On April 4th, the New York Times posted a cover story on what author Sam Anderson calls “stupid games.” Yes, Sam Anderson has openly labeled Angry Birds, along with its posse of mobile games with similar simple and addictive experiences, as “stupid games.” He has even gone as far as to trace back the lineage of “stupid...
The Behance Student Show Gallery supports emerging design students by getting their work in front of creative professionals who can offer advice, critiques or even job positions. And best of all, membership is free!
When Adobe announced its suspension of Flash Player development, it became clear that there would be a shift to development using HTML5. In a short time, this triggered a wave of change to Web site (from big business to personal) and mobile app and gaming development. Now HTML5 has found another niche to fill and another industry to invigorate:...
Reading is transitioning from print to the screen. For many, the convenience and transportability of devices like the Nook, Kindle, iPad, and even smartphones outweighs the pleasure found in the tangible aspects of a physical book.
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Don’t be fooled by the expensive-looking lens attached to that iPhone you see from across the park. It's not a professional camera--it’s a professional lens that can be attached to a phone!
The Icelandic musician Bjork has created something with her most recent album that may be the next step in the evolution of music experience. Fusing technology and melody together into an innovative multimedia project, Bjork's new album “Biophilia” can be listened to, watched … and played with.
How do you revive an ad campaign to a loyal audience without abandoning or simply repeating a key character--and while still meeting expectations? Old Spice and advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy found themselves in this very situation in the fall of 2010. The viral and heavily followed campaign “The Man Your Man Could...
Accessing stock images has come a long way since the 80s. Thirty years ago, when stock houses began creating categorized collections of ready-to-use photographs, stock photography was considered a breakthrough for publishers. Unfortunately for designers of the time, though, using stock meant spending countless hours weeding through thousands of negatives in a physical collection, which kept the use of...
When we see something explode on screen, we don’t always think about all the work that went into creating that scene. But of course, the amazing visual effects in today's Hollywood blockbusters are often created by complex software programs. Vancouver-based Cebas Visual Technology is a developer of visual effects software that has been getting major attention...
