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DVD Reel: Interface Design

August 30th, 2008 Discussion {0}

To go along with a new edit of my reel, I needed to create a new DVD to present it. I worked quickly to get this done, since

Towards Romanticism In Computer Animation – 3. Contemporary Industry

March 31st, 2008 Discussion {0}

In the decade since Toy Story (1995), Pixar’s work has continued to dominate the computer animation medium, and the studio is often given credit for leading the industry

Towards Romanticism In Computer Animation – 2. Origins and Inheritance

June 19th, 2007 Discussion {0}

Establishing a Romantic perspective on computer animation requires a deep and critical understanding of its basic principles and origins, as well as a framework of its artistic history

Towards Romanticism in Computer Animation – 1. Introduction

June 12th, 2007 Discussion {0}

Abstract
Computer animation today faces many challenges. Dominated by visually homogenous commercial content, obsessed with realism and simulation, and unduly beholden to the conceptual and visual limitations of its

Deliberate Regression – Talk Notes

May 23rd, 2006 Discussion {0}

- Talk Notes, 23.05.06
Introduction
I’m Neal Ellis, and this morning I’ll be talking to you about the Honours research I’m doing this year, on the application of Romanticism to

Maya Interface for Artists?

May 22nd, 2006 Discussion {0}

Thanks to Maria for letting me know about a fantastic paper by Casey Alt from Stanford University, on Alias|Wavefront’s Maya software and how artists & designers interact with

Deliberate Regression

May 19th, 2006 Discussion {0}

I’ve been preparing my notes for an upcoming presentation on my honours research, which has had the function of forcing me to sum up my work in a

Honours Thoughts

March 12th, 2006 Discussion {0}

Well, it’s certainly been a test for my brian to sort out precisely what my thesis and project will be about; it’s not as easy as coming up

Graphical Newsmaps and Drawings

March 8th, 2005 Discussion {0}

An interesting experiment in aggregating RSS news feeds into a sort of online visual representation of stories and what’s recieving the most coverage:
http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
A similar but less detailed and