Celebrating the Art
Mayor Annise Parker and Houston Art Alliance celebrate the public art installations designed for the Houston Permitting Center by Serena Lin Bush and and other local artists.
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Incorporating 3D Animation with High School Students
Our 3D artist takes a dive into 3D animation training for high school students.
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2011 Attendee Perspective
Our Regional Sales Manager shares her experience at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market Event in Salt Lake City, where she met many great people and discovered some cool products.
Cowboy Boot or Lamp? Both!
Our designer creates a lamp out of a cowboy boot for the silent auction at the AAF-Houston’s 2011 Trailblazer Award Gala.
Look to the Skies
An inside look at the creation of a public art installation for the City of Houston.
I Heart Spanish Architecture
Back in 2006, our Flash Developer went to see a Spanish architecture exhibit at the MOMA NYC. He was at peace looking at the beautiful rolling structures and artistic geometric shapes of what is now contemporary Spanish architecture.
After Effects Render Manager
If you want to go home to your family tonight, try using a render manager.
In the -Negative: The work of Tang Yau Hoong
Tang Yau Hoong, an Illustrator and Graphic Designer, created a series of works that illustrated the use of negative space.
Video Tutorial for FL Studio and Toxic Biohazard
Video blog entry showing off FL Studio and a VST FM synthesizer named Toxic Biohazard.
Advantages of 3D Modeling and Animation
Our Senior 3D Technical Illustrator shares his passion for 3D modeling and animation.
Dealing With Overstimulation
What would happen if you felt burned out creatively? What measures can you take to eliminate the junk food of information that washes over you every day?
The New Canvas of Motion Media: The Bershka Store in Japan
To celebrate its grand opening, the Bershka store installed a system of projectors and sensors to create an interactive experience for its customers.
Designing PowerPoint Presentations
Making PowerPoint presentations compelling, visually stunning and informative at the same time.
Don’t Be the Typical Annoying Salesperson
A list of our Regional Sales Manager’s favorite sales tips, as well as her top three favorite sales books.
Pocket Watch and V-Ray
Amazing imagery of a pocket watch created by one of our 3D artists as he learned V-Ray.
Do You Know Lester Banks?
Lester Banks is actually Lester Banks.com - A very cool tutorial based website with topics covering many aspects of our industry.
The Power of Social Influence and Authenticity
Aniden’s Director of Mobile Strategy discusses the power of social influence and authenticity.
Fear Not the Blank Page
Concepting great creative ideas is simple. Keep your eyes open, be a super-absorbent sponge, and use a healthy dose of the sincerest form of flattery.
All I ever needed to learn, I learned from Conan O’Brian. And five year olds.
What is it about the creative process we can learn from those who practice it daily?
NASA’s Real-Time 3D Animation
NASA uses real-time 3D computer animation to help build the International Space Station.
Behind the Aniden Name
Our Senior 3D Technical Illustrator, Luan Le, explains what Aniden means to him.
The Mobile Landscape - iOS
In my last post, I briefly discussed Android and how and why to start developing for it. Since then, I’ve dived into native Android development and found it to be a relatively painless transition from my AS3 and Flex background. Now, I’m starting to get into native iOS development. I missed that boat back in 2007 and later in 2008 with the 3G model. It’s time to revisit it and tackle it once and for all.
The Future of 3D - Creating Lightning In A Room
The new future of 3D imagery laser plasma emission technology.
Making A Character For Animation
An overview of the steps taken to create and prepare a character for animation.
Helpful Cool Photoshop Tools
A short list and brief description of a few helpful and/or cool Photoshop features.
A Time Before Photoshop…
At look at a computer-based image-editing solution before Photoshop was available.
Hide your kids, hide your wife, QR codes are taking over the world!
QR codes are providing companies with a cool new interactive way to advertise. If you are not taking advantage of QR codes, you are missing out!
The 5 W’s (for good creative)
Sometimes it’s easy to get distracted from what’s really important. Use the old reporter’s tool to bring focus to your work.
Ever been to AREA?
AREA is an awesome website, sponsored and run by Autodesk, with a lot of cool stuff related to the 3D industry.
Stop Motion Music - A New Way to Show Off Classical Guitar Music
MysteryGuitarMan spent hours and hours shooting and editing a self-shot video of himself playing “The Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart. He creatively gives this classical piece of music a new life, entertaining many new fans.
Quick Vector Art from a Photo
If you are in a bind and need some quick line art or vector art of any subject, use Illustrator’s Live Trace.
Now That’s One Powerful Brush :)
Highlighting the power of stacking Art Brush tool with Editable Stroke tool.
Ron’s Corner: The Arts - An Introspective Look
Introspective look on the relation of music and visual art.
How to Launch a Film Online
Short of the Week presents a very detailed case study - “How We Launched Our Film Online”.
Escape to New York
Aniden’s 3D Artist enjoys the art and architecture found on his recent trip to New York.
Work Hard, Play Harder!
A little intro into some of Aniden’s previous company activities and how they increase morale.
The Mobile Landscape — a brief look into Android
A brief look into Android, what it is, why develop for it, and what tools are available to create your very first Android app.
Welcome to Taiwan’s Pavilion of Dreams
How do you enjoy flowers? Is it with the touch of your hand or by watching from afar?
Informative Getaways for Graphics Professionals
Suggestions of tradeshows and conferences catering to computer graphic artists.
Helpful and Cool Illustrator Tools
A short list and brief description of a few helpful and/or cool Illustrator features.
Almost the Greatest Digital Peripheral Ever
A favorite and most relied upon tool of the trade…the Wacom tablet.
Top 10 Movies (+/-) for Me (The Matrix)
Our 2D Artist discusses his love and passion for movies. This will be the first of a series of movie blogs. 500 words sneak up on you pretty quickly, so for this go around, we reviewed 1 movie: The Matrix.
Successful mobile apps begin with good UI/UX
Overview of why UI/UX is important to the success of mobile apps.
3D Architectural Projection Mapping
3d projection mapping - an exciting new use of 3D and motion graphics.
The two programs that will fix most of your problems…computer problems that is…
Savvy computer problem advice from our very own IT Manager.
Free Training with Adobe TV
Free training materials from Adobe products – take advantage, stay current and it’s free!
Standardization for Emerging User Interface Technology
A look at emerging user interface technology and the need for standardization of input methods and other interactions.
A Tip for Technical Illustrators
What an effective technical illustrator must know, according to our Documentation Manager.
Halloween 2010 at Houston’s Aniden Interactive
Nothing beats a pumpkin-carving contest out in the parking lot while Prince’s Hamburgers grills juicy burgers and hands out delicious shakes.
Aniden 3D Bake-Off Project: The Experience Team
A retrospective break down of The Experience Team’s 3D bake-off project.
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