Page Turn 3D

Page Turn Three D

http://www.digicrafts.com.hk/components/page-turn3d-cs



Taking a break from my website for a minute, i came across this really nice use of 3D using flash. PageTurn 3D is a flash component which allows you to build a book which like a real one. The user can turn the page when reading.

I think its a really intresting use of flash and 3D and just shows the potential of flash for the future. What is really good about it is how the user can interact with the book, Turning the pages like you would with a real book is great. The compent also allows the user to adjust the size of the book/pages increasing accessabilty. The user is also alowed to change the camera angle of how to read the book which is another nice feature.

The down side, This is how people make money with Flash, the website digicrafts sells lots of flash compents. This is alright for big buisness looking for new ways to promote there service/product. But makes it harder for others to learn and use these techniques, also i don't have money to waste on this. So i'll be learning the long way.


Which leads me on to one more point, that there are alot of websites now setup for making compents and then distrubuting them for either a small cost or very expensive. Theres definatly some money in making these compents and alot of the more expensive ones use and have 3D elements to them.

Modern Toss

Modern Toss

"Modern Toss the stink of excellence in a world gone tits up!"

For a while now ive been thinking of how to write about Modern Toss and make it relevent to my work and practice and while rewatching old clips and finding more information about it i found a very nice application for Modern Toss in todays media.

I'll start by explaining what Modern Toss is and why it appeals to me. Modern Toss is a British series of cartoon booklets and books aimed at adults, and a television series based on them. It is the creation of Mick Bunnage and Jon Link. I first got into Modern Toss when they were shown on channel 4 a few years ago and have liked them ever since. I find their humour to be very dark and surreal and blunt at the same time. A similar show to Modern Toss was Monkey Dust which is probably a even darker comedy.

Some popular Modern Toss sketches incude:

- Mr Tourette: a French sign-writer who produces offensive signs bearing no relation to his customers' instructions. This usually culminates in his customer being totally unhappy with the work and Mr Tourette calling them "some kind of cunt"

- Alan: a sociopathic, scribble-like creature who plays extreme practical jokes on his middle-class brother-in-law, usually involving Alan turning up uninvited to a social event, causing a large amount of destruction to the tune of "I Like To Move It" by Reel 2 Real before running away, leaving his brother-in-law to shout "Come back, Alan, you wanker!"

- Citizens Advice: irate and often illogical complaints from members of the public about goods, services and employers, usually concluding with the question "where do I stand legally?"

- Work: conversations with disgruntled or complacent employees; for example, a man phones in from home, saying, "I've heard the printer's broken so I won't be coming in"

- Drive-by abuser: a man on a moped who shouts pointless insults at people, animals or inanimate objects he drives past.

- Fly talk: conversations between flies about humans they've encountered, sometimes mentioning celebrities including Chris Martin and 50 Cent..

Sourced http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Toss

Drive-By Abuser iPhone app

Aswell as Modern Toss being on television and printed in books it has managed to make its way on to the iphone with a very nice and simple appliacation. The appliacation consists of sound bites taken from one of the characters from the television show and allows the user to play them via the iphones speakers. This application looks very simple and easy to make with little bits of animation and a nice easy menu looks very easy to make and to develop. I like it because i like Modern Toss, i have a feeling people who have not seen Modern Toss may not quite get the jokes but unless they like the abuse then they'll find it funny if not then they won't. Here is a example of the application on the iphone.



Modern Toss work shown in gallerys

The last thing i want to mention about Modern Toss is how there work has been showcased in gallerys and some made into posters. In my opionion Modern Toss is not just a badly drawn cartoon, there are much worse than modern toss and have been drawn better but they all lack the originality and humour Modern Toss pocesses. I don't know if i want to go as far and say its art but i definatly like it and love the style it is done in and shows that you don't have to have the nicest designed picture that it can be just as good in any style you want. i belive the writing and the jokes to help alot too.
Catch you later, yeah?

More examples of Modern Toss and links.



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http://www.moderntoss.com/
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