Design

Gnomon Workshop DVD Releases

The Gnomon Workshop released two new titles this week on their Creative Production Pipeline covering character design and matte painting.

Artists Thierry Doizon (aka BARONTiERi) and Sebastien Larroude (aka Rainart) reveal their techniques using a myriad of tools including PhotoShop, Maya, ZBrush and Fusion.

The two new titles delve into the broad expanse of the creative process, from getting creative, researching, working as a team all the way through lighting effects and color correction.

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Design VFXWorld

'Spiderwick' as Brothers Grimm: Chronicling Alzmann's Concept Art

J. Paul Peszko talks to ILM's Christian Alzmann about the design of The Spiderwick Chronicle's Brothers Grimm fantasy world and the characters that populate it.

In Production | VFXWorld

Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Launches 3ds Max Ent. Software, Introduces 3ds Max Design 2009

At its annual World Press Days event, Autodesk announced two new versions of its Autodesk 3ds Max modeling, animation and rendering software -- the leading asset creation tool for game development. The company launched Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 software for entertainment professionals, and debuted 3ds Max Design 2009 software, a tailored 3D application for architects, designers and visualization specialists.

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Design Headline News

Clio Awards Names 2008 Executive Jury Chairs

The 49th annual Clio Awards, honoring creative excellence in advertising and design, today announced the industry leaders who will serve as executive chairs to head up juries for the Interactive, Design, and Radio categories.

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Animation Events

Larry Lauria Animation Workshops

Begins: January 28, 2008

Larry Lauria will be teaching two animation workshops at the Jepson Art Center, part of the Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia. The winter session dates are Jan 28-Feb 22, and the spring session dates are April 14-May 23.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Short Films

Game Events

Game Design Expo 2008

Begins: January 19, 2008

Game Design Expo is a two-day event hosted by Vancouver Film School (VFS), featuring lectures and panels with some of the top minds in all aspects of game design, including designers, producers, artists, sound designers, and writers.

Vancouver is the hub for North America

In Event Types: Conferences, Exhibits, Animation, Visual Effects, Other

Registration Open for January08 Term at fxphd

fxphd.com is offering 30 courses in the new January08 term (with classes beginning Jan. 14), including 11 new courses.

fxphd continues its production stream with courses on RED camera workflow and digital photography for vfx. They also have a new focus on motion graphics design this term, with three new mograph-centric courses. But they haven't abandoned their vfx/post roots and have new courses in Maya, Flame 2008 and Shake.

Highlights include:

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Design Events

Gnomon Workshop: Live!

Begins: December 1, 2007

The Gnomon Workshop will present its sixth workshop weekend, Dec. 1st-2nd, 10:00 am-7:00 pm, Sound Stage 15, next door to the Gnomon School of Visual Effects (1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, California, 90038).

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Visual Effects

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Design Headline News

Big Deal Struck with Korean Studio

Singapore production house Big Communications will team with South Korean character design shop Sieun Design to bring one of the Seoul firm's brands to TV, reports C21 MEDIA from the Asia TV Forum. RPENG BINI ("Penguin & Bunny") will be launched next April at MipTV, according to Big Communications MD Vincent Lim, who also said the show's two penguin and rabbit characters have already been licensed in Asia.

In Television, Television | Headline News | Special Events: MIP-TV | Geographic Region: All, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America

Design Events

Design Festa vol. 26

Begins: November 17, 2007

Design Festa, started in 1994, is a freestyle International Art Event where artists from all over the world can exhibit their creative talent. Design Festa is the biggest art event in Asia. The event features a wide variety of creative work, including painting, sculpture, fashion, installations, multimedia, film screenings, live music, and performance art. Design Festa is held twice a year at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan's largest exhibition venue. For more information, visit www.designfesta.com/.

In Event Types: Conferences, Contests, Discussion, Exhibits, Seminars / Workshops, Screenings, Animation, Documentaries, Features, Interactive, Live Action, New Media, Short Films, Visualization, Other

Adobe Calls for Entries for 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

2008 Adobe Design Achievement AwardsNew York, New York, USAMarch 2, 2008Deadline: March 2, 2008

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Universal Headline News

S4 Studios Goes to Xtremes for Universal HD Series Promo

S4 Studios has completed a new :20 3D-animated and live-action branding promo for Universal HD's XTREME SPORTS ZONE bloc of extreme sports programming. Directed and produced by S4 co-owner Geoffrey Kater for the client team of NBC Universal HD's SVP of Emerging Networks Dan Harrison and Director of On-Air Promotion Sarah Pierce, the initial promotions are focused on new series JEEP'S WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS and the AST DEW TOUR.

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Design Headline News

Karcher Design Taps wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 for Campaign

When San Diego-based creative firm Karcher Design was tapped by Corporate Sciences Corp. (CSC) to create presentation materials for its annual senior leaders conference in support of a new global initiative, it had a little more than four weeks lead time. To meet the challenge, Karcher Design leveraged wondertouch particleIllusion to create a state-of-the-art package of presentation elements, culminating in a seven-minute motion-graphics-intensive film.

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Concept Headline News

Gnomon Workshop: Live! Announced for December

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Design VFXWorld

Cross-Pollinating 'Bee Movie' With d-vis

Bill Desowitz gets an early peek at the new previsualization techniques developed by production designer Alex McDowell for DreamWorks' upcoming Bee Movie.

In Production | VFXWorld

Game Events

SCAD's smART Careers Outlook Roundtable

Begins: September 20, 2007

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is launching its first smART Careers Outlook roundtable with academic and industry thought leaders from the interactive design and gaming field. The group will debate industry trends and the impact on education and employment. Speakers include:

* Peter Weishar, SCAD's dean of the School of Film and Digital Media * Brenda Brathwaite, game designer and SCAD Interactive Design and Game Development professor * Bryan Godwin, senior art director, Electronic Arts * Scott Howard, network game product manager, Nokia

In Event Types: Discussion

Design Events

2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Begins: August 2, 2007

Adobe Systems is hosting the 7th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The program honors and recognizes the most talented and promising student designers, photographers, illustrators, animators and digital filmmakers from the world's top design, film, interactive and Web higher education programs. This year, the competition will accept entries from 30 participating countries.

In Event Types: Contests, Animation, Visualization, Visual Effects, Other

Design Events

Interface 2007

Begins: July 28, 2007

Interface 2007 is the first annual conference focused on digital media and game design. The event will include a lineup of industry speakers for students, educators and professionals to learn from. The conference will be held at the Troy Community Center at 3179 Livernios Troy, Michigan 48083. The conference and exhibits will all be held in the Banquet Halls. Exhibits will be open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. For more information, contact Kimberly Callery, game design program chair at IADT-Detroit, at kcallery@iadtdetroit.com(link sends e-mail).

In Event Types: Conferences, Discussion, Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Interactive, New Media

The Art Institute Of California - Los Angeles Part-Time Job Fair

Begins: July 25, 2007

The Art Institute Of California - Los Angeles is hosting a job fair for companies looking for part-time and freelance positions. Employers in the areas of animation, graphic design, interactive media design, game art & design and video production will be on hand. The event is free to employers. It will take place from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at 2900 31st St., Big Room, Santa Monica, California 90405. For more information, contact Cedi Alo Rajah at (310) 314-6087 or calirajah@aii.edu(link sends e-mail). For more information, visit www.bam.org/film/series.aspx?id=87.

In Event Types: Discussion, Exhibits, Animation, Features, Interactive, New Media, Television, Visualization, Visual Effects, Web / Internet, Other

Animation Events

Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design Technology's Glammies

Begins: July 15, 2007

The Glammies is a screening featuring the finest student work from this year's Animation and Computer Animation graduates at Glamorgan Centre for Art & Design Technology. The event will take place at the Cineworld Cinema, Mary Anne Street, Cardiff. The show is open to representatives from the animation, post-production, computer games and other related media industries. For more information, visit www.glamfest.net.

In Event Types: Screenings, Animation, Live Action, Short Films

Design Events

Videogame Design with OGRE 3D

Begins: July 4, 2007

Central Saint Martins Innovation is hosting a two-week workshop titled "Videogame Design with OGRE 3D." This course will explore the open source realtime rendering tool OGRE 3D (Object Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine) and the game engine Sauerbraten. At the end of the seven-day course students will have created a working demo which could function as a template to develop your architectural walkthroughs, videogames or an unspecified virtual environment.

In Event Types: Seminars / Workshops, Animation, Interactive

Studios Headline News

Helmintoller New S4 Studios Creative Director

Thomas Helmintoller joins S4 Studios in the newly created post of creative director. A specialist in graphics production for trailers, music videos, movies and home video packaging, Helmintoller designed air combat sequences of DER ROTE BARON (THE RED BARON), an international co-production being distributed by Warner Bros. in October 2007.

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Design Events

The Art Institue of California-Orange County Portfolio Show

Begins: June 13, 2007

The Art Institute of California-Orange County invites you to meet the graduating class of spring 2007

Wednesday June 13th 2007

Joe's Garage 36 Auto Center Drive Tustin, CA 92780

Employers, recruiters, and design professionals are all welcome to stop by (please bring your associates, as well) between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to meet the new talent graduating from The Art Institute of California-Orange County spring class 2007.

Portfolios and demo reels on display will showcase the work of graduates in the following in programs: * Game Art & Design * Graphic Design

In Event Types: Exhibits, Non-competitive Festivals, Screenings, Animation, Interactive, New Media, Short Films, Special Effects, Visual Effects, Other

Design Headline News

ARTVPS to Open U.S. Branch

ARTVPS, a leading developer of 3D rendering solutions, has expanded its operations in the U.S.

ARTVPS will initially employ a business development manager and a 3D specialist, who will start the operation from a new base in Los Angeles, but plans are already in place to extend operations to New York City and Chicago to address the scale of market and geography involved. ARTVPS is also looking to integrate into the U.S. Channel, forging new partnerships with resellers focused on selling both hardware and software rendering solutions.

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Design Events

Promax/BDA Europe 2007

Begins: April 23, 2007

PROMAX&BDA Europe covers the European work being done in promotion, marketing and broadcast design. The Europe Awards recognize the excellent work of promotion, marketing and broadcast design professionals in electronic media. For more information, visit www.promax.tv/emea.