http://blog.mediasoldier.net The mind of Mediasoldier. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:37:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When setting out to do real-world ActionScript, the timeline quite often just doesn't cut it. Extensive amounts of code can quickly become unorganized and stressful to deal with. Thankfully, with the arrival of Flash CS3 came the introduction of a great new feature in the document class. By taking advantage of ... http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2010/the-document-class/ Sure, we've been taking colour photographs since 1861, but these twenty-five artists go much further than simple colours. They take advantage of it in a way that is both beautiful and astounding, transforming an otherwise ordinary photo into a piece that captures your imagination with ease. 1. Masha Sedykh [www.behance.net/Korphee] [www.flickr.com/photos/korphee] 2. Howard ... http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2009/25-beautiful-examples-of-colour-photography/ It is that time of year again! The 2009 Fall Tour kick's off on October 16th in downtown Toronto. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, it is basically an amazing chance for any student in the digital media field to come down with a bunch of their buddies ... http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2009/fall-tour-2009/ Not only does Aerosyn-Lex Mestrovic have one kick-ass name, he has the skills to back it up. I've seen the work of thousands of graphic artists and designers and and Aerosyn's sense of design, art direction and execution are often on a level of their own. He is also a ... http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2009/inspiration-aerosyn-lex-mestrovic/ I came across the work of Fredrik Melby a few months ago on popular the popular creative professionals community Behance. He combines somewhat dark subject matter with outstanding typography and design sense to deliver crisp, moving imagery. Something everyone must experience. Check his work out on his Behance or at http://www.anti-ink.com. http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2009/inspiration-fredrik-melby/ [caption id="attachment_28" align="alignnone" width="680" caption="Vector illustrations by Hydro74. www.hydro74.com"][/caption] Hydro74, otherwise known as Joshua M. Smith, is one of the most talented illustrators I've ever come across. He combines his excellent drawing hand and artistic vision with his smooth vector skills in order to output some serious work. In fact, I ... http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2009/hydro74/ And here it is. I've finally gotten around to redesigning Mediasoldier and relaunching Kojiflak as my personal blog space. I've wanted to do this for some time now but was pretty bogged down as I was working at Organic this summer (a digital advertising agency in Toronto). [caption id="attachment_22" align="alignnone" width="680" caption="Organic, ... http://blog.mediasoldier.net/2009/hello-world/