BCGM3 Studios: Web and Graphic Design

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More BCGM3 on the Web

• MySpace - Ben's primary method of social networking and public announcements.
• FaceBook - Quickly learning to love it as a means of mass communication.
• Deviant Art - Ben publicly offers some utilitarian art (icons, brushes, patterns) here.
• eLance - An efficient design and web services networking hub.
• Coroflot - Much like eLance, but more relaxed and social.
• Worth1000 - A Photoshop (among other things) skill contest community.

Software

• Mozilla Firefox - A free, opensource, light, and secure internet browser.
• Adobe Flash - A vital browser plug-in for viewing rich and interactive media online.
• Notepad++ - Ben's only alternative to Notepad for plain-text editing.
• LightBox - A free and customizable JavaScript application for sharp image galleries.
• JW Players - Free framework for streaming all sorts of multimedia on your site.
• Joomla - Free framework for multi-purpose CMS websites.
• WordPress - Free framework for multimedia blog websites.

Peers & Professors

• Michael Shur - UCF design track classmate.
• Adam Wilson - UCF design track classmate.
• Crystal Bell - UCF design track classmate.
• Sarah Kelly - UCF design track classmate.
• Kyle Hooper - UCF design track classmate.
• Chuck Abraham - UCF Graphic Design professor.
• Jason Burrell - UCF Art as an Interface professor.
• Hadi Abbas - UCF Ceramics professor.

Other Influences

• Drew Struzan - A brilliant illustrator, creator of numerous classic film posters.
• Blake Loosli - Another intriguing illustrator/portrait artist.
• Gerard Huerta - Super sharp graphic designer.
• Jen Corace - An illustrator with a distinctly nostalgic aesthetic.
• Keith Thompson - Some truly bizarre and fascinating concept art.
• Matt Furie - Beyond weird, but even farther beyond funny.
• PushMePullYou Design - Light and stylish graphic/fashion designers.