Category: Tools and Techniques
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Similarity based image search
OK, so you’ve got this image, and you want to find something similar or related; and you want to find it with needle-like accuracy out there in the vast and windblown haystacks of the web. Search engines, of course, come to mind. Those tireless workhorses of web direction (and misdirection) are always happy to give…
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Art Babble
Art Babble is a terrific site that promises to get even better, and probably rapidly. Art Babble, the tagline for which is “Play Art Loud”, aggregates art related videos from a variety of sources, most notably museums like the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Arts & Design, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Norman…
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James Clyne (update)
I first wrote about conceptual illustrator James Clyne back in 2005, and then again in 2006 when he formed a collaborative studio with concept designer Feng Zhu as Gamma Ray Studios, which is no longer in operation. Since then, Clyne has extended his resume and added to his online project gallery with concept art for…
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WolframAlpha
WolframAlpha is a new search engine, or “computational knowledge engine” from Wolfram Research, creators of mathematical, technical and scientific software. Unlike Google and other traditional search engines, WolframAlpha doesn’t direct you to web pages on which you might find information on a subject, but instead attempts to provide the information directly in a condensed display.…
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Studio Spaces
For some reason, I just love to look at the studios and workspaces of artists, designers and other “creative” workers. In part, I suppose there is a thought that one might get usable ideas form the way others have arranged their work area; but mostly I think it’s just curiosity and the vaguely inspirational nature…
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Freelancers Union
One of the issues facing working artists is that many of us are self-employed, a state that brings with it some of the logistical difficulties faced by almost all self-employed workers. Most notable among them are things like health insurance, which can be a make it or break it factor in the ability of artists…