We are big fans of pixel art here at digital urban and the video below provides a great insight into creating pixel art in MS Paint:
You can create a similar effect using SketchUp – see our Isometric Pixel Art – Simulating in SketchUp Tutorial but MS Paint is much more satisfying to go for that original look.
If you like pixel art take a look at Edushi.com – Possibly the Best City Maps in the World? – a must see.
A second posts on MSPaint – it is not known for its functionality but it is particularly good at pixel art (see Pixel Art Buildings in MSPaint).
Embedded below is a movie that caught our eye by wovelscortch:
Speed painting a city in MS Paint takes dedication thats for sure…
Entering the free 3D modelling market, currently do dominated by SketchUp, is not to be done lightly. Virtual Developer Software from deveoper3d.com take the ease of use of SketchUp and add a focus purely on layout and visualisation in home.
The aim is to link each model to a local supplier, meaning that you can redesign you home and then order the decor having visualised it first, we think thats kind of a good idea.
The first YouTube movie below provides an overview:
The second movie provides a longer view of various templates and examples:
While we are always unsure of software that is offered ‘free’ with various ‘add in’ packages at cost it is worth trying out.
You can find out more and download the free basic version from developer3d.com/
Garmin is the market leader in GPS devices, its GPS based hardware is well respected in the industry and now they are entering the mobile phone market.
The ‘Nuvifone’ seems to take on the iPhone with its touch screen navigation and adds the all important GPS capability.
Garmin view the phone as ‘the ultimate multi-tasker’ and the “first of its kind to integrate premium 3.5G mobile phone capability with an internet browser, data connectivity, personal messaging, and personal navigation functions in one device.”
The Nokia N95 was the first to mass market GPS with its built in functionality but with a slow fix time and a slightly ‘clunky’ interface it has fallen out of favour, at least with us, as it is too cumbersome to use.
Of note is the built in ability to geotag images and upload to services such as Flickr via either 3G or Wifi.
With the respected name of Garmin behind the phone we are expecting good things from the GPS – this could be the ultimate Neogeographers phone?
Release is due in the third quarter of 2008, full details can be found via the Garmin page.