By next year, annual sales of smartphones that support HTML5 should hit 1 billion worldwide, says the research firm Strategy Analytics. Even today, there’s a healthy installed base of HTML5 phones: at least 336 million, based on 2011 sales.
One step forward, two steps back. That’s how Don Norman describes today’s gesture-based user interfaces (UIs) for smartphones, tablets and a growing assortment of other devices.
FourBros Studio created a buzz about its success with Windows Phone 7, telling about ad impressions and real dollars generated. I recently spoke with Nathan Furtwangler, FourBros Studio member and developer, about what other developers can learn from their team and how their strategies might be applied to Windows Phone 8.
The Annecy Animation Festival’s outgoing artistic director opens up about stepping down after 14 years.
Halon’s Clint Reagan shares how Ridley Scott embraced the power of previs for the very first time.
Mobile apps for tuning a variety of musical instruments are readily available, but a recently demonstrated iPad app expands the musician-helper category beyond those basic tools. The software, dubbed Celeste, helps configure pipe organs and was among the featured apps at the University of Utah’s Mobile Application Demo Day.
Cartoon Forum
Sept. 11th-14th Toulouse, France
2012 IBC Conference and Exhibition
Sept 6th-11th
Amsterdam
It is with great sadness that I report Dr. Changyou Chen, father of AWN contributing writer and Ingrid Pitt animator Perry Chen, passed away from cancer last Thursday, July 19.
Digital effects supervisor David Smith describes the arduous task of building the stunning humanoid villain, the Lizard.
Animation supervisor Dave Schaub describes the challenges animating Spider-Man’s latest nemesis, the Lizard.
The producer of Seth MacFarlane’s new hit film talks about blending motion-capture, CG and improvisational comedy.
Though there was just too much for anyone to see or do, if you can only attend one festival next year I highly recommend that you come to the TrickFilm Animation Festival.
A new trailer has been released for Tim Burton's Frankenweenie. Come October 5th, we'll see how Burton's early live action short translates into a stop-motion feature.
Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival
July 18th-22cnd
Seoul, South Korea
International Animation Festival Hiroshima
August 23rd-27th
Hiroshima, Japan
Pixar has released four slightly (and I mean, ever so slightly) different versions of the first Monsters University trailer, which has a June 21, 2013 U.S. release date.
The director of Pixar’s latest feature discusses the daunting task of taking the helm mid-film.
The producer shares her insights into taming this epic beast and finally bringing it to the screen.
Disney has just released 8 character portraits with descriptions from Tim Burton's upcoming stop-motion horror flick, Frankenweenie. Check 'em out in 1200x1800 pixels grandeur.
