January 2012
16 posts
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New Web Site for LARP Group Twilight Realms →
Although Shared Creation focuses extensively on Internet based creativity there is a certain rightness in looking at the real world too. LARP seems to bridge the both the digital and the real.
LARP is consenual group story telling - everyone agrees to a framework of behaviour and uses it to take part in the telling of a story. Its part a very modern idea, part a very ancient idea. The bridge...
Why Authors should talk to book bloggers →
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Why Pirating Creative Software is not a good idea →
Stealing creative software may bring you more problems than solutions, worse still it may not help you be more creative
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Fantastic Image Colourisations →
Are you ready for a WOW moment? The type that occurs when you look at something and your mouth just hangs open and you go Wow!
That’s what happened with these skillful and beautifully imagines colourised photographs. I remember bad attempts at this back in the 80’s, but this work takes colourising a photograph to a whole new level
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First SF Film Shot in Space →
Apart from being a world first - it also shows off the importance of agreeing deals before using other peoples stuff. Something of massive importance to independent film makers. Its great to be a guerilla film maker, but unfortunately there is a time and place for it.
Lets hope this film comes out soon. Over 3 years is a long time in limbo and its sure to be a hit on the Internet.
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Creative 366 Project →
A nicely done photo a day project. A good use of Google+ too. Combining a good many of Google+’s features to create a really nice project blog.
Steam Punk Sculpture →
The posting calls it steam punk, and I mostly agree with that although there is a cartoon like quality to many of these that I can’t just put my finger on. Take a look and see what you think.
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Discovering Independent Authors →
Bookcast launched in October last year with the aim of supporting independent authors. The timing is good. As electronic book readers become more popular, the possibility for writing and selling a book minus an publisher and printing deal becomes easier and easier. The problem as always though will be discover. You need people to know about your work, and Bookcast with its news, reviews and...
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WatchThis piece of beautiful, which I also find somewhat moving, captivating and ethralling hsa been placed on Vimeo as part of the Adobe Reel Challenge Group which exists to showcase work being created using Creative Suite 5.5. You’ll find plenty other highly creative work in the showcase. It might be and advertising ploy, but its is also finding some really special artists
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Art from Dried Rice Leaf an Cottonwood Tree →
I never heard of using these materials for art before, that was until the artist followed me on Twitter. So in the spirit of new discovery here is a link to his shop
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Writing Rules You Should Break →
Writing creatively and for business are two entirely different things. These rules are about improving business writing. However I’m adding these in as something useful as there are times when creative writers must write in a more business like way, be it to propose a project, document something on web site, or do a press release. Even if you don’t write you may find these rules...
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Web Design Tool Case →
You might wonder why I’m recommending you to a blog about web site design? It’s a very fair question. If you take a good look at Web Design Tool Case you’ll find that it is not just a technical codex. Its full of inspirational design material.
Very handy if you want to create a web site to support your great works, and very handy if web creation is your thing and you want to...
