Edward Flaherty: Graphics

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:19:09 GMT

Creative Commons Filmmaking Remixes Modern Cinema. mjeppsen writes, "Filmmaking experiment A Swarm Of Angels aims to create and distribute the first collaborative film released under a Creative Commons license. The project is using community participation and funding to make a film that would traditionally cost $3–4 million for a mere $1.75 million. The entire filmmaking process will be collaborative, from Wiki-based script creation to community voting on creative and marketing decisions. Is this just a scheme by the filmmakers to get funding for a pet project, or is it Hollywood's worst nightmare? More importantly, can 'open-source films' develop into a sustainable financial model?"

[Slashdot]

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:50:03 GMT

Architects Using Z 3D Printing Technology (Z Corp.).

Z 3D Printing Technology Gains Momentum as Preferred Architectural Modeling Solution

From: Z Corp.
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:43:16 GMT

MIT on Comics and Micropayments. Snotty Pippen writes "Henry Jenkins, Chair of MIT's Comparative Media Department, has posted 'Comics and Micropayments: An Interview with Todd Allen.' Todd Allen is a professor/consultant with a book on the business of comics. The two discuss a number of online business models and web comics, ranging from the print-to-web migrants like Girl Genius and Finder to the print-to-web download of Flying Friar; the long tail as a driving source for reprints & back-issues; and PayPal's effect on micropayments. All-in-all, a fairly comprehensive round-up of the industry." [Slashdot]

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:47:34 GMT

And just where is VectorWorks heading?

VectorWorks Adds Location Planning Module (Nemetschek NA).

Nemetschek North America Releases Location Planning Module for VectorWorks

From: Nemetschek NA
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:45:42 GMT

Animation Module for VectorWorks Available (Architosh).

AnimationWorks 1.1 Animation Module for VectorWorks

From: Architosh
Type: News Report

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Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:41:39 GMT

Mobiles put the web in your hands. BBC Click investigates the new ways phone companies are trying to get us to access the net through our mobiles. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:18:28 GMT

YouTube offers "several RSS feeds for categorized groups of videos (such as recently uploaded, top viewed etc) as well as customized feeds for users and tags." [Scripting News]

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:01:48 GMT

YouTube Growing ... Like Cancer?. PreacherTom writes "The success of YouTube has been staggering: they currently field 100 million videos per day and have attracted the attention of influential people like Bill Gates, who may be planning his own video hosting service. However, growth does not always equal profitability. Incorporation of ads risks their very base. If that were not enough, like Kazaa, they struggle with the Damocles' Sword of Litigation hanging over their head each day while bandwidth and server costs continue to rise. Is this phenomenal growth only rapidly killing our favorite video warehouse?" From the BusinessWeek article: "YouTube could easily alienate its users by overwhelming them with ads. And the startup has to figure out how to attract a broader group of marketers by filtering more for copyrighted or offensive videos and by creating more channels of similar content. Aware of the risks, YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are moving slowly to ramp up advertising. They have been wary of asking viewers to sit through a 30-second ad before a two- to three-minute clip. Instead, YouTube is developing new formats, like ones rolled out in August that let marketers build their own video channels or pay to place a video on YouTube's popular front page."

[Slashdot]

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:57:33 GMT

New Generation 2006 of Allplan (AECCafe.com).

Nemetschek Presents New Integrated Solution for Layout, Component-Oriented Design, Visualization, and Construction Costing

From: AECCafe.com
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:09:52 GMT

Archicad 10 Supports Intel-Based Macs (Graphisoft).

Archicad 10 Runs Native on Intel-Based Apple Macs

From: Graphisoft
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:36:29 GMT

Non-photorealistic rendering...

Impression Coming to Autodesk Labs (AECnews.com).

Impression (Nee: Vespa) Coming Soon to Autodesk Labs

From: AECnews.com
Type: News Report

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:34:43 GMT

Radio Signal Spawns 'Alien' Art. Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats transforms an anomaly originally mistaken for an extraterrestrial transmission into an out-of-this-world abstract exhibition. Keith Axline reports from Berkeley, California. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:33:48 GMT

The Fabulous Reign of Photo Sites. Ballooning bandwidth brings an explosion of online picture trafficking. What are the best tools at your disposal? By Sean Hamilton Alexander from Wired magazine. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:27:57 GMT

Gallery: Crop Circles. Since showing up in English wheat fields 30 years ago, crop circles have become increasingly beautiful and intricate. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:27:18 GMT

Crop Circles Gain Perspective. The latest wheat-field artwork displays a complex, 3-D design and reignites the age-old debate about the origin of the farmland phenomenon: crafty humans or little green men? By Nigel Watson. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:25:45 GMT

VectorWorks User Wins Awards (Nemetschek NA).

VectorWorks User Kiss + Cathcart Wins Three Awards in The Green Building Competition for New York City

From: Nemetschek NA
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:20:12 GMT

Photos transformed into 3D model. Technology that can transform digital photographs to 3D will be unveiled at a conference. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:04:53 GMT

Disney design exec touts pen and paper (CNET News.com).

Disney design exec touts good ol' pen and paper

From: CNET News.com
Type: News Report

[CADwire.net - GIS industry news]

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:56:17 GMT

This is the future of our landscape photos...if you are not already there...

Photos: Vivid photos via HDR technique. High dynamic range photography helps you make up for a light-sensitivity shortcoming of your digital camera. [CNET News.com]

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:40:29 GMT

Ecko on Graffiti Culture. Street culture mogul Mark Ecko makes no apologies for capitalizing on an anti-establishment movement. By Sonia Zjawinski from Wired magazine. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:39:10 GMT

Bentley/Google SketchUp Collaborate (Bentley Systems).

Bentley and Google SketchUp Expand Conceptual Design Tools Available to Users of Bentley BIM Solutions

From: Bentley Systems
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:47:52 GMT

Crabzilla Takes Tokyo. A new DVD release from Japan brings DIY animation to the Tokyo monster-movie genre. By Brian Ashcraft from Wired magazine. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:46:57 GMT

Gamer Grads Pitch Next-Gen Games. New projects from USC's first Interactive Media graduates are a universe away from the usual commercial fare. By Evan Shamoon from Wired magazine. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:45:51 GMT

Rapid Design Visualization 2007 Released (PR Newswire).

RDV-Systems Launches Rapid Design Visualization 2007 for Autodesk Civil3D

From: PR Newswire
Type: Press Release

[CADwire.net - AEC CAD industry news]

Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:03:21 GMT

Test driving a cityscape. The world's cities are growing all the time and in France, some are being modelled by computer for the purposes of urban redevelopment. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]