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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Shepherd University Calls of Action

Come to our wonderful little town today and check out what we have to offer.

If you want to be part of our little town, check out this places for some local listings: Link, Link

Fishing and Hiking, Adventure and Relaxation, Shepherdstown is a precious gem for anyone looking for a bit of a break.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Spotlight of Achievement: John Robert Burchart


March 20, 2014: Oxford, Ohio –John Burchart, Shepherd University ‘14 is finally living out a dream of his. 

As an undergraduate member, John severed as the Recruitment Chair and President but as he has graduated, he is making some big changes.

John has decide that he will attempt to kayak to the Arctic Circle, a feat that has never been tried.  It is great to see brothers going out and attempting to accomplish the impossible because we are men of character.

Friday, February 28, 2014

Professional Advice

The best way to learn about something is to hear professional experience.  In my research for the creation of my interactive novel, i found a few post made by people with experience int the field.

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/07/14/paul-martinez-explains-starting-your-own-webcomic/

The first page is written by a man by the name of Paul Martinez.  Paul is a well accomplished artist with several books and awards.  In his writing, he discusses several aspects of writing a webcomic which was good because I had no idea some of the basics that are needed to create one.  He helps to decide which way to present it on the internet is best for you plus the basic between the design process itself.

http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/3766/so-you-want-to-draw-a-webcomic

The second page that I found was something a really liked. The page is another artist describing how to create a webcomic but it is a lot more blunt.  The guy that wrote this is not sugar coating the fact that writing a comic is not an easy task.  But throughout his discussion, he makes a lot of very good points and is very knowledgeable of of the process.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Ear Bud Headlines

1.  JBuds: More Colors than You've Ever Seen Before!
   
2.  Jbuds Chosen as Best Ear buds in 2013
    
3.  JBuds Pass Skullcandy and Beats in Third Quarter Sales
    
4.  Best Headphones on the Market: Skullcandy, Beats or JBuds?
    
5.   What Are the Best Ear Buds for You?
     

Totally 90s Skates: Bringing Back the Old School


Totally 90s skates is the #1 source of news, gear and information on aggressive inline skating.  the newest skates , such as Roces, to the newest inline skates.

A blast from the past, Totally 90s is you one stop shop and gear, information, and news on inline skates.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

The Wright Flight

by Robbie Burkett


The Wright brothers have done it! Orville and Wilbur have made the first successful flight in human history.  On December 17, 1903, the Wright brother made several attempts of leaving the ground in their “Flyer” from Kitty Hawk, S. C.  With freezing headwind gusting to 27 miles per hour, it sure was a frigid flight.  The brothers flew a distance of several hundred feet with heights above 10 feet above the ground.  The day has ended in a sad note though due to the Flyer being blown over and being severally damaged.  After years of working on gliders, this was a big day for the Brothers and will be definitely something they, and the many witness, never forget. 

Sunday, January 26, 2014

After Effects tutorial: Animate an indie graphic novel

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/after-effects/animate-indie-graphic-novel/

This focuses on the creation of The Art of Pho motion comic.  I really enjoyed the art of the comic and would like to do something similar to its style. The page discusses how they turned the original comic into a motion comic for digital media using several programs.

The original comic had a very interesting, simple style that I thought was really well done and I think that this helped it to be turned into a digital comic.

This was a great video that also talks about the creation of the interactive comic from the original.  In this video, part of the staff actually shows you the process of the which is useful to see.  The best part about this video is not only does it give you some insight of the process itself but you also get to hear from the author, Julian Hanshaw, about his process and experience which is great.