sunday, may 23rd, 2010
After a week of [sorta] hard work, I've finally completed MY DESK IS 8-BIT, the first piece of animation I've actually put online that wasn't for a client.
As the description on the project page says, the idea for the piece came to me when I tried envisioning a full-fledged video game in the form of stop motion animation, perhaps made with colored blocks like Legos or something. In the process of answering that question, I created a video game from scratch, wrote a good minute or two worth of retro-style chiptune music, designed a handful of sufficiently bleepy-bloopy sound effects and then dumped it all into a blender.
Whether the results are of any worth isn't for me to say, but it's pretty much exactly what I envisioned when the idea first hit me. I'm toying with some plans to continue exploring this technique on a larger scale, but we'll see how that pans out. I have plenty of print work to keep me occupied for a while.
friday, may 21st, 2010
Diego Guevara was nice enough to interview me for his excellent blog. Thanks, Diego!
monday, may 17th, 2010
The formula is finally complete. The right paper, the right toner, the right this, the right that, whatever. I've got the first batch of AMV prints in my hands and I couldn't be happier with the results. I still have to get the store itself off the ground, and there are some extras I plan on including that will take a little longer to produce as well, but the biggest hurdle—the product itself—is behind me.
This particular batch was made for a very specific customer, so it doesn't reflect the selection that will be available in the store, but it certainly shows off the insane quality of these prints. The colors are vivid without being oversaturated, the details are as crisp as you can imagine and the paper is fantastic: uncoated stock with a special matte UV coating that results in the slightest hint of weight and sheen without being glossy or reflective.
I plan on having selections from Circuit Bent Type, Urban Cartography, Pavement Loop, The Imprint and perhaps a few others at launch. If you're interested in anything I don't carry, drop me a line and I'll decide if it's worth adding. The prints are purchased in bulk, of course, so I can't simply offer everything on demand, but I'll try to accommodate what I can.
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