August 30, 2009
August 29, 2009
Pete Emslie
The humble and talented Mr. Emslie, a Character Design Teacher at Sheridan College, displays his technique on video:

Here's more of Pete's wonderful work: Cartoon Cave

Here's more of Pete's wonderful work: Cartoon Cave
August 28, 2009
August 27, 2009
August 26, 2009
David Carson
Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery -- for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. Sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks through a gorgeous (and often quite funny) slide deck of his work and found images. David is the "grunge typographer" whose magazine Ray Gun helped explode the possibilities of text on a page. Watch his talk on TED:
The Making of Your Favorite '80s Movie Besides 'Ghostbusters'
Remember that movie with the kids and pirate boat you liked to watch so much as a kid? The Goony, I believe it was called. Well, now you can see the difficulties director Richard Donner had in working with a cast of children in this 1985 making-of featurette. It looks like this film was probably Donner's most difficult shoot until Maverick, when the white hot chemistry between Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster was surely a distraction to all involved.
Phew, They Missed! No, Wait, I'm Cut to Pieces
No more having to constantly switch out DVDs just to watch a constant string of scenes where someone gets cut apart so precisely that there are several seconds of stunned silence before the person falls apart at the slice lines! If I ever suspect I've been cut to pieces, I'm going to immediately start trying to move around. I'd rather fall apart prematurely than look like I'm the last to know that my torso is no longer connected to my legs. This montage makes indulging that base desire a breeze:
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