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Positive Feedback and Open Clip Art Library and ccHost

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at February 11, 2006 in Notes. 0 Comments

I’ve been feeling this massive amount of burn out lately because of the lack of positive feedback (that Open Source reward-gratification I need) I have been receiving. I’m talking about the kind of the form: “hey man, good job,” or “its great that you are taking on this ____ task.” This burn out has much to do with taking on too many tasks since September which I am actively remedying with some major cut-backs. Also, it just goes hand in hand with not having the time to really relate with many folks. Anyhow, until the burn out is cured, I found a nice positive post to pet all of us Inkscape and Open Clip Art Library developers (including myself):

When I was first tasked to create some diagrams for my forthcoming book, I was completely lost and distraught; I’m not good at drawing, creating, or modifying graphics at all. Two resources have really saved me tremendous amounts of time: Inkscape and the Open Clip Art Library. Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor. It is easy, intuitive, and very powerful. With little previous graphics creation experience, I was creating decent looking diagrams in no time. To spruce my diagrams up a bit and make them more fun, I wanted to use more than just boxes and text. I stumbled upon the Open Clip Art Library. Everything is available in the SVG graphics format, perfect for use with Inkscape. And everything submitted to the library is put into the Public Domain, so they are completey unencumbered. Just wanted to say “Thanks!” to the Inkscape developers and artists who contribute to the library!

Via Curtis Smith
In other news, I installed ccHost onto Open Clip Art Library. Now, the migration process begins…

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Detouch

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This project is excellent at visualizing differences between an original image and a photoshopped image.

PRESS RELEASE: “He Loved to Make Her Laugh,” SFAI DIEGO RIVERA GALLERY Art Show Opening of works by Rocky McCorkle

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“He Loved to Make Her Laugh,” SFAI DIEGO RIVERA GALLERY Art Show Opening of works by Rocky McCorkle

5-7 PM, Tuesday, Feb 7, 2006 Free Drinks/Snacks and Open to the Public

The public is invited to the free weekly Tuesday public art opening at the Diego Rivera Gallery. While viewing artwork themed around Rocky McCorkle’s “He Loved to Make Her Laugh,” drink wine with Diego Rivera’s famous fresco in the background. All of this happens while networking with top up and coming artists in the San Francisco art scene.

SFAI is proud to present the latest work of its students in an ongoing series of exhibitions in SFAI’s Diego Rivera Gallery.

He Loved To Make Her Laugh demonstrates the extent to which the mythic language of cinematic genres has permeated the American consciousness. These images materialize a growing awareness of how an image-saturated capitalist culture affects the way we perceive our material flesh. Visual media has covered-up the disparity between glossy visual projections and living realities, which ultimately are threatening our organic living reality. Rocky McCorkle’s In-Camera, Jerry Uelsmann style, double exposures and large format scenes were staged and shot over a period of six months. He Loved To Make Her Laugh, originates a reality, which is ironically obsessed with creating it’s own reality. Rocky McCorkle is an internationally exhibited, local fine art photographer whose images have appeared in Photography Forum and was selected by Fotograf, an acclaimed photography magazine in Prague, as an important emerging artist. Rocky McCorkle currently has work on display at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and an upcoming show in June at the Carnegie Museum in Kentucky.

Every Tuesday during the semester there is an artist talk at noon in the Diego Rivera Gallery and at 5:00pm an opening reception. Both the talk and the reception are open to the public.

Anyone drinking wine must be 21+ years of age. There are alternative beverages for anyone under 21.

Further information about the Diego Rivera Mural: http://www.sfai.edu/page.aspx?page=34&navID=51&sectionID=2

map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=800+chestnut+st,+sf,+ca
directions: http://www.sfai.edu/page.aspx?page=47&navID=7&sectionID=2
event: http://www.sfai.edu/Event/Event.aspx?eventID=1561&navID=161&sectionID=7

Keywords

SHOW, ART, STUDENT, GALLERY, FREE, WINE, DRINKS, NEW MEDIA, CONTEMPORARY, CULTURAL, AMPLIFICATION, MEDIA, MEDIA EXPERIMENT, MEDIAEXPERIMENT.ORG, SFAI

Tomorrow Night Roll Call: Latrice’s Record Release in SF

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jon
at February 6, 2006 in Notes. 0 Comments

I’ll be there. It will be a great night:

Official CD Release Party for “ILLUMINATE”

Come out to Duplex on February 7, as we celebrate the
release of Latrice’s solo debut “Illuminate”,
co-produced by Kaskade & Jay-J.

10pm performance by Latrice with Christopher Willits (DJ)

DJ sets by the Bastard Prince starting at 8pm

Tuesday, Feb. 7th
8pm - midnight
$5 cover
“Illluminate” CDs will be available for sale.

Duplex: 1525 Mission St., San Francisco

From Latrice’s weblog

Outsourcing Animation Follow-up

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at February 6, 2006 in Notes. 0 Comments

Steve posted a nice follow-up about outsourcing animation which is popular with Georgie No-Neck and others:

In fact, outsourcing of animation goes back even farther than the 80s, though with the advent of widespread (and cheap) fast internet there has been a vast increase in the number of projects sent overseas.
Seems mostly larger domestic companies have set up their own operations abroad so there is still a viable market for smaller producers looking to outsource. They are able to use the services of local reps such as the folks at outsourceanimation.com or animationoutsourcing.com who create alliances with excellent companies and establish smooth work flow to offer U.S. producers. They claim to represent only quality, proven, professional animation companies internationally and provide local accountability for meeting the budgetary, schedule, and quality standards expected from top animation firms, making outsourcing projects undeniably the most efficient means of producing animation.

My comment:

Yes, I did not mention this previous outsourcing in my original post.

I’m highlighting this as somewhat fresh because of the interest in high-tech job outsourcing and how this is a parallel in the creative industry.

Beyond the production chores of inking and tweening, the interesting new twist is the outsourcing of the more conceptual tasks to production houses in Asia.

While living in Korea, I must say that my Korean friends are some of the best illustrators I have ever seen. And, not only could my friends do reality transfer, but also more imaginative illustrations of cartoons and figures.

It is amazing the infrastructure surrounding outsourcing with these websites you post about…amazing!

Creative Commons Summer Internships

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at February 6, 2006 in Notes. 0 Comments

We are looking for legal, tech and “free culture” interns to spend the Summer of 2006 working with us, making espresso and, occasionally, free beer…if you are interested and think you fit the description(s), follow the instructions for applying. If you know someone who may be interested and fits the bill, please send them our way.

Via CC Blog.

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