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Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome is a new, shot in Vancouver science-fiction drama from NBCUniversal which premiered the first of ten episodes yesterday on Machinima Prime’s YouTube channel. February 2013 is when Syfy, a division of NBCUniversal,will be expected to televise the pilot and also offer it on DVD, Blue-Ray, On Demand, and digital download. Throughout the history of the Battlestar Galactica franchise, LightWave 3D^® software has been a constant in the show’s production pipeline for everything from otherworldly atmospheres to earth-shattering visual effects. Blood & Chrome continues the tradition, adding Cylon robots, snake creatures, and more than 20 sets constructed entirely in LightWave 3D. (Note: I did try to find out more about the Vancouver connection, but the PR agency did not return any answers to my questions, which were sent over 24 hours ago.) Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the winners of its 12th annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) during a ceremony held last evening at the DesignThinkers 2012 conference in Toronto. The event was hosted in collaboration with Icograda (International Council of Communication Design), with distinguished designers Sean Adams and Noreen Morioka serving as the masters of ceremonies. Read the rest of this entry »