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2010 Speed Racer™ International Art Competition

September 7, 2010 By madbadcat 1 Comment

It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I watch cartoons. When I was younger I watched Looney Tunes in the afternoon and Saturday morning cartoons late into my college years. Later, weekdays 4:30pm was "time for Animaniacs" and my zeal for Yakko, Wakko and Dot infected the whole office causing the daily afternoon work stoppage. Now its Family Guy, South Park, Wallace & Grommett, and ,yes, Shaun The Sheep. So I was immeditely drawn (***groan**) to the recent(ly found) … [Read more...]

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A Story About iPhone Game Development

October 26, 2009 By Bradley W. Lewis 3 Comments

Developing for the iPhone is a bit of a shift for me; in more ways than one. I spent ten years climbing the career ladder towards bigger projects, bigger budget titles, bigger studios, etc. But when I found myself taking leave of the million dollar projects and high profile studios and joining up with a little 3 man startup iPhone app company, I had no idea the very next rungs on the ladder would be some of the most challenging and rewarding of my career. Now just before I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Digital Lifestyles, Graphics, Profiles Tagged With: animation, apple, midway software

Its Easy (and maybe even free) To File An Extension!

April 14, 2009 By madbadcat 1 Comment

If you have to file an extension because «gasp!» it's April 14th April 15th, you haven't even started to sort though the shoebox containing your receipts, and the last time you downloaded a bank statement was July 2008, don't panic. File An Extension. Here are some ways to file for that extension. 1. Mail in Form 4686 (available for download from the IRS). You can determine where to mail it by visiting this IRS webpage. 2.File it online by clicking on one of the following … [Read more...]

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Understanding Seth Godin Laterally

January 30, 2009 By madbadcat 1 Comment

I admit it. I am a malcontent, an outsider, and, as a result, a snob. It may be a result of my nomadic childhood, or maybe it is a result of ADHD addled brain, but I embrace my space. I am not agoraphobic but rather, misanthropic. After years of struggling with my better nature, I can finally confess that my belief system is best triangulated by the Buddha, a samurai, and Harry Lockhart. I don’t play well with others. I fake it fairly well though, but hate myself for it later. I just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Featured, Media, The Not-So-Daily Edition Tagged With: arts festivals, bill weaver, black hat, Brian Clark, Harry Lockhart, HGTV, ikea, seth godin

A Different Look at Creativity Part II: the social media mix

December 10, 2008 By TheArtistsCenter Leave a Comment

Before we go any further… I want to point out that what I am describing here is a process, a way of looking at how we create whether it involves groups of people or individuals and what we need in the way of tools and environments to support us along the way. The concepts and processes are not linear or pretty and admittedly leave lots of room for further exploration and development. Let’s get going.. Now that we have the creative spectrum somewhat sketched out let’s see how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ArtWorks, Commerce, Media Tagged With: artwork, ArtWorks, mac, TheArtistsCenter.com

San Diego Comic-Con 2008: Part 2

October 24, 2008 By Alicia Vogel Leave a Comment

My professional agenda for Comic-Con was fairly simple: Soak in the visuals, get a general feel for the industry and do some basic networking. With this in mind, here are some useful tips I learned along the way on how to take advantage of the convention: Bring a highlighter. You'll need it to track the three-ring circus of panels. Comic-Con often has an online schedule in advance of the convention, so it's possible to do some pre-planning. But it does change/update … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Digital Lifestyles, Media, Panels & Gutters & Zip Ribbons, Sequential Art Tagged With: comics, filmmaker, Mark Millar, Mike Mignola

Drawing on my Computer…

October 23, 2008 By Wendy Arnold Leave a Comment

One of the most amusing things I feel about my job is the lack of knowledge most people have of it. I often have people ask what I do for a living. If they know I office out of my home then I their fist vision of me is sitting around in my PJs watching opera with a diet coke in one hand and letting my nails dry on the other. I may or may not have a computer sitting next to me, but most likely not or else it would be in the way of those feet I am propping up. For some reason, it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Digital Lifestyles, Hardware, Software, Workflow

Employment Adventures

October 13, 2008 By Bradley W. Lewis Leave a Comment

Or One Way To Become A Game Designer Sunday night. The phone rings. It’s my boss John. “Brad, do you want the good news or the bad news?” Freeze frame. Okay, so to explain what’s going on here, I had been pacing back and forth since Saturday. A phone call from John means one of several things. Either my game project’s cancelled, or I am laid off, or the whole company’s shut down. It’s nervous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Digital Lifestyles Tagged With: id software, midway software

Internet Radio’s 1st Live Music Festival

September 8, 2008 By madbadcat 1 Comment

Internet radio is taking another step forward as a legitimate entertainment medium this month as the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System's IBS Student Radio Network by Backbone (IBS-SRN) launches the Web's first live music festival. IBS-Palooza, Internet radio's first live multi-venue music festival, will be webcast simultaneously by WIBS, iTunes Radio, and participating colleges' website, September 19th through the 21st, 2008. Broadcast Schedule available here. … [Read more...]

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Aikido Al’s Comic Con Slideshow

August 13, 2008 By Alicia Vogel Leave a Comment

San Diego Comic-Con 2008: Mostly highlights of the vast Exhibitor's Hall, with some additional shots of around the convention area. … [Read more...]

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San Diego Comic-Con 2008

August 11, 2008 By Alicia Vogel Leave a Comment

Part 1: Yikes! (an overview) "Geek is good" said Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly and EW.com Senior Editor on Friday's Entertainment Weekly's Filmmakers panel. That's the second impression you get after the initial shock of the sheer size of the convention. It is about 200,000 of your closest friends. This year was the first Comic-Con that sold out entirely through pre-registration. The central core of Comic-Con is "comics." In … [Read more...]

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