So I decided to check out Mudbox--heard good things about it. While watching this video, I was thinking to myself, "yeah, okay...this is like zBrush". That is, until the end of the movie when they showed interactive, real-time rendering with HDRI-based lighting, ambient occlusion, depth of field, etc. ... and then continued editing and texturing the model while in this interactive, real-time rendered view.

Quoted: Breaking the mold of traditional 3D modeling applications, Autodesk Mudbox combines a highly-intuitive user interface with an organic brush-based 3D modeling experience to ignite the creative process. See the preview.

Related: http://www.resources.autodesk.com/med/Autodesk_Mudbox

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I can't imagine the mathmateics behind this.

Quoted: We present a method for accurately tracking the moving surface of deformable materials in a manner that gracefully handles topological changes.We employ a La...

Quoted: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is refreshing MTV with a single look and feel. The intent of the refresh is to embrace change and express what MTV means today.

Check out poor old Salty...and the appropriate use of a Michael Bolton soundtrack believe it or not.

Knorr – Salty – Directed by David Hicks
Agency: DDB Canada, Toronto

Quoted: Production-proven special effects tools for digital video & film professionals. Plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Avid, Final Cut Pro and more.

Quoted: Cartoon Network's brand identity is inseparable from the identities of the countless interesting and lovable characters which inhabit the CN airwaves. The characters themselves are the brand and their collective power makes Cartoon Network what it is. With this redesign, the team at CN wanted to create an undeniably strong connection between the network and its content. Using on unifying body shape (designed by urban vinyl legends Kidrobot) Capacity collaborated with Cartoon Network's creative team to develop an interchangeable system of elements that gathered all of Cn's characters into one place. These blank figures, called Noods, are the canvases upon which characters of all shapes, sizees, and styles can coexist. The CN logo is also an extension of this vocabulary as the colors and patterns from the characters -- their DNA -- find their way onto the network's blocky logotype for the first time. The resulting world is a playground of rich colors and unlimited combinations, ownable only by Cartoon Network.

Experimental 3D in Flash...

This is simply AMAZING!

Quoted: ILoveSketch, a 3D curve sketching system that captures some of the affordances of pen and paper for professional designers, allowing them to iterate directly on concept 3D curve models. The system coherently integrates existing techniques of sketch-based interaction with a number of novel and enhanced features. Novel contributions of the system include automatic view rotation to improve curve sketch-ability, an axis widget for sketch surface selection, and implicitly inferred changes between sketching techniques. We also improve on a number of existing ideas such as a virtual sketchbook, simplified 2D and 3D view navigation, multi-stroke NURBS curve creation, and a cohesive gesture vocabulary.

Related:
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~shbae/
http://vimeo.com/2864554
http://vimeo.com/1669862

Quoted: CityWall has been around for a little bit now offering a giant multitouch display of maps and other service-oriented features