Long time, no content…
June 1st, 2010
Hi there. Not a lot from the Brighenti camp lately, huh? Yeah I know I've been über busy. I'll try to get back to posting something regular very shortly. Like tomorrow. Promise!
I hope...
Photo Journal: Camping Trip, April 2010
April 14th, 2010
I took Josette and Julian for an overnight camping trip off of the famous Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail, which isn't very far from my home. Even though the trail offers 70 miles of awesome hiking, we opted to just do an overnight stay. Here are some pictures.
What Year is This, Again?
April 12th, 2010
Just listen to this brilliant rant. This is a clip from the film Network which is from 1976. The thing is, if you close your eyes and listen to what he's saying, so you can't be swayed by the 70's styling I truly think everything he says could be applied to life in 2010. Warning: Does contain some salty language.
Utopian Apparently…
April 12th, 2010
You know what really grinds my gears?
With apologies to Peter Griffin, I seriously do not understand the need for commercial 3D software to present figures in a freakishly Utopian parody of what the human body usually looks like. The figure to the right is created in SmithMicro Poser7. It is also the BASE model. I edited nothing in it. I don't know about you, but I never see anyone who looks like that outside of pro wrestling and the NFL.
The best part is, you can't make him look normal. You can only make him look fat (yet still muscular) or freakishly Ethiopian (and still muscular). Don't even get me started on the female models who look like they all walked out of a Jenna Jameson video. It's amazing how hard it is to find an un-hard body!
Stunning.
Waking Up
April 12th, 2010
As I sit here at my desk waiting for the caffeine to kick in and for the day to get started, I think to myself as I always think to myself:
Did I make the right choice being a graphic designer, graphic artist, multimedia designer or whatever the job title of the moment is?
The answer, today, just as it is more often than not is absolutely I did. With the deadlines, the meetings, the revisions, the wrangling with clients and superiors, jumping between graphic lead and subordinate, I still have what I consider one of the best jobs in the world. I get to come into work every day and get paid to be awesome and creative. Who could want more than that?
Absolutely.
Wow, do I feel OLD!
April 7th, 2010
Not that this is breaking news or anything, but, I was reading an article about some of the amazing new features that will be crammed into Adobe Photoshop CS5. That's awesome and all, but I was thinking...
It's 2010 and we're on the verge of seeing Photoshop 12.0 (CS4 is v11, CS3 v10 and so on).
What this means for me is that I have been using Photoshop since the 4.0 days. (I know, I know! I'm sure some out there will tell me I'm still a young pup!) I first gazed upon the promised land back in 1996 and haven't looked back since. Now all these years later and Adobe continuously releases new improvements and features that leave me speechless every time. Problem is, it also makes me feel a little older every time. Considering what we as graphic designers gain every time they release a new version, though, it's a small price to pay!
Portfolios are updated.
April 6th, 2010
After a lot of work, I have finally been able to add to my portfolios. This time I have added a graphic design portfolio and re-built my photography portfolio using a different system to display them than the one I previously created. Feel free to check out the work and please give me feedback!
I'm feeling good about the direction of my site. As I continue to add more and more content this place should get a lot more interesting, informative and, hopefully, fun!
Photography Added
April 1st, 2010
NP: The Eternal Idol, by Black Sabbath
For the past few days I have been working on a flash gallery that I can use for displaying my portfolio pieces. After a LOT of caffeine and a fair amount of cursing I think I have something that works. It's a little bigger than I like but it does the job. Now, I just need to create galleries for my web design and my digital art as well. Those will be coming down the pike soon enough, so please keep a look-out for those. In the meantime, however, please feel free to give me feedback on it! I appreciate feedback and constructive criticism as often as I can get it.
I'm by no means a programmer, so the gallery swf uses mainly tweens with a smattering of Actionscript thrown in to make the whole thing work. I'm actually surprised I know as much Actionscript as I do. I'd be up the creek without a paddle if I had to take on a massive project that required extensive Actionscripting knowledge. Thank goodness they invented programmers for that, however!
I'm heading off to the woods for a camping trip with the family, tomorrow, so maybe I'lkl have some more photography to add to my collection. That is if a bear doesn't eat us, first...
SITE OF THE MOMENT 4.1.10
March 31st, 2010
I'm always encountering websites I like. Sometimes I do so on a daily basis and sometimes it's a few days or even weeks apart. Because of this, it would be impossible for me to maintain a "Site of the Day" feature, but I'd also like to have this be a more than once or twice a month feature, so we'll call it "Site of the Moment". It's pretty simple. I find a site I think is visually appealing, interesting or is just worthy of sharing. Without further adieu:
Forgetting the fact that I frequent this website constantly, I just think it's such a great looking website. The large vector background is wonderful and I love how it's laid out. There's always something interesting there for graphic and web designers as well as it keeps tabs on current trends in design. Definitely worthy of being in every GD's bookmarks list.
Welcome to StygmaGrafix v2.0!
March 31st, 2010
Welcome to the new StygmaGrafix. In the future, this website will serve as my personal website, portfolio and blog. Right now it's pretty empty, but as the days and weeks go by there will be FAR more added!
Thanks for stopping by, more to follow!
JB