Digital Anthill
Experimental Multimedia Artist: 3D, Video, Photography, Motion Graphics and Beyond..
Brussels to Amsterdam – Fixed
Aug 18th
Recent 3D Work
Aug 4th
Random…
Aug 4th
Introducing my Random blog..
A little something I’ve been trying to keep up to date. Mainly used for personal reference to cool things I find on the tinterwebs. You’re welcome to have a little explore 
Physx – First Play
Aug 4th
Went on search the other day to see if there was an alternative to 3Ds max’s physics system, Reactor. I soon came across Physx from Nvidia. Its currently still in public beta which means you can download it for free once you sign up to the nvida developer zone (You can also Google the links).
Once I installed it I soon realised that this was 10x better than Reactor. With out looking at and instructions I managed to work my way round the controls in no time (its that intuitive to use). After a bit of practice and looking at some of the example scenes they provide, I was soon creating some pretty interesting things.
The best thing about this program is the ability to play the simulation real time in the view port. This is something you could only dream of doing with Reactor. Because its so quick to view the simulation it means you can play around with different things and see the results almost straight away.
For my first experiment I’ve taken my new logo, divided it up in to small sections and dropped it through this pinball style course..
I have quite a few ideas I want to try out so keep tuned for more
Digital Anthill – Revamp
Aug 4th
So I’ve been meaning to update the old DigitalAnthill look since I started my new job.. that was 8 months ago now! I finally had a weekend where I was free and it was raining so I was encouraged to stay indoors. This was a perfect opportunity to get the job done. Alex was about too so I asked for his help in designing a logo and identity for me. First we went through various fonts trying to find one which was suitable. At first we chose neue Helvetica and Alex played around with the position of the text until he came up with the current look.
Helvetica looked good but I didn’t really want it, so we looked some more. Finally came across Code Pro. I loved it as first sight, so we did a quick mock up and it worked perfectly. I decided I might as well purchase it. Got the full font family for £30. Not a bad deal I think.
We then continued to fiddle with the poisoning till it looked sweet. It was looking slightly off balance next to the top right L so we stuck in a ® for good measure. Yes I know DigitalAnthill is not a registered trade mark but hey it looks cool, so what ever. If anyone asks, it stands for Rob 
Click more to see how I created the 3D Logo..
