Flash on the Beach 2007, Brighton
So, so. Time for an update.
November saw the return of the annual Flash on The Beach, which was an absolute joy. Good to catch up with a few old faces and meet a few new ones.
Some of my personal favourites were 3D motion artist GmunK (Bradley Grosh) and Mario Klingeman’s lecture on his flash based photoshoppy magic wand techniques.
Eric Natzke (click for his Flickr) and Jared Tarbell also deservedly got major claps from the crowd, for their stunning mathematical visualizations.
The two sessions that really grabbed my attention, though, were Joshua Davis‘ ‘Dynamic Abstraction’, and Rob Chiu’s ‘Cinematic Motion Design’. Rob Chiu’s ‘18th GNER LIFF trailer’ was one of the inspirations for me to start getting into After Effects and motion graphics work, so it was great to finally see the guy speak.
I had an exceptional few days, full of unexpected delights and inspiration. Thanks to the organisers for putting a conference together that caters equally to the codeheads and designers alike. See y’all next year!
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