Archive for the 'art' Category

• 04.20.08 60% of world’s paintings come from one village in China
  
  "A single village in China is responsible for cranking out 60% of the world's paintings. The overwhelming majority of the paintings are slavish reproductions of famous paintings. The artists doing the work are very talented, however, and an organization called Regional asked some of the artists to paint themselves. The results are incredible. Dafen is a village surrounded by the thriving metropolis of Shenzhen, and the origin of most of the world’s reproduction oil paintings..."  read on
  
  posted in industry, art, trade, china, culture, economics
• 02.25.08 Autodesk Developers Win Oscar
  
  "Autodesk developers of Autodesk Maya Fluid Effects System have been awarded Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Autodesk developers Duncan Brinsmead, Jos Stam, Julia Pakalns and Martin Werner were recognized with Technical Achievement Awards for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid Effects System at the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards ceremony held earlier this month..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, art, autodesk, software, innovation, design
• 02.17.08 Autodesk Splits 3ds Max 2009 For Games, Designers
  
  "Autodesk has announced that with the forthcoming release of 3ds Max, it will be splitting the release into two products, 3ds Max 2009 Entertainment, for game and movie producers, and 3ds Max Design 2009, for architects, designers and visualization specialists. Both versions will offer new rendering capabilities and improved interoperability with other products like Revit, as well as additional time-saving animation and mapping workflow tools..."  read on
  
  posted in architecture, market, art, united states, autodesk, design, information technology, software, gaming
• 02.11.08 Super Bowl XLII: Digital Artists Tackle Commercials With Autodesk Solutions
  
  "More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. technology. Autodesk's visual effects, editing/ finishing and 3D modeling, animation and rendering software were used to deliver computer-generated imagery, including digital animals and environments. "With a viewership of over 97 million people, this year's Super Bowl commercials have exceeded expectations and delivered the inspired entertainment we look forward to year after year," said Karim Salabi, Autodesk Media & Entertainment vice president of marketing..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, market, art, autodesk, software, advertising, information technology, innovation, media
• 02.05.08 Autodesk Wins the National Television Academy Awards for 3ds Max and Maya
  
  "Autodesk announced today that its Autodesk 3ds Max software and Autodesk Maya software for 3D modeling, animation and rendering have won Technology and Engineering Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in the Gaming Category of Visual Digital Content Creation Tools and Their Impact. Now in its fourth year, this category award recognizes pioneering efforts and breakthroughs in the gaming world..."  read on
  
  posted in autodesk, united states, art, software, innovation, gaming, design, information technology, media

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