Feature Articles

  • New Mexico Architect Dennis Holloway Uses CINEMA...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 12 November 2009 5:00 pm

    Architect Dennis Holloway has been fascinated by Native American architecture since he was a kid growing up in Michigan. But it wasn’t until 1990, when he moved to New Mexico, that his passion for the subject...

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  • QA Graphics Uses CINEMA 4D to Help a McDonald’s...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 4 November 2009 5:00 pm

    Most eco-friendly building materials don’t look much different from traditional ones, so people often can’t tell they’re looking at sustainable, green features when they see them. To help raise awareness...

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  • CGarchitect 2009 Industry Survey Results -...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 1 November 2009 5:00 pm

    At long last the results from our 2009 Architectural visualization industry survey and economic indicator surveys are here.

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  • 2009 NVIDIA GPU Conference Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 18 October 2009 6:00 pm

    The inaugural GPU Technology Conference took place in San Jose from September 30 to October 2, 2009 at the Fairmont San Jose hotel. Despite the stagnant economy, attendance was high with a reported 1500 people...

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  • SIGGRAPH 2009 New Orleans in Review - The Year of...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 27 September 2009 6:00 pm

    This year a hot and muggy New Orleans hosted SIGGRAPH 2009. As expected, the economy played havoc with attendance hitting only 11,000 attendees, down over 60% from 2008 and down almost 45% the last time the...

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  • Interview with Alex Kelley, VP of Worldwide Sales...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 10 June 2009 6:00 pm

    I had a chance to speak with Alex Kelley, the VP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing at Caustic Graphics a few weeks ago about the recent launch of their CausticRT raytracing acceleration card.

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  • Autodesk University 2008 – From a Visualization...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 17 December 2008 5:00 pm

    Last week I got back from Autodesk University in Las Vegas, the whirlwind event that is everything Autodesk. The show took place at the Venetian hotel where Autodesk hosted 8700 attendees and 130 exhibitors...

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  • Interview with Jon Wells from Smoothe's New UAE...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 12 December 2008 5:00 pm

    Smoothe is a design communication company with studios throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East. We embrace new technologies to create cutting edge images, film, music, animation, events,...

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  • Interview with Ben Davies from The Neighbourhood

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 26 November 2008 5:00 pm

    The Neighbourhood was founded by myself and 3 friends in July 2006. We’d met at different stages working together over the last 4-8 years at a number of illustration and animation companies, including...

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  • Interview with Haydn Shaughnessy

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 11 November 2008 5:00 pm

    Using unlicensed imagery as entourage in your images can land you and your company in a hot water, but what other options exist out there? Tracking down artists or galleries to secure rights for each image can...

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  • 30 inch NEC MultiSync LCD3090WQXi Reviewed

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 11 September 2008 6:00 pm

    This review features the flag ship 30 inch display from NEC. This monitor boasts an impressive list of features and it designed for the high end grapahics professional.

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  • Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 Reviewed

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 25 August 2008 6:00 pm

    With the release of Autodesk’s new 3ds Max Design 2009, the era of Autodesk Viz officially comes to a close. Positioned to take over the market that Viz filled, Max Design 2009 essentially replaces AutoDesk...

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  • 3DATS 3ds Max for Architectural Visualization...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 11 August 2008 6:00 pm

    Last week I received the second book from Brian Smith's 3ds Max for Architectural Visualization book series and took a moment to review both titles.

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  • Mundos Digitales 2008 Trip Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 11 August 2008 6:00 pm

    A few weeks ago I got back from the Mundos Digitales conference in La Coruna, Spain. For those of you who were not able to attend this event in person, this article will cover the highlights.

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  • Curves without the Cost

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 20 January 2008 5:00 pm

    Builder AWI adopts 3D in processes that take the pain out of complex designs. Advancements in 3D design tools have given manufacturers tremendous productivity gains over the last two decades. Automotive...

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  • Interview with Jan-Ove Rust

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 25 November 2007 5:00 pm

    My projects are divided between architectural visualization, ship modeling, visualization for Rolls-Royce and also lately, some interesting projects for some furniture manufacturers. Architectural visualization...

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