50 +0000

Press75 just release three new WordPress themes, to add to their fantastic collection. New themes include Attache, Vidley and Outline. To receive a discount on your themes, visit the Press75 website, and use the following promo codes: Buy 1 >> Get 1 for $25 Buy any one theme on Press75.com and get the second for [...]

Check it out: Vintage Ad Browser

elaine — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:56:23 +0000

If you’re into the history and art of advertising, you’ve got to check out the online Vintage Ad Browser. Here, you can explore ads from the 1800s to modern day. It’s quite entertaining!

My Take: Apple’s iPad and Flash

elaine — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:22:03 +0000

Stop and ask yourself – who does Apple's decision to not include Flash on the iPad really impact?