Posted in Latest, News - April 13, 2010 - tim
iPhone OS 4 Folders
Back in January I predicted that the upcoming Apple announcement then would include a method for managing application complexity. I missed the date by a couple of months, but the new iPhone OS 4 announcement included Folders as “Tentpole # 2″ or the second most important improvement behind multitasking.
Here’s my original post.
Posted in Latest, News - April 10, 2010 - tim
For those of you out there that are camera gearheads, you may or may not be aware of what many would consider to be a quiet milestone in the film production story.
On May 17 evidently the season finale of House will air on television. Not big news except for this: while House has – like many major television productions – been shot on 35 mm film, this season finale was shot in HD digital. But that’s still not the most interesting part: the episode was shot with a Canon 5D Mark II – a DSLR.
A camera that to most lay-people looks just like any other pro-sumer Canon or Nikon digital single lens reflex camera. And, well, is.
A brief exchange with the director of the show can be read here (on Phillip Bloom’s site – an HD DSLR pro who recently visited a neighbor of mine George Lucas at Skywalker ranch – that link is here).
To reprise: a major television show shot with a handheld DSLR, using mostly Canon lenses, by hand or with tripods, for broadcast.
I’ll let that just sit with you a little bit …
Posted in Featured Projects, Latest, Tim Portfolio, Work - April 6, 2010 - tim
So the iPad was released to the wild last Saturday, and for most developers it was their first chance to have actual hardware to test on. Sure there’s the emulator, but that’s just not the same.
I’ve been working on a project for weeks now involving a high-def (H.264) video of an iPad application (for a pitch) and the problem has been how to build something believable from something you’ve never even seen (in real life).
As an example, part of the video involves using the iBooks application. The only source materials available before Saturday to work with were low-res screen shots from Apple, and their Guided Tours videos (which is why I was obsessed by knees the other day).
Posted in Inspiration, Latest - - tim
If I’m a “bits” guy – ones and zeros – my Dad is an “atoms” guy. We both spend pretty much every waking hour making stuff, the only difference is I’m digital and he’s analog.
This is the invite to a recent show he curated at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina. I can’t keep track of where he is anymore – he teaches all over the country; handmade papermaking and book making. Which is an interesting occupation this day and age.
Artist, Educator, Mentor and (especially) Rascal all define my father. He’s hard to keep up with, a brilliant thinker, a brilliant maker, and seems to be very popular with other paper and book types. He’s also, obviously, a huge inspiration to me. We’re even collaborating on a pitch at the moment.
If you’re in the area, try to drop by the show. It runs from March 23 to May 9 at the Penland Gallery.
If you’re interested in seeing some of the work, from afar, try this link.
