My Self Promotion Flash Animation

BAA Self PromoJust to let you know it has sound so just incase you dont want people hearing it or you speakers are turned. Just a friendly warning, theres nothing bad.Well I thought I would give it a shot. I tried doing it in Flash CS3 which is better than the old Flash, but I wish i could have done it in Motion or After Effects, but sadly my computer does not have these programs that i speak of. Thus i have to get by with Flash which isnt a bad thing but not as easy or nice looking, but who knows. So here it is, designed first in illustrator just because I am more comfortable with illustrator than with flash, and then animated in flash. So enjoy and tell me what you think. thanks. Brett

2advanced

I think alot of designers and people have heard of this company, but Im going to talk about them anyway. They are amazing, not only their art but also personally they're are really cool. They came to Laguna a month or so ago because one of their offices is located near by. But just the way they act and how kind of laid back but still very serious and professional, exactly who I want to work for and how I want my future company to be. Basically if you havent seen their site, its amazing www.2advanced.com. Great animations and flash work that I can barely think of trying to make. They have done a lot of work for Ford and video games with companies like Nintendo. Just awesome stuff, they also have a blog that they are trying to work on but with their busy schedules as you can imagine they havent really gotten around to it, but whos to blame them, they're just trying to be even better www.plat4um.com. Anyway once you look at their website their skill level speaks clearly to you. I can only hope to become one of the people on that team of artist and programmers. One in particular is Eric Jordan, he is an all around crazy man that does nothing but art, and well it shows. He knows more about just about every program than I can think of. He also during his spare time, is a dj. He has free music on www.neverrain.com. More amazing stuff, and the music clips are like an hour or more long. Good free stuff. So here is another person helping 2advanced get free advertising, since they dont get enough. Daily Update: For once in my life I am excited to go back to school, of course its art college but hey you nevver know. So today I was fortunate enough to be able to go back, and went to my Artistic Anatomy. I didnt really know what to expect other than drawing the anatomy of the human body, but basically it was and is going to be awesome. I can already tell that figure drawing after this class will be much much easier. haha. As you can tell im excited so far. I'll tell you how tomorrow goes with Western Civilization and Fundamentals of Painting. Talk to you then. Brett

yourdesignforums.com

This I found recently and is great. If your into graphic design, illustration, motion graphics, anything like that this is a great website. And one that I have been searching for. Its nice to lear from people that have more experience than you and can give you the advice that you need. Absolutely wonder. So far anyone that is looking for a forum about computer design this is the place to go, its not very big but its getting there. http://www.yourdesignforums.com/ Brett

Beach Adventure

Here is the latest in my photography. Went to Corona Del Mar with some friends. Shot these pics, if you want to see more contact me and ill send you something.

Graphic Design Websites You Should Look Into

Now over the years, which hasn't been many, I have come across some great inspiring websites. There is no particular order, they all have their advantages and what not. Its up to you to decide which one works better with you.

http://www.semipermanent.com/sc/ - a great place to show off your work for free. You may not win but hey you get your name out there.

http://www.stocklayouts.com/Default.aspx - this is a great place to just get inspired. Sometimes when your just not able to think of anything, here you can find something that will work.

http://www.totaltraining.com/ - every once in a while you can find that they have great free tutorials on all of the programs that you use. In addition, if you buy their videos you will not be disappointed. Some of the best tips and tricks that you can think of they will show you.

http://www.layersmagazine.com/ - another place to get free tutorials. The magazine that they produce is fantastic. Lots of good advice and tips on how to use photoshop, illustrator, indesign, golive, dreamweaver, flash, and some video editing software.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm - fantastic place to find free everything adobe. Somethings you will find you have to buy, but for the most part they offer great free plug ins.

http://www.kirupa.com/- tons of tutorials that can help you with any of your problems with web design.

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/ - great place to find interesting tutorials on using photoshop.

http://www.planetphotoshop.com/ - great place, recently redesigned, to find tutorials and materials to help you with your photoshop needs.

This section is all about places to get inspired

These are some of the websites that I enjoy looking at. Being able to see what people in the same field are doing to make a living.

http://www.amnesia.com.au/site/index.html

http://www.brandnewschool.com/

http://www.schematic.com/

http://www.domanistudios.com/

http://www.weworkforthem.com/

So hopefully this will help you get on your way to bigger and better things.

Trip to the LA Zoo

Well recently my friends and I went on an adventure to the LA Zoo. Quite fun if I do say so myself, tons of opportunities to get some good pictures. So here are a few that I thought looked good.

Picture
1. Here is my friend petting a ginny pig.
2. A Kangaroo, looks like he is surrounded by darkness or evil.
3. A Hippo, i like how the water reflects everything.
4. Has to be one of my favorites. I love how the light is shining.

So there is a summary of my trip and some pictures to go with that. Enjoy.