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Posted: April 20th, 2009 |

A small collection of links to the people. places and things that we like most…

Friends of the Department

Canvass Easily the best New Zealand photo library run by our good friend and ex DMG staffer Emma Williams.

ThoughtSpurs The always interesting and entertaining blog, by the always interesting and entertaining David MacGregor.

Sion Scott-Wilson Award wining author of “The Sleepwalkers Introduction to Flight” and veteran copywriter. Sion and Linds go back so many years, they can’t actually remember meeting.

David Downes David is one of DMG’s oldest friends (That’s the friendship that is old, not David). Irritatingly talented, David is an accomplished and successful composer and performer, as well as a first-rate 3D artist. Be sure to check out his great animated short film Generations.

FusionCI Studios The Santa Monica CA. based studio of our friends Mark Stasuik and Lauren Millar. Purveyors of all things damp and moist.

Animation Links

Maxon Computer The creators of everybody’s favorite 3D program Cinema4D. If you want to learn 3D, here’s the place to start. Software made the way it should be.

The CG Society A great CG and animation resource site. If you ever find yourself bereft of inspiration, find it here.

CG-Talk One of the best CG forums we’ve found. Whatever you want to know, someone here will know the answer.

Motionographer The beating motion graphics heart of the Internet.

The Art of the Tittle Sequence The tittle says it all really.

Interesting Stuff

TED Technology. Entertainment. Design. If you find yourself with ten minutes to spare, don’t waste it. Watch a TED video and be informed and inspired by just how smart people can be.

CR Blog News and views on visual communication from the readers and writers of UK design magazine Creative Review.

NASA They may be a shadow of their former selves, but these guys still have the coolest job on the planet. And off.

Miscellaneous

LifeSentence A new venture for another old mate and advertising cohort Philip Morley.

I am Clavadista The official website of Sion Scott-Wilson’s first novel “The Sleepwalkers Introduction to Flight”.

Rogues & Vagabonds Home of my friends at the Waiheke Island theater group of the same name.

Raven’n'Blues Dave Raven’s excellent weekly blues podcast from his houseboat on the Thames.

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NOTE: If you think you, or your website are worthy of a mention here, drop us a line, and the Grand Council will consider the merritt of your application.