Wednesday, June 30, 2010

MOH Bottles FR - Banner Ads

French version of the MOH bottles banner ads for Proximity Toronto.



Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Scotia iTrade Golf Voken - Banner Ads

Voken versions of the iTrade Golf. Also one of the first or was it the second round of itrade ads. I can't remember there have been too much. This was done for CapitalC Toronto.




Monday, June 28, 2010

HP Stuff FR - Banner Ads

French version of the HP Stuff banner ads. Done for Proximity Toronto.





Sunday, June 27, 2010

HP Balloons FR - Banner Ads

Banner build for Proximity Toronto. This is the french version of the ballons ad.






Saturday, June 26, 2010

MEDT Ontario FR GR SW - Banner Ads

Flash banner ads for MEDT in French, German and Sweden I believe. This was done for Proximity Toronto.












Friday, June 25, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Dove Truth Concept EN Expandable - Banner Ads

Expandable banner ad version of the Dove Truth Concept banner ads.



Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Monday, June 21, 2010

Pythagoras Solar Product Tour - Building Integrated Photovoltaics

Really cool idea on how to use the windows to generate light and act as an insulator.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Cross Domain Session iFrame Issues

Code to fix cross domain session issues with IE iframes.

header('P3P: CP="IDC DSP COR CURa ADMa OUR IND PHY ONL COM STA"');


http://anantgarg.com/2010/02/18/cross-domain-cookies-in-safari/

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Street Fighter Combo

Another keepsake that I'd like to study how they directed this nice little piece. I'm pretty sure they copied it from the actual game but it's so well done. Even if it's copied to bring it from the video game to real life is a difficult task.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Monday, June 14, 2010

Asuka Cosplay

Another cosplay fan video. I just like his fly by technique. Very cool stuff with his steadicam.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Another DIY Merlin Steadicam Demonstration

Not sure how he built his steadicam but the results of him jiggling the camera back and forth in the mirror is mesmerizing to say the least. Only a camera that is perfectly balanced will behave in the manner you're about to see in the video below. Just another thumbs up to the Merlin Steadicam system.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Dog Eyes Cheapest DIY Steadicam

Cheapest DIY steadicam where the camera is held steady by a series of string.  Kind of like a puppet or marionette.  I can say the results are amazing if you're trying to shoot for really low shots.


<iframe frameborder="0" height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14958007" width="400"></iframe>

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Just an idea of how to make a softbox

These are just some examples I mocked up in sketchup to see how I can make a nice softbox.  If you look closely you'll notice my design can switch from a strip box to a octobox by swapping out the back.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Steadicam Merlin Demonstration

Just blew my mind, when he started jumping, how stable the video was. I think this guy is in Toronto since his name says GTA in it. Too bad he through up some text when he was running cause it looks sweet how stable the run was. Just another example of how cool the merlin is but for $800+. I think there's got to be a better alternative.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Hidden Room Behind Book Case - Interior Design

It's also cat friendly. Looks pretty easy to do as long as you use several hinges to hold it up.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Japanese Cube or Capsule Hotels

What I love about minimalistic design is that it's clean and gets straight to the point. Fancy designs don't do it for me. I find it's always a waste of space when using excessive curves and you lose out on functionality.

The designs you're about to see are simply stunning.








Source 1
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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Custom Blogger Search

Code to create custom search box.

<p align="center"><form id="searchthis" action="/search" style="display:inline;" method="get"> <input id="search-box" name="q" size="20" type="text"/> <input id="search-btn" value="Search" type="submit"/> </form></p>

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Visa Small Business & Security - Banner Ads

Here's a funny story that happened with this project. I got a call from the guys at Leo Burnett/Arc World Wide mid afternoon on a Thursday and as usual I never turn down a project unless I'm totally booked. I went out to a pub with a bunch of co-workers from Mindblossom that night and got totally smashed.

I woke up in my room half naked with half my body on the bed. It's almost 8am and I'm half way out the door before my phone rings. Client is asking me where the banners are and I tell them I'll have it to them in 2 hours.

I rush back into the house and boot up my computer. Earlier that week my 17" monitor blew so I only had an old CRT 14" to work with. Long story short I completed the ads in 2 hours while hung over and sent it to the client. I sent over the bill for the work as well and the client had to call me back to confirm if I had the right amount of hours. I replied "Yes, it took me 2 hours."

To me when I agree to a project it's like making a blood pact and no matter what happens I will get the job done.

Good news is that I stopped drinking.



Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Visa Wine - Banner Ads

Series of banner ads for Leo Burnett/Arc World Wide Toronto. Straight forward build.