NYC Recap

I just got back from New York a couple days ago. I’ve been there several times but I’m always still amazed by it.

The PAUSE conference was overall a good experience. I got to listen to a few of my favorite designers/artist (Hillman Curtis, GMUNK) and there were a couple agencies that had some incredible work as well. MK12 discussed their latest work revolving the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. They created the title sequences and a part in the movie where the CIA is interacting with a touch table visualizer. It’s releasing in the US today, so I’m definitely watching this tonight! Another interesting panel was Digital Kitchen. They discuss an intro/title sequence they did for a tv series (which I can’t seem to recall the title). It was interesting when they mentioned that they actually lose money doing this type of work (title sequences). But in return, they get more creative freedom and it allows the entire agency to get involved and have some creative input. They also showed a neat effect that you can product from a polariod camera. I’m going to try that out and post my results soon.

Aside from the conference, I also wanted to use my Nikon D90 to capture scenery and my experiences of New York. I was hoping that the fall foliage was still at it’s peak, but unfortunately, I was about a week late. But the colors were still stunning and I got some good shots of Central Park. I also got some unexpectedly good shots of other things as well. Here are a couple of my favorites below:

To view the rest of the photos, you can visit my Flickr NYC 2008 page.