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Five Hours Of Power: Live Design Chats All Afternoon Today

August 25, 2010

Yep, you read that right. Five hours of Live casts today all about design. I’m really excited to join Justin (justinmaller.com), James (SignalNoise), Fabio (abduzeedo) and Ryan (DesignChat) in an all afternoon chat about design, work, and making cool shit. Hope to see you in the chat room.

You may want to follow them on twitter so you can get a link to their live page when it is up. Or, stop by back here. I will try to keep this post updated with links to the live show. We will be on our own channels, but then pitching to the next show, just like a real TV network! Bring some questions and a glass of water. You will need to stay hydrated for this one.

• 2pm EST: Justin Maller – Transmission
• 3pm EST: Nick Campbell – GSG Live Cast
• 4pm EST: James White – Signalnoise Broadcast
• 5pm EST: Fabio Sasso – Abduzeedo Broadcast
• 9pm EST: Design Chat with Ryan McGovern

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Layer By Layer: A Breakdown Of My Layer Tennis Match

August 24, 2010

There were so many questions and comments about my Layer Tennis match on Friday. So, I decided to make this breakdown video showing you my thought process, workflow and scene files from the match.

Links Mentioned
Layer Tennis
Aaron’s Site ronlewhorn.com
Coudal Partners
How To Precomp in After Effects

Software and Plugins Used
Trapcode Particular
Trapcode Shine
HDRI Light Kit Pro
Nick Campbell’ Vintage Film for Looks
RSMB
Cinema 4D
After Effects

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Animation Vs Illustration: Layer Tennis Match

August 20, 2010

UPDATE: I just finished the match and I had a blast! You can check out all the volleys here.

I will be battling awesome designer and illustrator, Aaron Scamihorn to start the new season of Layer Tennis. I played a match of Layer Tennis last year when I was at Digital Kitchen and had a blast. Hope to see you all there today. Talk trash or give my hi fives on twitter by adding the #lyt hash tag to your tweets.