COLORS 85: Going to Market

A bursting bubble, tumbling stocks, bears, bulls and futures for sale. Modern markets are obscure, unpredictable and dangerous places. But they also dictate whether you have access to necessities like toilet paper and water, whether your job will still exist tomorrow and whether you can buy a cup of Columbian light roast on your morning commute or not. To get what you want, you have to navigate the flow of trade and exchange. Sell what you have – your labor, your possessions, your first-born child – and buy what you can. Everyone does it. So how do you? Which markets are you a part of? What are you buying? What are you selling? And at what price?

http://idnworld.com/books/?id=colors85
http://idnproshop.com/item/?id=colors85

IdN Video v19n6: Pattern/Symmetry

The possibilities for symmetry and pattern-making in design are literally endless. Transforming mathematical measurements into aesthetically pleasing works of art is a task that increasing numbers of animators are setting themselves. We look at this latest trend in motion graphics through the eyes some of those who have become particularly adept at it.

http://idnworld.com/video/?id=v19n6
http://idnproshop.com/item/?id=video-v19n6

IdN v19n6: Character Design Issue

A good story, in any medium, is only as interesting as the characters in it. How do you invent a fictional being with which the whole world can identify? If we knew the answer we'd be millionaires, but there are plenty of people out there trying hard to come up with the next Mickey Mouse or Homer Simpson. We talk to some of them about the difficulties and satisfactions of this challenge and ask them what advice they would give to someone starting out on the character-building path.

http://idnworld.com/mags/?id=v19n6
http://idnproshop.com/item/?id=v19n6

IdN Video v19n5: Hand-drawn

IdN Video v19n5: Hand-drawn — Motion with the hand-drawn

More and more motion-makers are having recourse to this most basic form of art to bring a certain special "something" to their movies. This time-consuming technique has now been done away with by digital technology. But traditional drawing ability still plays a vital role in computer animation. Here are 23 beautifully executed examples from 21 of the world's most talented exponents of combining traditional techniques with digital means.

http://idnworld.com/video/?id=v19n5
http://idnproshop.com/item/?id=video-v19n5