Designer Niki Brown has an interesting data visualization and CSS experiment online called Bananas & Coffee. Quite a unique way to present a set of otherwise unexciting data…something to keep clients on their toes!
Are you curious about Adobe CS4? Check out this free 70-page superguide, published by Creative Studio (CAFE). It always seems like Adobe makes their Creative Suite software as polished as possible, yet every 18 months they release a new version that always surprises and delights.
[via CreativeTechs]
To those who have been avidly following Photosynth, this isn’t a surprise. But to those who have initially glossed over this technology or didn’t hear about it at all, watch this video of Microsoft Live Labs Architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas demonstrating an early version of Photosynth in May 2007.
Photosynth analyzes a group of digital photos and combines them into an interactive 3D model. The demo above uses images taken from flickr, though you can create a model with just your own photographs, too. This technology was released to the public in August 2008, though unfortunately (but predictably) only to PC users. Microsoft claims that Mac access is currently under develepment. This powerful technology is definitely worth following!
As a freelancer, or anyone who has side projects knows, promoting yourself and your work is one of the most important aspects to exciting and sustaining work. Check out Spoonfed Design’s list of 15 websites to promote yourself. Not bad, and reminds myself that I need to update all my portfolios.
I can’t wait for the release of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium, rumored to ship June 12. Not only will there be a ton of new features as in every release, even tighter integration across applications, and…
…Mac compatibility, so those Final Cut Pro users can see what Premiere Pro is all about. I started using Final Cut Pro 6 years ago, and had to switch to Premiere Pro for work to match their work flow. I haven’t stopped using one over the other, but Premiere Pro is easy to learn, and I’ve since preferred it over Final Cut Pro just as a matter of personal preference. They are equally capable.
I’d be interested to see what Mac users thought of Premiere Pro!
[via Studio Daily Blog]
