“Try something open source”
I guess I totally missed out on it, because it was apparently released on February 12 this year. Anyways, today, I tried something open source – the “new” (if you can call it that…) Firefox 3.0. First of all, it looks MUCH nicer than the older Firefox. As for Internet Explorer, it’s not even worth comparing. After using this “new” Firefox, I think it’s safe to assume that I am never going to use IExplorer again. Ever.
The Advantages of Firefox (from my experience):
Video streams much much faster. Whenver I watch a TV show or something online, it always suggests Firefox, because of the faster streaming capabilities, as opposed to Internet explorer.
Next, it looks a million times better. I especially like the blue buttons, and the awesome colour scheme. It’s so visually appealing.
It has much better parent filtering. If you are a parent, and want to make sure all the sites that your kids are going on are “safe”, then use Firefox. The new foxfilter is so much more efficient at blocking “harmful” sites than the archaic methods used by Internet Explorer.
I find this next one very useful. When you click on a link from your firefox browser, firefox opens that page in another tab, whereas Internet Explorer is defaulted to open in another window. Even if you change the settings, Internet Explorer still has problems opening your links in another tab, rather than in another window.
Lastly, and this is very important, as I’ll explain soon, is that Firefox’s logo is sooo much better than Internet Explorer’s. Firefox has a nice little fox wrapped around in a circle, and it looks really nice, against the blue background. On the other hand, Internet Explorer has this big ugly “e”. How creative is that? And it’s so annoying to look at too. Think about it, if you are going to be clicking on an icon for the rest of your life, everytime you want to open up a web browser, which one would you want to click? A big old bland “e”, or a nice fox that looks like it’s on fire?
HM
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Web Designer by T.A
Web Designer
Web page design is a process of conceptualization, planning, modeling, and execution of electronic media content delivery via Internet in the form of technologies. You can make approximately 50,000 to 180,000 dollars per year in this career. I am interested in this career because I like designing web sites I think I can get lots of experience from it and I would really like to do something that I want to do. I am influenced by my uncle for this career. He gets $85000 per year and the respect he gets in this profession is amazing.
Courses to take in high school for Web Designer
Advanced Functions
Calculus and Vectors
English (ENG4U)
Cisco
Grade 11 Computer and Information Science is highly recommended
Grade 12 M Computer and Information Science would be and asset
Other required. (Might be useful)
strong performance in a programming course such as Grade 11 or 12 Computer and Information Science or equivalent;
strong performance in a programming contest;
significant work experience;
Skills you need for being a Web Designer:
• Team Player that has good project leadership • Attention to detail (test, test, test for function) • Multitask & work with tight deadlines • Strong communication skills, written and oral • Organized & Analytical • Strong design skills
Web page design is a process of conceptualization, planning, modeling, and execution of electronic media content delivery via Internet in the form of technologies. You can make approximately 50,000 to 180,000 dollars per year in this career. I am interested in this career because I like designing web sites I think I can get lots of experience from it and I would really like to do something that I want to do. I am influenced by my uncle for this career. He gets $85000 per year and the respect he gets in this profession is amazing.
Courses to take in high school for Web Designer
Advanced Functions
Calculus and Vectors
English (ENG4U)
Cisco
Grade 11 Computer and Information Science is highly recommended
Grade 12 M Computer and Information Science would be and asset
Other required. (Might be useful)
strong performance in a programming course such as Grade 11 or 12 Computer and Information Science or equivalent;
strong performance in a programming contest;
significant work experience;
Skills you need for being a Web Designer:
• Team Player that has good project leadership • Attention to detail (test, test, test for function) • Multitask & work with tight deadlines • Strong communication skills, written and oral • Organized & Analytical • Strong design skills
Animation - by HM
Animator
There are many different sub careers in the main field of animation. These include Character Animator, who interprets animatics and scripts. They use the materials to create the performance of 3D characters in models. Game designers especially create the performance of 3D characters and manipulate motion to simulate it into their games. 3D character animators must have a good understanding of physical and emotional performance. Another branch of animation is a modeler. Using the preliminary drawings of a designer’s drafts, a modeler creates the 3D geometry that animators that will later use to create motion. A animation team may be broken up into different positions, including character modeler, prop modeler, and environment modeler. Other subfields include texture artists, who work with animation texture and manipulate photographs of real-time textures, lighting artists, who apply a lighting scheme to characters, schemes, and other animation aspects. Yet other types of animators include a previsualisation artist, as well as a Technical Director, which is basically the glue that holds the team together.
Generally, in order to get into the animation field, you need to successfully complete a full Visual Arts and Design course in university or college. Each program varies from university to university, but generally, it is a requirement that a mandatory Visual Graphics and Art be completed. One such university, which has a very strong program, is the Vancouver Film School, which has quite a unique, yet effective method of preparing their students for animation. All universities will earn you a Diploma of Animation, whether it’s 3D animation, or others.
Below is an example of something that you could do with animation, made by a recently graduated student, from VFS. Check it out, to see a sample of animation.
http://www.vfs.com/gallery.php?id=1&category_id=47&project_id=902&show=all
The average salary of an animator ranges from about 45 000 to 60 000 dollars a year, and that’s only an average job.
One of the BEST, or arguably THE best animator in the modern day is Pixar. Their animations have had revolutionary advancements, including crystal clear precision, and even more innovative features. Tim Burton, another VERY famous designer, is looking to work with pixar, and make his films even better. Tim Burton is quite a famous animator, and is known worldwide for his famous films – The Corpse Bride. Pixar is quite inspirational. When you see their animation, and it’s professionalism, you feel enlightened, and still amazed, and are inspired to do something even relatively close to what they achieved. Plus, it is tons of fun to do animation, because of all the things that you can control. This is one of the reason I passionately love working with Adobe Flash CS3.
- posted by HM
There are many different sub careers in the main field of animation. These include Character Animator, who interprets animatics and scripts. They use the materials to create the performance of 3D characters in models. Game designers especially create the performance of 3D characters and manipulate motion to simulate it into their games. 3D character animators must have a good understanding of physical and emotional performance. Another branch of animation is a modeler. Using the preliminary drawings of a designer’s drafts, a modeler creates the 3D geometry that animators that will later use to create motion. A animation team may be broken up into different positions, including character modeler, prop modeler, and environment modeler. Other subfields include texture artists, who work with animation texture and manipulate photographs of real-time textures, lighting artists, who apply a lighting scheme to characters, schemes, and other animation aspects. Yet other types of animators include a previsualisation artist, as well as a Technical Director, which is basically the glue that holds the team together.
Generally, in order to get into the animation field, you need to successfully complete a full Visual Arts and Design course in university or college. Each program varies from university to university, but generally, it is a requirement that a mandatory Visual Graphics and Art be completed. One such university, which has a very strong program, is the Vancouver Film School, which has quite a unique, yet effective method of preparing their students for animation. All universities will earn you a Diploma of Animation, whether it’s 3D animation, or others.
Below is an example of something that you could do with animation, made by a recently graduated student, from VFS. Check it out, to see a sample of animation.
http://www.vfs.com/gallery.php?id=1&category_id=47&project_id=902&show=all
The average salary of an animator ranges from about 45 000 to 60 000 dollars a year, and that’s only an average job.
One of the BEST, or arguably THE best animator in the modern day is Pixar. Their animations have had revolutionary advancements, including crystal clear precision, and even more innovative features. Tim Burton, another VERY famous designer, is looking to work with pixar, and make his films even better. Tim Burton is quite a famous animator, and is known worldwide for his famous films – The Corpse Bride. Pixar is quite inspirational. When you see their animation, and it’s professionalism, you feel enlightened, and still amazed, and are inspired to do something even relatively close to what they achieved. Plus, it is tons of fun to do animation, because of all the things that you can control. This is one of the reason I passionately love working with Adobe Flash CS3.
- posted by HM
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Field Assignment 2 by HM
Apple – “Gamma” Commercial
Web link: http://www.apple.com/itunes/ads/
"Review a Commercial"
This ad features a very upbeat song called “Shut up and Let me go” by The Ting Tings. It is a very effective ad, not only because of the high end graphic design, but also the sort of signature format of apples new set of ads.
As most are already, because Apple has done an extremely good job at advertising it to the world, Apple’s advertisements always have people dancing to some music. One of the signature things they always do is get people to dance in front of a green screen, and then edit the video so that they appear to be just silhouettes dancing, with some features coloured in, so that the people dancing are instantly recognizable, if they happen to be famous (for example, the Apple Eminem commercial). This ad also follows this sort of standard – there are a bunch of silhouettes dancing. One additional thing that apple does is that the people dancing follow the beat of the music, just as it is done in this ad.
One of the huge improvements that Apple has made is the background on which the people are dancing. Before, it used to just be a plain coloured background, and simply black silhouettes. Now, the silhouettes have added features, and the background is much more complex and better looking. Firstly, there are tons of random, yet purposeful shapes flying around, as the people dance. This creates a very nice visual effect. The shape’s vast colours also complement that of the background, as well as the person.
All in all, the many different elements (including music, people dancing, background, shapes, movement of people, background, and other things, colour, and many other elements) work very well together to create a unified, harmonized commercial, that make it just that much more effective.
By HM
Web link: http://www.apple.com/itunes/ads/
"Review a Commercial"
This ad features a very upbeat song called “Shut up and Let me go” by The Ting Tings. It is a very effective ad, not only because of the high end graphic design, but also the sort of signature format of apples new set of ads.
As most are already, because Apple has done an extremely good job at advertising it to the world, Apple’s advertisements always have people dancing to some music. One of the signature things they always do is get people to dance in front of a green screen, and then edit the video so that they appear to be just silhouettes dancing, with some features coloured in, so that the people dancing are instantly recognizable, if they happen to be famous (for example, the Apple Eminem commercial). This ad also follows this sort of standard – there are a bunch of silhouettes dancing. One additional thing that apple does is that the people dancing follow the beat of the music, just as it is done in this ad.
One of the huge improvements that Apple has made is the background on which the people are dancing. Before, it used to just be a plain coloured background, and simply black silhouettes. Now, the silhouettes have added features, and the background is much more complex and better looking. Firstly, there are tons of random, yet purposeful shapes flying around, as the people dance. This creates a very nice visual effect. The shape’s vast colours also complement that of the background, as well as the person.
All in all, the many different elements (including music, people dancing, background, shapes, movement of people, background, and other things, colour, and many other elements) work very well together to create a unified, harmonized commercial, that make it just that much more effective.
By HM
Monday, September 15, 2008
Animation Blog
So this will be the site to post and share work, links, assignments, and assorted goodness.
http://www.gradientfx.com/
http://www.digitaldomain.com/
http://www.gradientfx.com/
http://www.digitaldomain.com/
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