Country Album Sales Dropped 16.3 percent in 2007 Jan 5, 2008
No country music or acts appeared among the Top 10 bestselling digital songs, digital artists, digital tracks or digital albums. Country fared well, however, within the list of the Top 10 bestselling artists and albums during the SoundScan era, a period that began in 1991 and is based on actual instead of estimated retail sales. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
CORRECTING and REPLACING 2007 U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.4 Billion Jan 4, 2008
2007 TOP TEN SELLING DIGITAL ARTISTS. (combines all versions of the same Song:01/01/2007-12/30/2007). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Googling for Your Grade Dec 27, 2007
"Actually, we don't call it being online famous; we call it 'famo,'" says Wilkinson, who conceived the "Internet Famous" course along with friends and semi-famo digital artists James Powderly and Evan Roth. The trio came up with the idea after realizing that their online strategies for distributing and promoting their own art would one day become essential tools for emerging 21st century artists trying to break through the static. (Time.com)
Photo Gallery: "Giant Skeletons" Fuel Web Hoax Dec 15, 2007
The image was lifted from Worth1000, a Web site that hosts contests for digital artists. Created by an artist using the alias IronKite, the picture placed third in a 2002 competition titled "Archaeological Anomalies 2," which asked contestants to create a hoax archaeological discovery. (National Geographic)
Call for Artists: Residency Opportunity at Artists Enclave Nov 16, 2007
I-Park announces its eighth season hosting The Artists Enclave. Artists residencies, self-directed/project oriented, will be offered from May through November 2008. (AbsoluteArts.com)
For Roger Avary, bringing 'Beowulf' to the screen was no mean feat Nov 16, 2007
Their performances were then sumptuously rendered by digital artists based on their actual movements - as Sir Anthony Hopkins (Hrothgar) put it, "This is us on the screen under the veneer of computerized paint. So we look like works of art.". For the film's hero, the paragon of physical virtue and precursor of such legends as Paul Bunyan and Superman, the filmmakers chose a man who is 50 years old and - as he is quick to point out in his rough East End baritone - "a little out of condition." The... (San Francisco Chronicle)
SceneCaster and Turbo Squid Partner to Offer 3D Premium Content to Consumers Oct 10, 2007
SAN JOSE, CA, Oct. 10 /CNW/ - Virtual Worlds Conference - SceneCaster and Turbo Squid Inc., home to the world's largest collection of 3D products for sale to professional markets, today announced an agreement to enable digital artists and 3D modelers represented by Turbo Squid to offer free and premium pay-per-use content to SceneCaster and Facebook users. "SceneCaster is a compelling community for talented 3D artists who wish to extend the reach and value of their cutting-edge digital content... (Canada Newswire)
Storming teacups a labour of baby love Sep 27, 2007
Despite the apparent flippancy of her work, Cheang is one of the world's most highly regarded digital artists. Her works have been commissioned and collected by the Guggenheim Museum, and Baby Love has already exhibited in Tokyo, Taiwan, Melbourne and New York. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
All grown up Sep 20, 2007
Many digital artists revel in the opportunity to invite the viewer to interact rather than be a passive observer, and some art works today are akin to video games. Experimenta, the media-arts biennial exhibition, is back in Melbourne and among the offerings is Immersion, an interactive 3D experience. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
See more from Siggraph. Aug 3, 2007
Digital artists can duplicate nature in minute detail. So now what. (Variety)
Toon Boom Studio 4 features redesigned interface Jul 31, 2007
Toon Boom Studio 4 was created for the ground up for animators, featuring tools for digital artists and artists who prefer to work by hand then scan in their animation. It features lip synching functions, 2D to 3D space conversions and publishing capabilities for TV, HDTV, the Web and iPod. (MacCentral)
Intel improves dual-core chip to protect its notebook share Jul 20, 2007
Intel is selling the new Core 2 Extreme X7800 processor to PC vendors now, and claims it will reach store shelves within two weeks, boosting performance for the hard-core gamers and digital artists who now use notebooks powered by Intel's Core Duo T2600 ... Intel launched a dual-core chip for high-end notebook users hoping to reach gamers and digital artists Intel Corp. launched a dual-core notebook chip for high-end users on Monday, continuing an effort to defend its share of the fast-growing... (ARNnet)
Intel improves dual core chip Jul 17, 2007
Intel is selling the new Core 2 Extreme X7800 processor to PC vendors now, and says it will reach store shelves within two weeks, boosting performance for the hardcore gamers and digital artists who now use notebooks powered by Intel s Core Duo T2600. The company encouraged vendors to push even faster performance by opening the chip s speed protection locks, allowing them to overclock the processor for even faster operation. (MacCentral)
Artprice and ADAGP Sign an Agreement Strengthening the Digital Economy and Copyright Jun 25, 2007
It currently represents 48,000 visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, architects, master glassmakers, digital artists, etc. more than any other in this field. (PR Newswire)
Headhunter for digital artists stakes its claim in the Bay Area Jun 20, 2007
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
This Bridge is best uncovered Jun 17, 2007
The digital artists from The Lord of the Rings trilogy bring the images to life without overpowering our ability to imagine Terabithia along with Leslie and Jesse. Bridge to Terabithia makes the 1991 weepfest My Girl look juvenile and underdeveloped. (Boston Herald)
Doug Jones always stretches into character Jun 13, 2007
The man with the moves: Doug Jones gave digital artists what they needed to bring the Silver Surfer to life. Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. (USA Today)
It's art Jim, but not as we know it Jun 5, 2007
Although we can't answer on behalf of this renaissance legend, digital artists today feel that their art isn't taken seriously enough. Digital artists feel that traditionalists think this new age work is easy to do ... But as the digital artists see it, it's merely a progression of art. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
* Art Taipei pulls out all the stops May 24, 2007
net, which features the work of well-known digital artists such as Kuo I-Chen (), Tao Ya-Lun (), Wang Ya-Hui (z) and Yao Jui-Chung (). Besides the fair, there is a series of lectures on Saturday and Sunday: "Artistic Literature and Life" by Yeh Fang; "Decoding of Contemporary Chinese Art" by Terry Huang (); "Another Vision: Trends and Tips of Photography Collection" by Michael Chen (); "Whose Dress Talks! Contemporary Art V.S. Dress Code" by Hu Chao-shen... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Disney dives into Marin May 1, 2007
The funky industrial design appeals to digital artists' sensibilities, said Johnnie Pruitt, a recruiter for gamemaker , a subsidiary of , which leases 65,000 square feet at Hamilton Landing and would become the second-largest tenant if Disney moves in ... The presence of existing digital artists is another draw. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
e frontier Announces Poser Exporter and Content for New 3D Layer in Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) CS3 Extended Apr 5, 2007
About e frontier America, Inc. e frontier, Inc., and its subsidiary companies publish and distribute computer graphics software for digital artists and hobbyists worldwide. Their software includes Poser, Shade, Manga Studio, Anime Studio, MotionArtist and Amapi Pro. (PR Newswire)
They've got the whole world in their hands Mar 2, 2007
The works of eight digital artists from six different countries will be displayed at the gallery through Saturday, March 31, and area residents will have an opportunity to meet them. Randy Richmond, an ArtSpace artist, said many of the artists will participate in a Webcast conference during the opening day reception for the exhibit. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Your Face, Immortalized Feb 17, 2007
The resulting image file was then passed along to a row of digital artists who primped and tweaked it before sending it to the rapid prototyping machine that would ultimately generate my miniature bust. (My data could have been further enhanced using a SensAble Technologies , a , and its accompanying FreeForm software. (Wired News)
Softimage Announces Availability of SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6 Dec 22, 2006
Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., develops innovative 3D character creation and effects tools to animators and digital artists in the film, broadcast, post-production and games industries. Its product line includes SOFTIMAGE|XSI, the most advanced 3D animation and character creation software for next generation games & film, and SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT, the first production for lifelike facial animation, SOFTIMAGE|CAT(TM), a complete character animation system plug-in, and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Miniatures, practical effects remain center stage in CGI age Dec 12, 2006
Using models also frees up digital artists to work on effects that have to be done in CG and kept the production pipeline moving quickly, he says. "X-Men: The Last Stand" faced a similar schedule, starting and finishing production in almost exactly one year while also going through a director change six weeks before shooting. (Variety)
e frontier Announces 3D Earth Model and Space Shuttle for Educators, Students and Science Enthusiasts Dec 7, 2006
com e frontier, Inc., and its subsidiary companies publish and distribute computer graphics software for digital artists and hobbyists worldwide. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan and has offices in Scotts Valley, CA and Boudreaux, France. (PR Newswire)
Savion's 'Feet' Nov 21, 2006
By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY Mumble, the pudgy penguin star of the animated hit Happy Feet, is voiced by Elijah Wood, who also lends him his plaintive blue eyes, and brought to life by a team of digital artists. As for the misfit seabird's tappy feats, that gift came courtesy of the hip-hop hoofer declared the greatest tap dancer who ever lived by the late Gregory Hines. (USA Today -- Life)
Bold HIV Prevention Campaign Claims 'Cure' in Three Cities Nov 11, 2006
HIVSTOPSWITHME.org has won two Webby's People's Voice Award for Best Health Care Website by the International Academy of Digital Artists. The campaign is designed and managed by Better World Advertising ( ). (PR Newswire)
* Expect the unexpected Nov 10, 2006
"We are bringing over some of the best digital artists in the world as part of a project to inspire digital art here. This is a different kind of exhibition and could [herald] the start of a new tradition." ... Paul de Marinis, artist and associate professor of studio art at Leland Stanford Junior University in California, said digital artists are "in a tradition rather than traditional" and believes if they introduce something that is different, then it has a kind of magical quality that can be... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hell.com gets a cool reception at auction Oct 28, 2006
org, an enigmatic collective of digital artists and creative visionaries, were using HELL.com as a private destination for their work. According to the site, HELL.com is a private parallel web not accessible with a Web browser. (MSNBC -- Business)
Analysis: iPod thrives, but so does the Mac Oct 23, 2006
The truth is, I ve been around creative people or digital artists my whole life, exactly the people that have always been Mac diehards, Dash said. And the fact that they acted like zealots was completely off-putting to me. (Macworld)
Art Of Digital Show: Juried by Hugh Davies Oct 6, 2006
According to the Curator, Steven Churchill, Our great love of this art form, and being digital artists ourselves, prompts us to pull out all of the stops in order to showcase a truly excellent presentation of digital art from around the world, to elevate and promote this art form, and to provide substantial benefits to the exhibiting artists through the significant exposure the Show will provide and through the sales revenue we will achieve for the artists ... Steven Churchill has been... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Oct. 2, 2006 Oct 3, 2006
The focus of Yotophoto however is on making 'open and copyleft' images available to educators, bloggers and digital artists. Consequently Yotophoto acts as a multi/meta search engine, scouring resources such as Flickr, Wikipedia, Stock. (Search Engine Watch)
Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max: 3D Tools of Choice for World Trade Center, Everyone's Hero and Other Blockbuster Films Sep 27, 2006
Using 3ds Max and Maya, digital artists created sophisticated 3D content for the live-action films Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and World Trade Center, and also shaped the fully computer-generated (CG) movies Everyone's Hero and The Ant Bully. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sony Pictures Takes an Animated Leap Sep 11, 2006
Unlike most animated movie studios, Sony Pictures will keep its hand in visual effects as a way to diversify its business and draw digital artists who want to work in both areas. The task of building Sony Pictures Animation has been handed to former DreamWorks SKG executives Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins, who have had pivotal roles at virtually every other U.S. animation studio. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Autodesk 3ds Max 9 Software Sep 3, 2006
Digital artists using 3ds Max 9 will gain improvements in core performance, productivity, and pipeline efficiency. 3ds Max 9 enables artists to manage the increasing complexity of 3D data sets, as also characteristics of next-generation game, film, broadcast, and design development. (Techtree.com)
e frontier Poser 5 3d Art & Animation Software Available for Free Sep 1, 2006
"We're excited to make this offer over the Labor Day weekend. We wanted to give digital artists an opportunity to experience Poser for the first time. A full suite of 3d art and animation products are available on ContentParadise.com," said Steve Yatson, VP of Content for e frontier. "This is obviously a limited time offer because of the high value of the software." Poser is the most popular 3d human figure tool available for 3d artists and animators. (PR Newswire)
Video game maker Konami closing Hawaii offices Aug 2, 2006
Marking the loss of what was once a major employer of digital artists in Hawaii, Tokyo-based Konami Corp. will close its video-game studio in Waikiki by year's end. Konami Computer Entertainment Hawaii executives would not say precisely why Konami is closing the facility, located in the Waikiki Galleria Office Tower, which once employed dozens of designers. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Autodesk 3ds Max 9 Software Accelerates Next-Generation Digital Content Creation and Design Visualization Aug 1, 2006
3ds Max 9 supports 64-bit technologies, providing digital artists with the tools for next-generation games development, design visualizations, and film and television visual effects production ... "Digital artists using 3ds Max 9 will gain improvements in core performance, productivity and pipeline efficiency. 3ds Max 9 enables artists to manage the increasing complexity of 3D data sets characteristic of next-generation game, film, broadcast and design development." "Autodesk 3ds Max is the tool... (PR Newswire)
Does \'Pirates\' new villain outshine Jack Sparrow? Jul 5, 2006
And even then, the prosthetics were only to gauge the correct distance between the keys and Nighy's face, so digital artists could add the actual squid later. At times, Nighy wished he could have been in costume with his fellow actors. (USA Today)
11 THINGS: SEEING FIREWORKS Jun 30, 2006
Digital artists Ben Wood and David Mark will also be projecting 200 years of San Francisco history on the face of Coit Tower at 9:30 p.m.. 3. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Tune in, turn on, chill out Jun 29, 2006
With Huang Po-chih's () strangely titled Flov"er, one can stop and, well, not smell, but see roses. The artist scanned 10,000 roses over a four-month period to make a work that is extremely time-consuming. Speed and time are relative terms as demonstrated in Chen Chih-chien's () Date Line, a work of digital photos of the Ximen area shot during a 24-hour period, then made into a 5-minute collage that used over 2.5 million frames to show the "now " and the "then" together. These... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Call for Artists: One Last Chance to Submit Jun 19, 2006
Haven't submittedto Inspired Art Fair 2006 yet. I have had a commission, and a solo exhibitionat Gallery 93 in London, which was televised on MTV's Base, on Trevor Nelson's show 'The Lick. (AbsoluteArts.com)
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Call for Artists: One Last Chance to Submit - Inspired Art Fair - absolutearts. Haven't submittedto Inspired Art Fair 2006 yet. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Kurnell protest sifts through dune's sands of time Jun 5, 2006
Artwork from more than 50 photographers, painters, sculptors and digital artists was also on show yesterday along the eastern shore of the peninsula. A DVD of the event, along with artwork, will be at Sydney's Mori Gallery from Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
WEB EXTRA: See Our First "You Review" For Poseidon May 13, 2006
If the lengthy list of credits is any indication, then Special Effects Supervisor John Frazier is the real hero, as are the dozens of technicians, digital artists and software engineers who participated in the creation of this film. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall during what must have been a heated debate over the effects of tsunamis versus rogue waves. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
DiGi's 'Gallery Without Walls' opens its doors May 11, 2006
KUALA LUMPUR: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd has opened a window for local digital artists to showcase their works. Gallery W/O Walls (or Gallery Without Walls) is a new service offered by DiGi in partnership with lifestyle magazine, Off The Edge. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
* Show me the money May 4, 2006
Most universities in Taiwan now teach courses on new media and are training new generations of digital artists, while high-tech companies such as Acer and Yageo regularly sponsor digital art exhibitions. Co-organized by the team who put together DiVA, a digital and video art fair that took place last month in New York, Ela-Asia will focus on new media art, video art, photography and film. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Call for Artists: June 25 Digital Landscape Exhibit Apr 24, 2006
All digital artists and illustrators are eligible to participate. Digital artwork categories include 2D fine art, computer-enhanced photography, computer-drawn art, and fractal art. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Autodesk at National Association of Broadcasters 2006 Convention: Creating the Whole Picture Apr 21, 2006
Digital artists use Autodesk's solutions to create and share assets across entire production pipelines, whether they are crafting movies, video games, television content or architectural designs ... Digital artists from Brickyard VFX, CBS Corp. Boston, Cutting Edge, Industrial Light , Mokko Studio, Pixel Blues, R. (PR Newswire)
Autodesk Introduces Discreet Inferno Visual Effects System on Linux Operating System Apr 19, 2006
The Discreet Inferno system enables the world's top digital artists in broadcast facilities, post-production houses and film studios to deliver extraordinary moving imagery ... The Discreet Inferno system is renowned for its interactivity, allowing digital artists to explore visual concepts with their clients in real time. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SXSW Interactive Web Awards Finalists Announced; Be a part of the Web Awards By Voting for the 'People's Choice' Award Feb 14, 2006
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Finalists in 16 categories have been announced for the Ninth Annual SXSW Web Awards, a competition designed to honor the digital artists and web developers who fuel the online world with creative energy and ideas. Winners in these categories will be announced on Sunday evening, March 12 at the SXSW Web Awards Ceremony, presented by Adobe. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Space geek' sees creations on IMAX screen Jan 29, 2006
Maas hired three digital artists - Aja Bogdanoff, John Niehuss and Benjamin Schweighart - and one computer programmer, Justin Wick, to work on the film. Bogdanoff said she knew little about the Mars rover mission, but that changed after seven months of work. (Star Gazette--Elmira)
GDC Partners With CGSociety to Launch Graphic Impact Art Competition Jan 13, 2006
"We are thrilled to host this competition and look forward to receiving entries in the three categories: Commercial, Team and Individual. The CGSociety is the largest group of digital artists in the world and this is the first time we have focused on the games community specifically. We are pleased to do this with the GDC, the leading game developers' conference in the world." ... The CGSociety is the society of digital artists ... It is the largest body of professional digital artists in the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Movies: Can Apes Win Oscars? Jan 8, 2006
This week the Broadcast Film Critics Association will hand a special award to Serkis and animators Joe Letteri and Christian Rivers for their work on "Kong." It's the first major honor for a CGI character, and in theory it could provide a template for a future Oscar in which actors and digital artists are cited as a team. Alas, this, too, is a long shot. (Newsweek--Periscope)
