January 2011
thanks @caspian_, now I know what a planet being created sounds like. insane show last night.
December 2010
http://yfrog.com/h86curaj celebrate wisely y’all
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2010 was a pretty epic year for yours truly. I feel like a year review is in order, if only for me to reflect upon at the end of 2011.
Jan: Dan is single again. Barricades releases “Strong Foundations” and all of a sudden I’ve got an album that I’ve designed and played on. A journey to NYC with my BarCast bosses culminates in the craziest/most stressful work situation, but...
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just booked my flight for NAMM 2011. pretty excited.
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oh hey #aftereffects, it’s been a while. doing some metal shit for @vaterdrumsticks
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TIP OF THE NIGHT
in After Effects, make sure you’re using AIFF or WAV files to animate with and not MP3s or M4As. otherwise, when you render it out, the sound will be way off.
learned that the hard way this evening. probably something I knew back when AE was life.
GET READY
I’m going to start posting more designy tips here. make the blog more of a process/instructional archive along with the inspiration/humor stuff that I usually post.
cool?
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make some type "pop"
layer styles:
3px outer glow, black, 75% opacity, blend mode normal
bevel/emboss - 90 degrees, 1px, 0% opacity on the shadow, 45% on the highlight, screen blend.
if it’s 1-2 lines, throw a suble gradient overlay.
subtle design solutions of the day!
agree? disagree?
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Watchmrdiv:
My attempt at time-lapse footage for last night’s blizzard.
