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Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments

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Science Scientists really did believe that electricity might be able to bring the dead back to life. The idea that electricity really was the stuff of life and that it might be used to bring back the dead was certainly a familiar one in the kinds of circles in which the… from Science https://ift.tt/2qlClO4

The next novel you read may be in Facebook Messenger

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Technology Facebook, Hooked, and other platforms are changing the way we read. We aren't exactly a nation of readers. But these tech companies want to change that, by putting fiction on our smartphones. from Technology https://ift.tt/2EXAARl

Mike Lee's 'CGI' models come from oil paints and political pain

Strange yet sentimental figures star in a new series inspired by border controversies in the US. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2QaAgzY

Scientists set up a haunted lab to figure out why we like being scared

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Science Or why some of us do, anyway. The researchers set up their makeshift lab in the basement of the haunted house, recruiting people who had already purchased tickets. from Science https://ift.tt/2AEaLl7

The swamp science that lured travelers to their doom—and inspired the jack-o’-lantern

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Science And led to one of the first American science experiments. A mysterious light hovers over a marsh, luring travelers to their watery dooms. This real phenomenon earned the nickname will o' the wisp—or jack-o'-lantern. Here's the… from Science https://ift.tt/2Qb67jN

Bitcoin is probably bad for the planet, but exactly how bad remains to be seen

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Technology An alarming new study may also be "deeply flawed." This study claims that Bitcoin mining could warm the Earth by 2 degrees C within 22 years, all by itself. One energy expert calls baloney. from Technology https://ift.tt/2SuZdYi

We created a frankenhouse of the most common phobias

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Science Explore the things that keep humanity up at night—and learn why they haunt us. What keeps you up at night? This frankenhouse is the ultimate fear factory, based on humanity’s most commonly diagnosed phobias. Learn why they get to us. from Science https://ift.tt/2SCBcPl

A new MacBook Pro is coming next month

Hidden among the launches of Apple's new iPad Pro, Pencil, Mac mini and Macbook is an upgrade to the MacBook Pro from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/creative-hardware/new-macbook-pro-is-coming-next-month/

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

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Science Sightless, flightless, and 10 feet tall. Islands breed strange animals. Isolated from the rest of the world, these ecosystems often produce creatures uniquely adapted to their idiosyncratic environments. from Science https://ift.tt/2AFASZ7

The spookiest things we learned this week

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Science Our editors scrounged up some truly frightful facts. What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast. from Science https://ift.tt/2RqbFqZ

30 years on, animation classic Akira is still inspiring artists around the world

In celebration of the anime classic's 30th anniversary, we look at Akira tribute projects from around the globe, and how the film still inspires creators to this day. from Latest Reviews from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2AABgrF

From Afrofuturism to politics to Kafka, Greek studio Beetroot has done it all

We chat to the very inventive Beetroot about colourful electoral campaigns, lab-made type tools and their rather striking visuals. from Latest Reviews from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2SjAzd6

Lettering master Jessica Hische on her new book's essential message for both adults and kids

Jessica Hische tells us how Tomorrow I'll Be Brave was inspired by her little one, and how her art connections helped the book to see the light. from Latest Reviews from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2z5Q3Zy

Be a potato, not a planet - why brands need to stop fitting in to stand out

Mike Scott, associate creative director at Siegel+Gale, tells us what a great logo looks like, and why brands seriously need to jump up and jump out. from Latest Reviews from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2ArVrI4

How to draw celebrities, actors and singers: 8 tips from leading illustrators

Leading illustrators reveal the techniques behind their favourite portraits of the famous - from composition, drawing and painting to how to capture their likeness. from Latest Reviews from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2ENfJQD

Celebrate Halloween with this spooky FX reel from Zoic Studios

Zoic Studios put together their most gruesome and beastly moments just in time for Halloween. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2JsuO8U

Humanity's obsession with chocolate may go back much further than we thought

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Science Some delicious new research. The new findings paint a more complicated and deeper picture of humans’ relationship with cacao, one of the world’s biggest economic crops to date… from Science https://ift.tt/2DdGvA4

iPad Pro 2018 and Apple Pencil 2.0 unveiled: New features and specs to excite the creative community

Apple launch the latest version of the iPad Pro with Liquid Retina display and 1TB storage, and a new version of the Apple Pencil that charges wirelessly on your tablet. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2RpnLka

Let’s watch Apple announce new iPads, updated MacBook laptops, and more

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Gadgets Maybe a new HomePod? Tim Cook and company are in NYC to announce some new Apple stuff. Aren't you proud of us for avoiding the "Big Apple" joke? from Technology https://ift.tt/2StKVap

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

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Science Alongside the wild natural beauty, some evidence of humans. Today your biology homework is to watch scientists in charge of millions of dollars worth of deep-sea roving equipment get all squeal-y about a lil octopus. from Science https://ift.tt/2ERonxv

You can now model faces of all ages and races with this new plugin for Nuke

Facebuilder is out now on The Foundry Nuke, making 3D modelling of faces a whole lot easier, no matter the type. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2qiQXxC

Priya Mistry's wonderful city portraits could finally decide the world's greatest capital

The UK artist tells a tale of two cities through a series of beautiful illustrations. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Su5QtO

Last week in tech: A $435,000 AI portrait, the good Twitter bots, and how a house survives a hurricane

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Technology Plus, we talk about the new iPhone XR as the default iPhone on our podcast. Check out the latest episode of our podcast and catch up on the rest of the latest tech news. from Technology https://ift.tt/2CPZRKN

For National Cat Day, let Cat Gurus guide your life with these inspirational advice cards

Some of the world's most famous and beloved moggies are here to save you with inspirational wisdom. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2D9SHlq

Jeff Wagner’s top 10 features of Houdini 17

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SideFX has released a recording of its Senior Technology Consultant Jeff Wagner as he explores new features of Houdini 17. [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2qgPRTj

Did a gigantic bird really eat a Neanderthal child?

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Science A paleontologist walks us through the details of the case. Did a giant bird eat the finger bones of a neanderthal child 100,000 years ago? A fossil expert walked us through what it would take to get from bone to bird. from Science https://ift.tt/2CMysZY

Scanline VFX’s Ant Man and the Wasp VFX breakdown

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Scanline VFX has released a breakdown for its work on Ant Man and the Wasp. Watch it on Vimeo. Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2OY8vhg

Playmetric explores our relationship with tech in colourful and geometric style

Colin Bigelow aka Playmetric's playful new series Interplay explores our relationship to the world through technology. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Jmhtiz

Epic Games raises $1.25 billion in funding

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Epic Games, the publishers of many well-known games franchises including Fortnite and the developer of Unreal Engine has received an [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2EPivEW

The best new cameras and photography gear from Photo Plus 2018

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Gadgets The biggest camera show in the U.S. has some impressive new models. All the best new gear that we saw during the New York City show. from Technology https://ift.tt/2Rgr9hm

MEGAPIXELS: This geometric iceberg will soothe your soul

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Science It doesn’t even look real. Okay so it’s not a perfect rectangle, but this floating ice sheet gets unsettlingly close. NASA scientists spotted the geometric beauty in Antarctica earlier this… from Science https://ift.tt/2PT01Vc

Not all Twitter bots are bad

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Technology An ode to the best of the automated accounts. Twitter is cracking down on bots—and for good reason. But not all bots are bad. from Technology https://ift.tt/2AuUIGe

Imerge Pro – new non-destructive RAW image compositor

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FXhome has released Imerge Pro, a new image compositing application that promises a fully non-destructive workflow working with RAW images, [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2qkB6yV

FumeFX 5 for Maya released

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Sitni Sati has announced the latest release or FumeFX for Maya. Version 5 includes improved integration with Maya, a redesigned [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2CGwWbP

Free Materialize app creates PBR materials from images

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Update: Since this story was reported, Bounding Box Software has made the Materialize app open source under a GPL 3 [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2J4hEyW

Alva Skog and other new talent talk about branding their London neighbourhood for Coal Drops Yard

Coal Drops Yard opens today hot off some unique visual branding from the area's most budding new talent. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2OOJEwu

The oldest weapons in North America offer a new view of prehistoric tech

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Science The Paleoamerican migration plot thickens. The spearheads date back to more than 13,500 years ago, making them possibly the oldest weapons ever found in North America. from Science https://ift.tt/2Sl7MoC

Wi-Fi could get much faster thanks to a proposed change in the wireless spectrum

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Technology The FCC voted to open up more space in the spectrum for connected devices. The 6 Ghz part of the wireless spectrum could soon host your Wi-Fi gadgets. from Technology https://ift.tt/2PXzTZd

Here's how to view, download, and delete your personal information online

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Technology Set aside lots of time and extra hard-drive space. Download your personal data from Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and other tech heavies. from Technology https://ift.tt/2O6nZun

The makers of the new Hilda game on adapting Hilda for play while respecting the character's print roots

Game creators Bigumaku on making Hilda Creatures while paying tribute to the beloved kids character's animation and print roots. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2O6fWh9

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

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Science Scientists are finally unspooling how spider silk works. Black widow silk fluid features nano-sized structures, researchers have found. from Science https://ift.tt/2OPyszJ

How to make the jump from a junior to a middleweight designer

Designers at some of the world’s best creative agencies tell us how they went from a junior position to a midweight role. from Latest Features from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2R9YEl4

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

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Science Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts. What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast. from Science https://ift.tt/2CAHwRH

Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S.

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Technology The Apple CEO laid out guidelines for sweeping privacy regulations. The Apple CEO eyes GDPR as a model for U.S. privacy laws. from Technology https://ift.tt/2D3PJyU

Say hello to Studio Clash, the Swiss design outfit run by displaced peoples

Immigrants and asylum seekers get together to bring a new design studio with high aspirations. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2RapklW

Print legends Dan Mumford and Supermundane on making the leap from 2D to AR

Some of Britain's best print creatives explore AR with Adobe’s Project Aero. from Latest Reviews from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Pki2i2

This 'self-lubricating' condom concept uses clever chemistry to stay slippery

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Technology Research involved a ‘touch test’ with ‘slipperiness ratings’ Researchers hope that an innovative coating for latex condoms could make them stay slippery and allow people to forgo the lube. from Technology https://ift.tt/2Cy0tEq

Facebook’s new Messenger design is a rare simplification

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Technology Instagram and Facebook are more chaotic than ever, but Messenger is cutting back. Instagram and Facebook are more chaotic than ever, but Messenger is determined to simplify. from Technology https://ift.tt/2PQUoXI

This graphic novel uses AR to blur the lines between cartoon, comic and video game

Cyberpunk comic Neon Wasteland uses AR to bring its panels to life. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2EGEcHr

This image has exactly twelve dots, but it’s impossible to see them all at once

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Head Trip Our entire visual field is not made the same. When our eyes dart around the entire scene, the black dots move into and out of our visual field, making them seem as if they are flickering on and off. from Science https://ift.tt/2Je0lLM

Terrains masterclass in Houdini

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SideFX Lead Instructor Ari Danesh has recorded a 2-hour masterclass on the workflow for creating terrains in Houdini 17, including an in-depth [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2q6NiTy

All Right Animation Rig 2.0 for Unreal

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Alexander Shatalov has released version 2 of All Right Rig, a plugin for creating character rigs and animations in Unreal Engine [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2RbaoUI

Unity release free film sample project

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Unity Technologies has released a free sample project that demonstrates layout tips from recent projects like Adam 2: The Mirror [...] Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2q7eBwZ

Storm 0.2 released- updated standalone granular simulation tool

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Effective TDs has announced an update to Storm, its standalone granular simulation tool created by Sebastian Schäfer.  (more…) Read more from CGPress news https://ift.tt/2PkeeNK

50 Cent is Iron Man in these comic book cover reissues of hip hop classics

Rappers turn superhero as classic rap albums get reissued with Marvel comic book art. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2RbAcA5

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

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Head Trip Forced perspective takes control over the way our brains interpret size. Hobbits appearing doll size, tourists pinching a tiny Eiffel Tower, and beachgoers standing atop a body of water are all made possible by forced perspective. from Science https://ift.tt/2AnBiD9

When flying into a hurricane won't work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives

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Science Satellites provide a safe and accurate alternative. Today, meteorologists have mountains of information to use as they track a hurricane. This amount of data was only a dream a couple of decades ago, but now it’s crucial… from Science https://ift.tt/2q6VRxF

When flying into a hurricane won't work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives

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Science Satellites provide a safe and accurate alternative. Today, meteorologists have mountains of information to use as they track a hurricane. This amount of data was only a dream a couple of decades ago, but now it’s crucial… from Technology https://ift.tt/2q6VRxF

Why do we get goosebumps?

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Science Happiness and fear are more similar than you might think. Scientists are not entirely sure why we get goosebumps, though they think they are likely a hand-me-down survival mechanism from our ancestors. from Science https://ift.tt/2PMCTHP

Last week in tech: Photoshop on the iPad, Palm’s tiny smartphone, and a new waterproof Kindle

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Technology Check out the latest episode of our podcast! Get all caught up on the most recent tech news. from Technology https://ift.tt/2yTtBTo

What ice cores tell us about ancient storms

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Science Digging up the particles trapped in layers of Arctic ice. At the poles, falling snow doesn't melt; it collects in layers that stretch back in time. Particles trapped in this ice can reveal ancient climate secrets. from Science https://ift.tt/2q6w4FK

Yotam Ottolenghi's latest cookbook is a design feast for the eyes

Less is more as Here Design bring their minimal magic to the masterchef's latest publication. from Latest News Articles from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2NXq77R

This First Man soundtrack vinyl cover art is exquisitely composed

Illustrator Marc Aspinall takes us through his creative process to bring the feel of the golden age of space exploration to this artwork. from Latest Features from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2q10Vnb

Project Gemini hands-on: Adobe's Procreate rival is a new drawing and painting app for the iPad

We spent some time with Project Gemini at Adobe Max to see what it's capable of. from Latest Features from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2Oxp8QY

34 tips for turning your art and graphics into amazing animated GIFs

6 illustrators reveal how to turn artworks into fun, charming, powerful or hilarious animated GIFs in Illustrator, Photoshop or After Effects. from Latest Features from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2AfjdXG

See concept art from groundbreaking video games including The Last of Us, Journey and No Man's Sky

Discover what inspired them too, as we visit and showcase what's at the V&A Museum's first major exhibition dedicated to video game design. from Latest Features from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2AfnLxz

Rovina Cai describes the process behind her emotional illustrations for Patrick Ness’ And The Ocean Was Our Sky

The artist explains how her illustrations "set the tone and atmosphere" for Patrick's short novel that tells Moby Dick from the perspective of the whale. from Latest Features from Digital Arts https://ift.tt/2EmLM9M

Yes, you really can work yourself to death

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Technology Stress and sleeplessness are surprisingly lethal. Tech companies and gig economy platforms love to boast sleepless nights and 100 hour weeks. But there’s a danger to working too much. from Technology https://ift.tt/2PGQAbi