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Monthly Archives: July 2011

A Short History of CGI Characters in Movies

Over the course of my short, but fairly eventful life, the use of computer generated characters in movies has… progressed somewhat. When I was 7, Terminator 2 blew my mind. When I was 9, Jurassic Park had me hiding behind … Read more ⇒

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Viral Animation for New Social Platform “WottleDo”

You’ve heard of Linked In, Ecademy and Facebook… and now here comes the new place to while away the hours network – it’s WottleDo! (Now there’s a name you wont forget!…says the owner of Slurpy Studios!) WottleDo lets you focus … Read more ⇒

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Walt Disney’s House For Sale!

That’s right. Walt Disney’s actual house is up for sale. This is where the animation legend lived from 1932 (about when he was starting Snow White) to 1950 (when Cinderella came out). We can’t tell from the listing, but if … Read more ⇒

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Animated Flash Games for MyMustard’s Character “Bit”

We don’t make that many Flash games here at Slurpy – mostly because we find that when we do we waste huge amounts of time playing them to make sure that they work – but we could hardly turn down … Read more ⇒

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Jim Henson and the Muppets

Although the Muppets don’t technically class as animation related (or web design for that matter), I simply couldn’t fail to pass on this wonderful picture that I found when idly mooching around the web researching hard. This is the legendary … Read more ⇒

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Vintage, Retro Web Design for Vicky’s Vintage Gifts

I know that, as proud parents of many a website, we’re not really supposed to have favourite design styles. But one quick look at our website will lead to the suspicion that we might just possibly have a bit of … Read more ⇒

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Viral Marketing Animation for P4D

Stressed out with the worry of trying to deliver a parcel worldwide? Confused by inane courier websites and disturbed by extortionate prices? Then have no fear, for the P4D superhero man is here to make everything easy and …blue This … Read more ⇒

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Bright & Colourful Websites – Safe and Sound Playgrounds

Ever think that the web is a boring, colourless and over saturated place filled with boring websites for boring people made by boring people? Well then our new website for Safe and Sound Playgrounds is what you’ve been waiting for! … Read more ⇒

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A Day in the Life of John Lasseter: Review

John Lasseter is a hero to most animators. He worked at Disney in the 80s, but decided (a little earlier than most people) that they were no longer necessarily the industry innovators that they had been during the life of … Read more ⇒

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Minimalist Web Design for Jon Bell Fitness

It’s always good when you’re designing a website, to have a clear and consistent brief from a Client who knows exactly what they want to be portrayed online. That’s what we were given from Jon Bell. He wanted his new website … Read more ⇒

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