How to create a drag-and-drop Polaroid-style image gallery
Flash is officially no longer the go-to option for interactive effects on a website. Of course it’s still useful for many things, but where you simply want to create an interactive carousel or slideshow effect, JavaScript is increasingly the weapon of choice for the majority of web designers.
Taste for Toons
You don’t see it much anymore, but there was a time when the advertising industry went beyond sponsorship, to full blown integration. Never was this as clear as it get with animated cartoon shows. The sponsors were so engrained in to the industry, that they even saw themselves in the show. The biggest of the sponsors [...]
The Punx of Springfield
Fan artist Dean Fraser, who specializes in turning pop culture icons into characters from The Simpsons, draws as if he were the creator of the Simpson character design.
Meet Buck
Here’s something I found that I just HAD to share with you. It’s a great film from Team Cerf.
A Tale of Two Sales Teams
This post by Scott Miller gave me a chuckle. It was interesting to see a corporate sales reference played out with the cast of the Jetsons duking it out for corporate control. Check it out.
File Wars Episode IV: Any Hope?
As an instructor, you try to be as clear as possible when asking for files to be saved in a compatible format for grading. This task can sometimes stump the best of us. Fear not, my friends, for you’re in good company. Here’s what’s up: Most browsers have the necessary powers to view the most [...]
#$%! CS5 shipping in #$%! April 2010?!
That’s right. Adobe’s at it again. It’s upgrade time! You may wanna rethink that Christmas list. Feel like screaming? You better scream! This is so wrong! It’s too soon! Most of us are still working the kinks outta CS4! Hell, I know a dozen people who are still learning CS3! Somebody should do something! [...]
Marge Simpson Cover Pays Tribute
Jessica Rabbit may have been the sexiest drawn character in toon history, but Marge Simpson has the title of being the first toon to grace the cover of Playboy magazine. Her pose is not an original gesture, though. The cover pose is actually a double tribute. The original pose belongs to Darine Stern, the first [...]
A Sista in Da Mouse House!
This may not seem like much to most of you, but some of us have waited a long time for this moment. Disney, has finally produced an animated feature film with an African-American lead.
Conquering the Great Divide
Italian animator Hermes Mangialardo posted this cool animation entitled “Frontiers” expressing a simple way to conquer the final frontier. Enjoy.
















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