Author: Angie Taylor
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The Influence of Punk 03
The influence of fanzines like Sniffing Glue cannot be overlooked. Mark Perry, who was also the singer in Punk Band, Alternative TV started his fanzine in the summer of 1976, when the Punk Rock scene was at its most vibrant stage. At that time there was no media positively covering the emerging scene (although the…
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The Influence of Punk 02
There’s not one person responsible for the style of Punk, it was a coming together of minds and styles. A collective, group activity gained momentum, and as a result, the various styles of the people involved merged into an established fashion. But the pivotal people were the ones who recognized the elements that would excite…
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The influence of Punk
Before the punk scene things had become very sterile and safe. Politically, the UK was in a mess with regular strikes and power cuts disrupting everyday life. The music scene was drowning in boring “prog rock” and endless, indulgent guitar solos. Something had to give!
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My Blog has moved!
Hi all, Just to let you know that my blog has moved temporarily to the following address. Please subscribe to the RSS feed, I’ll be updating it on a weekly basis. http://www.gridironsoftware.com/blog Click on this link and then the link to ‘Angie’ for my latest ponderings. cheers, Angie
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My new job with Gridiron Software
On December the 8th I start work with Gridiron Software as their European Creative Director. It’s all very exciting and scary at the same time. Big changes for me but I’m really ready for a new challenge and this role seems ideal as it incorporates a creative role with software design and development – so…
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After Effects CS4 New Features movie
Whilst at IBC 2008 I was interviewed by Rick Young of Mac Video regarding the new features of CS4. Here is a link to the interview and a short demo of my favorite new features.
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IBC 2008
Wel, just back from another amazing IBC it was a great show and the whole expereience somewhat revived my enthusiasm for my job. I decided to split the work this year and worked for Adobe in the mornings, and Gridiron in the Afternoons.In retrospect this was a bit over-ambitious for me, it was very tiring…
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Thoughts
OK, it’s been a while since I posted a blog, I’ve been really busy trying to reinvent myself again! The last year has been an odd one. I decided to take a few months off from doing international events after IBC 2007, due to sheer exhaustion. But just as I was ready to return, Adobe…
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Adobe Seminar Stockholm and Copenhagen
Well, I’m just back from a whirlwind tour of Scandinavia. I did a talk in each city on adobe’s production Premium software. The crowds were very nice and friendly and I’m hoping to go back there soon. Thanks to Max Hagelstam for his wonderful organisation. And thanks to Pierre and Jonas for sharing lunch with…
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Flash on the Beach 2007 – report
Wow, what a great conference, very inspiring. I even got home tonight and started teaching myself processing!! I must say I’m hooked but am trying to decide what kind of scripting/ programming to concentrate on. My choice is Java script, expressions in AE, Action Script or Processing. Any advice would be gratefully accepted! http://processing.org/ my…
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MacLive Expo Report
Well I’ve just returned from MacLive Expo in London where I was proud to be demonstrating Wacom’s brand new Cintiq 12 WX which one a “Best of Show” award. http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/index.cfm?newsid=19489 There wasn’t much else on show that was very impressive, sadly the show was lacking in the big players like Adobe and Apple but the…
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Flash on the Beach 2007
I am going to go to Flash on the Beach again this year, this time as a guest to take it all in! What is Flash on the Beach? Last year Flash on the Beach conference was the first major Flash conference in the UK for over 6 years! This year they have a hard…