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Check out this amazing commercial for pedigree, shot at 1000 frames per second on the Phantom.

There’s an interesting article and video up on the BBC website about some hardcore Lego Modellers. I’m a big lego fan although I am not nearly as extreme as these people. It’s worth a look if you like all thinks brick and minifig! Incidentally, if you are a lego fan and you haven’t seen it already, check out “The Brothers Brick”. It’s a great site with lots of great models built by people.

I just came across this incredible CG animation of the remains of the Space Shuttle after a mythical disaster, floating in orbit. What’s incredible about this is that it’s all done in 2d. There’s no 3D animation here other than what I presume is the use of 3d layers in After Effects.

(Via Gizmodo)

I’ve been running my various blogs off wordpress fore years now, and over that time I’ve tried various themes. Originally I used free themes and then progressed to using some premium ones. But even then I was never really happy. Then I discovered Woo Themes. Woo is a purveyor of premium wordpress themes, but they do it really really well. What impressed me about the company was not just that they created some really nice and high quality themes, but that they gave them a really good back end, and that they continued to upgrade them. But what I really like is the way they structure their themes.

Check out this absolutely incredible 3D Architectural short film by Alex Roman made entirely in 3D Studio Max and After Effects. It’s so incredibly realistic in places that its hard to believe that it isn’t real.

via Greyscale Gorilla.

Awesome video from Austin Herring on Vimeo about how motion graphics work. He has some other entertaining videos on there too. Worth checking out.

Check out this really cool t-shirt design from Origin 68. Designed like a packing slip or box label for a “100% Organic” Human Being. They have some great other designs on their site too. Add to bookmarks !

Even though I recently upgraded the theme on the site I was never quite happy with it, so once again I’ve given it a major overhaul. Well, it is the new year, so why not. I was never really happy with the previous design, and the more I tweaked it the more cluttered and messy it got. I’m trying to keep this look a lot cleaner. I’ll keep the ads to a minimum and try and not weight it down with too many plug-ins etc.