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Entries categorized as ‘Experimentation’

minimilist movie posters (link)

October 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Categories: Experimentation · illustration

Green-Wood Cemetery Typography Animation for Digital Design

October 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The first project for Digital Design: a Flash animation using typography to visually describe Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, all in just over seconds.

I still have some changes to make before the end of semester, so consider it a work in progress.

Categories: DES 680 · Experimentation · Flash CS4 · Quotes · Videos · brooklyn · typography

Creating 3D Cloud Motion From a Still Image on Vimeo

October 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

In this tutorial, Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to take a 2D image of clouds and use it to create realistic 3D cloud motion, in just a few simple clicks. No cutting up of the image needed! This Tip was sent to us by Noel Powell after he watched our weather replacement tutorials.

Categories: After Effects CS4 · DES 680 · Experimentation · Videos

Animation of Stills in After Effects

October 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Animating stills using After Effects. This is useful for me to learn what is possible to do in After Effects when using still photos instead of video.

more about "Animation of Stills on Vimeo", posted with vodpod

Categories: After Effects CS4 · DES 680 · Experimentation · Videos

Motion Tweening in Flash CS4

September 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I have Adobe CS3 products on my personal laptop, but based on some of the new motion tweening capabilities in CS4, I will definitely be spending some time in the Pratt Computer lab with my type animation.

more about "Motion Tweening in Flash CS4", posted with vodpod

Categories: DES 680 · Experimentation · Videos

Flash in a Flash

September 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment

My upcoming DES 680 project is a Flash animation…but I am unfortunately no expert in Flash. In order to remedy this problem I’ve been watching this introductory video series from Adobe.tv: Flash in a Flash

I have an entire Flash learning book that I’ve read cover-to-cover, but when I’m learning new programs I really need to SEE the actions, so I find the videos much more helpful.

Here’s Episode 1 (of 6):

Categories: Beginnings · DES 680 · Experimentation · Videos · web sites

autobiography, part 2

August 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

autobio_2

Categories: Experimentation · autobiograhy · illustration · vermont
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autobiography, part one

August 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment

autobio_1

Part one of I’m not sure how many to come. These autobiographical illustrations will go into the “About Me” section, which you can reach from the tab underneath the blog title.

Categories: Experimentation · autobiograhy · illustration
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haiku

August 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

subway seat neighbor
blinking quickly in the glare
coral sweater set

Categories: Experimentation · Random thoughts · poetry
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