http://awritings.com/ Essays and other writings by Jose Manuel Riveros en jose@awritings.com Copyright 2011 2011-11-25T21:31:23+00:00 http://vimeo.com/31235283 There is a lot to like about this graphic novel inspired CG animated short by Damian Nenow. (via @davidstripinis) 3D Graphics, Visual Effects, 2011-11-25T21:31:23+00:00 http://inessential.com/2011/11/22/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) Readability, Web Design, 2011-11-25T20:51:48+00:00 http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/11/why-sopa-endangers-americas-internet-leadership.ars Timothy B. Lee writes on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the U.S. government’s aggressive copyright enforcement efforts. Copyright, 2011-11-25T20:40:03+00:00 http://blog.typekit.com/2011/10/20/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. Typekit, 2011-10-20T19:14:37+00:00 http://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/Web-Exclusives/2011/Invisible-CG-effects.aspx Uncharted Territory’s Volker Engel, Marc Weigert and Rony Soussan discuss the making of Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous and their collaboration with eyeon Software. Film, Visual Effects, 2011-10-20T19:03:51+00:00 http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/art/ct-ent-1013-art-billboards-20111012,0,7756227.story 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. Art, 2011-10-17T20:36:56+00:00 http://www.luxology.com/store/riggingmastercourse/index.aspx Modo has released an interactive rigging training series of 26+ hours of keyword searchable videos with indexed chapter markers. Instructor is Richard Hurrey. 3D Graphics, Modo, 2011-10-11T21:47:00+00:00 http://expressionengine.com/blog/entry/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! ExpressionEngine, Web Development, 2011-10-11T21:29:04+00:00 http://www.petapixel.com/2011/10/10/sneak-peek-at-the-crazy-image-deblurring-feature-coming-to-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. Photography, Visual Effects, 2011-10-11T21:16:26+00:00 http://boingboing.net/2011/10/11/jean-luc-godards-weekend-1967-returning-to-theaters-in-a-new-35mm-print.html Jean-Luc Godard’s mercurial 1967 film, WEEKEND, is being shown in theaters in a new 35mm print. If you love cinema, go. Film, 2011-10-11T20:48:54+00:00