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  • RIP Ari Up

    RIP Ari Up

    It was with a huge amount of sadness and shock that I heard about the death of my friend, Ari Up this week. I first met Ari in Aberdeen in 1978 when I was 14 and she was 16, fronting my all-time favorite band, the Slits. She was my hero back then, I totally looked…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…