STREET VIEW: HOW IT WAS DONE

My previous post mentioned that I had actually driven behind a van with cameras mounted on its roof. The company's name had something to do with mapping so I assumed that it had something to do with Google Maps. I was wrong (unless it was another cmpany hired to do the job) as this is the tech and vehicle behind the Street View mapping system...I tell you. This looks sooooo much cooler than the mini-van and camera system I had seen.



Here's more information about it: CLICK HERE.

GOOGLE MAPS' STREET VIEW

If you haven't gone to Google Maps and played with the new "Street View" mode then do so now! About 4 months ago, while driving along Marine Drive in Vancouver, I found myself behind a van with 8 cameras mounted on its roof. I've been wracking my brain trying to recall where the van was from and the company name (wasn't Google) but I did think to myself that it was probably for this exact purpose.

DEER MAN OF DARK WOODS

Deer Man of Dark Woods is a skateboarder for The Barrier Kult and he's the featured skater in the most recent issue of Color Magazine.

Click on the above image of Deer Man of Dark Woods for the Google video of their first skate video. Here's DMODW's deck for Heroin Skateboards with the designer French. Below is the full line of BAKU boards.

ALL HAIL BAKU!

STAR WARS: CLONE WARS

Here's the link to the new CGI Star Wars television series "Clone Wars." Produced by my friend Sarah Wall and directed by another pal George Samilski! Congratulations you guys, good jorb.

MICHAEL PAULUS' CARTOON SKELETONS

Portland, Oregon (I think!?) area artist, Michael Paulus writes, "I decided to take a select few of these popular characters and render their skeletal systems as I imagine they might resemble if one truly had eye sockets half the size of its head, or fingerless-hands, or feet comprising 60% of its body mass." Check out the other 20 awesome renderings of his awesome renderings here!

Dr. Steve Brule on Fruits and Vegtables

STORM HAWKS

The wait is almost over. The highly anticipated pilot to Nerd Corps' latest CGI series Storm Hawks is here. This Friday, May 25th at 7:30 on the Cartoon Network be sure to tune in! I've had the pleasure of working on some of this and it is really well done. While watching some of the initial footage I kept shaking my head with awe. The art direction, the animation, the effects and the direction is awesome. The scripts are very good too and don't take themselves too seriously. They're quite a lot of fun. The "Supreme Commander" of Nerd Corps Ace Fipke (who is also the creator of Storm Hawks) once told me, " I don't want my show to take itself too seriously. I want my show to be fun. We're making cartoons here; kids can tell when the makers of the shows are having fun or not." Check out their new site (launched today) at Stormhawks.com
and see what I'm predicting to be one of the hottest properties around.

THE ART OF THOMAS ALLEN

This guy's work is pretty cool. He takes the cover art of various old pulp fiction books and kinda brings them to life. Click on the picture for more examples of his work.

Sumotori Dreams

I haven't laughed so hard in such a long time!!!

S DAY IS HERE!

Tim's 2nd Shrek Testimonial - Shrek.com

Tim and Eric Shrek the Third Promo

Conversations about Shrek

Eric's 2nd Shrek Testimonial - Chris Miller Did It!

GOT MILK? THE GAME pt.2 -- BEHIND THE SCENES

In an earlier post this week I mentioned something about some goofy on-line board game brought to you by the fine upstanding people of the California Milk Commission (or whoever). Being a goof myself, I just naturally believe that everything in the world that I see is CGI! Seems like I could be wrong on that. Check this out! Click this link to go behind the scenes of this kooky marketing campaign.

BABY V COBRA

Mean-spirited brat threatens to destroy a live cobra. SOMEBODY STOP THIS CHILD!!!! (Don't worry, the child's mouth has been sewn shut so there's little harm to the snake).

AGAIN; JESUS CHRIST: UBER ZOMBIE

If this isn't the bee's knees, I don't know what is. This is obviously the real reason for ol' Heebee Jeebee's resurrection.

MUSE: KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA

I love this video. And I really dig the song. I love it when he shoots the bush with his laser-gun.

ROCKET-POWERED LINCOLN CONTINENTAL SUPER JUMP

I vaguely remember this! My buddy Mike sent me it and the memories slowly faded in. I think I have finally found the "Halfsquatch: The Movie" theme song too!

GOT MILK? THE GAME

The rendering and look of this game is pretty nice. It's kinda fun too! Click the pic for the schtick!

Multi-touch interface (from Adobe TED)

INTERACTIVE MULTI-TOUCH BAR