With the start of the New Year, people tend to think about how they can get in shape and/or loose weight. Sometimes the simplest approaches are right in front of us. As a visual designer, I’m always inspired by creativity – whether it’s on paper, on the big-screen, or on … a staircase?

Check out how the folks at The Fun Theory used their creative skills to get people to change their behavior . . . one step at a time:

Flash video . . . it’s everywhere. How can you be a part of the Flash video craze?

In this article, we’ll take a look at what’s involved in creating Flash video and getting it online. Continue Reading…

Variety recently conducted an online poll among several hundred location managers, unit production managers, cinematographers, directors and assistant directors asking them to rate their favorite locations according to visual appeal, incentives, film-office support, production resources, and ability to substitute for another location.

The results? New Mexico (ABQ and surrounding areas) was selected number three!

Read the full article on Variety .

ABQ was named number 6 in Outside’s list of the top best cities in America.

A few cities in the Southwest enjoy their own versions of Albuquerque’s main attractions: a surplus of sunshine, mild weather, and easy access to trails, rivers, and mountains???like the 10,678-foot granite escarpment above town. But what sets the Duke City apart these days is stability.

Read the full article on Outside online.

Recently, Gridiron Software officially launched Flow – a visual workflow manager.

So why am I excited about this new app? First of all – because it is freakin’ cool. Originally designed as a workflow organization tool for motion graphics, once people got a glimpse of what this innovative application could do ??? everyone wanted to use it. Because of this, the app was revamped to include workflows for many more disciplines – from design and illustration, to web and video.

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