What if Photoshop could be used to cook? An awesome stop-motion video of cookies being made in Photoshop.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Friday, April 10, 2009
the eco zoo :: find+share
The EcoZoo. A cute interactive website that utilizes fun 3D graphics to educate viewers about energy conservation. The user is about to view things from all angles, and can sometimes reveal details they hadn't seen previously.Oh...and a new vinyl toy has been added to my collection:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Summer projects.
DIY Munny Dolls!
A little project I've taken up between work and studying this summer.
I've completed two so far:
A little project I've taken up between work and studying this summer.
I've completed two so far:
[original working sketch]
[original sketch]Prang Air-Hardening Clay
Model Master Enamel Paint
Black Sharpie
Thursday, May 15, 2008
_"look this way."
Statement:What are these people pointing at?
Everything in our world is united by a single, vast sky. With Photoshop, I just shortened the space between points A and B. So when you point up at the sky, you could be pointing at virtually anything.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
_orphan works legislation
As aspiring artists and designers in today's world, we have to learn to contend with numerous aspects in regards to our personal and professional lives. Thus far, my main concerns have always mostly centered about meeting deadlines, process documentation, craft and the like.
But in recent months, I've been following a very disconcerting development in the creative works copyrights field that one of my former speech and debate team members directed me towards.
It's called the Orphan Works Legislation, a proposed bill which seeks to change current US copyright law; something which has sparked intense debate both stateside and internationally.
What is the Orphan Works Legislation?
Currently under under US copyright laws, you do not have to resister your creative works in order to own the copyright. (Sometimes referred to as "passive copyright.") But essentially, you own something as soon as you create it. There are international laws that also support this. Currently, within these copyright laws, we are allowed to sue for damages should those copyrights be violated, in addition to fair value.
However, the Orphan Works Legislation would drastically change that. Potentially under the bill, NOTHING you create is protected, unless you register it with a commercial registry. The real kicker in this? None of these registries artists currently exist. Additionally, the bill states that the registries would be run by private sectors, thus raising the potential for there to be numerous registries, rather than a single official channel.
Now, questions many are probably asking now: who and why?
Who was this legislation written by?
Orphan Works was started by 8 law students and a law professor named Peter Jaszi at American University, who wants to overthrow the idea of authorship, because "individuals are small and creations by them should be owned by the public" because they're influenced by the public.
Why is this legislation being proposed?
According to the bill, Orphan Works is here "to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for limitation of remedies in cases which the copyright owner cannot be located, and for other purposes." To free up "old works." (In cases where artists have died, abandoned the work, etc.)
While the ends that they want to achieve might be justified, the means in which they seek to accomplish this are definitely not.
But by reading the bill, you can easily deduce another reason for this; and this brings out the fatal pessimist in me. Simply put: it's all about money.
Let's say in a hypothetical situation that this bill was indeed passed, and all artists would have to register all works they made in order to have copyright protection. In the US alone, there are millions of artworks being made each year. If the creators of those works want copyright protection, they'll have to pay a registration fee. You can imagine the enormous profit that could be potentially made from this.
There's also a recent radio interview with Brad Holland of the Illustrator's Partnership, discussing numerous issues this legislation could have.
In the end, it is artists like us who will be hurt like this. It's not fair, and no matter how you wish to sugarcoat it, it's nothing more than petty theft. It's a slap in the face for artists and designers alike. It does away with an artist's right to exclusive right to copyright - it reduces the work we make to public domain, up for fair use.
Orphan Works Further Links:
Orphan Works @ Blogspot
OW at ALA
ASMP
US Copyright Office
House of Representatives Hearing
But in recent months, I've been following a very disconcerting development in the creative works copyrights field that one of my former speech and debate team members directed me towards.
It's called the Orphan Works Legislation, a proposed bill which seeks to change current US copyright law; something which has sparked intense debate both stateside and internationally.
What is the Orphan Works Legislation?
Currently under under US copyright laws, you do not have to resister your creative works in order to own the copyright. (Sometimes referred to as "passive copyright.") But essentially, you own something as soon as you create it. There are international laws that also support this. Currently, within these copyright laws, we are allowed to sue for damages should those copyrights be violated, in addition to fair value.
However, the Orphan Works Legislation would drastically change that. Potentially under the bill, NOTHING you create is protected, unless you register it with a commercial registry. The real kicker in this? None of these registries artists currently exist. Additionally, the bill states that the registries would be run by private sectors, thus raising the potential for there to be numerous registries, rather than a single official channel.
Now, questions many are probably asking now: who and why?
Who was this legislation written by?
Orphan Works was started by 8 law students and a law professor named Peter Jaszi at American University, who wants to overthrow the idea of authorship, because "individuals are small and creations by them should be owned by the public" because they're influenced by the public.
Why is this legislation being proposed?
According to the bill, Orphan Works is here "to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for limitation of remedies in cases which the copyright owner cannot be located, and for other purposes." To free up "old works." (In cases where artists have died, abandoned the work, etc.)
While the ends that they want to achieve might be justified, the means in which they seek to accomplish this are definitely not.
But by reading the bill, you can easily deduce another reason for this; and this brings out the fatal pessimist in me. Simply put: it's all about money.
Let's say in a hypothetical situation that this bill was indeed passed, and all artists would have to register all works they made in order to have copyright protection. In the US alone, there are millions of artworks being made each year. If the creators of those works want copyright protection, they'll have to pay a registration fee. You can imagine the enormous profit that could be potentially made from this.
There's also a recent radio interview with Brad Holland of the Illustrator's Partnership, discussing numerous issues this legislation could have.
In the end, it is artists like us who will be hurt like this. It's not fair, and no matter how you wish to sugarcoat it, it's nothing more than petty theft. It's a slap in the face for artists and designers alike. It does away with an artist's right to exclusive right to copyright - it reduces the work we make to public domain, up for fair use.
Orphan Works Further Links:
Orphan Works @ Blogspot
OW at ALA
ASMP
US Copyright Office
House of Representatives Hearing
Friday, March 21, 2008
![[original working sketch]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/magicianyuke/Kimiko-sketch.jpg){kind=link}
![[original sketch]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v643/magicianyuke/munnydesign.jpg){kind=link}
Sunday, February 3, 2008
misc:: pepper harmony illustration
"Pepper Harmony"
Sketched in Flash, Gradients added in Illustrator, final modifications done in Photoshop.The last of the personal projects I did over winter break - inspired by Stanley Lau's Pepper Project.
Current workspace layout:
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