Paths of Hate (Damian Nenow)
There is a lot to like about this graphic novel inspired CG animated short by Damian Nenow. (via @davidstripinis)
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The Pummeling Pages
Brent Simmons on the poor user experience of actually reading on the web. Most notably on sites that are meant to be read, like the websites of publications. (via @DaringFirefeed)
Why SOPA endangers America’s Internet leadership
Timothy B. Lee writes on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the U.S. government’s aggressive copyright enforcement efforts.
New from Typekit: Faster font browsing
Typekit releases the first of many improvements to the Typekit website, including the ability to more easily browse thousands of fonts. I do like the new look and feel of the presentation of the library.
Computer Graphics World: Invisible CG effects
Uncharted Territory’s Volker Engel, Marc Weigert and Rony Soussan discuss the making of Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous and their collaboration with eyeon Software.
Project splashes art on digital billboard for I-90 motorists
David Morrison uses roadway billboards to promote visual art at the macro level. The Chicagoland iteration of the Billboard Art Project is on view through Oct. 23.
Rigging Master Course: Interactive Training Series for modo 501
Modo has released an interactive rigging training series of 26+ hours of keyword searchable videos with indexed chapter markers. Instructor is Richard Hurrey.
ExpressionEngine 2.3 and Improved User Guide Released
EllisLab released ExpressionEngine 2.3, along with an improved ExpressionEngine User Guide. I am most happy about improved pagination that can be customized. Yes!
Sneak Peek at the Crazy Image Deblurring Feature That May Appear in Photoshop
At the Adobe MAX 2011 event, Adobe gave a sneak peek into an advanced Image Deblurring feature that may appear in an upcoming version of Photoshop.
Jean-Luc Godard’s WEEKEND, 1967, returning to theaters in a new 35mm print
Jean-Luc Godard’s mercurial 1967 film, WEEKEND, is being shown in theaters in a new 35mm print. If you love cinema, go.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
A good example of responsive web design. The site is a film resource that assumes a bias towards older, often unpopular, and sometimes unknown films that merit a second look. (via @RWD)
Photojournalists turn to the iPad to tell their stories
Olivier Laurent talks to four documentary photographers who have embraced the iPad to tell their stories, letting them bypass traditional media altogether. (via dpreview.com)
CSS Hyphenation
Trent Walton describes his experience with the CSS property for paragraph hyphenation. I am still using hyphenator.js on this site, but CSS hyphenation looks like a cleaner implementation.
Samuel L. Ipsum: Placeholder Text Generator
I admit to having used this NSFW placeholder text generator which parodies a character from Pulp Fiction. More interesting than Lorem Ipsum. (via @DaringFirefeed)
John Landis Explores Evolution of Monsters in the Movies
In his new book Monsters In The Movies: 100 Years of Cinematic Nightmares, John Landis explores a century of cinematic creatures. (via @boingboing)
First Drafts: How Sam Abell Makes a Photograph
A video interview with National Geographic photographer Sam Abell about his year-long quest to find the perfect image of bison skulls for an essay on American painter Charles M. Russell.