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Teh Hotness – Muro – HTML5 wow!

DeviantArt, a hub for online artists of all skill levels has recently launched Mhttp://muro.deviantart.com/, an online art tool which is much more responsive than any other online art tool I’ve used. Beyond that, it’s the most impressive implementation of HTML 5 I’ve seen.

A quick search for Muro reveals that the community is already experimenting with this tool and getting some amazing results.

It’s also interesting in that they’ve monetized it by letting users purchase additional brushes, which is simple and absolutely brilliant.

As a Flash developer, HTML 5 comes up a lot.

My stance is simple. I use Flash because it lets me reach the largest possible number of people. When HTML5’s install base is close to or surpasses Flash, I’ll be making the switch. With Apple swearing off Flash, likely for life, on their handheld devices, which continue to sell like hotcakes, it’s very likely that 1 year from today I’ll be putting the finishing touches on my first HTML5 game. Who knows, I might switch before the end of the year.

Sadly, Muro doesn’t have an iPhone optimized setting, but if any of you iPad owners out there want to give it a go and let us know what you think in the comments, that’d be great!

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Teh Hotness – Kevin Tong – Illustrator/Poster Artist

I discovered the work of Kevin Tong when I was looking at concert posters for inspiration for the UI design for Ray Ardent. I have fallen deeply in love with his combination of hand drawn illustrations, Illustrator wizardry and color palettes from the gods.

Kevin has a show opening in at the Phone Booth Gallery in Long Beach today – here is a preview:

You can get more insight into Kevin’s process and check out more of his incredible work on his site: Tragic Sunshine.

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Teh Hotness – Benson the Last Gamebreaker

Ever since seeing The Last Airbender on opening day a couple of weeks ago, things haven’t been easy. Sleepless nights, waking up crying, general saltyness. i knew it wasn’t going to be good, I just didn’t expect it to be the worst.

Then, while digging through some old files tonight, I found this gem:

The mock-poster was made by my friend Mike Smith (producer of what I firmly believe to be the greatest fishing game ever made – Creatures of the Deep) and it instantly brought a smile to my face.

Mike cast me in the role of the Sokka on the left and my friends Wade as Zuko and Benson as Aang (the Last Gamebreaker.)

Even M. Night’s travesty cannot ruin the original animated series and the pure awesomesauce it inspires.

(One day I will have to tell the story of how ‘Havadog: The Last Street Vendor’ made it into a kids game on the DS.)

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Teh Hotness – Yuki 7 and the Gadget Girls

Kevin Dart’s wonderful creation, Yuki 7, finally has her own webpage!

Yuki 7 is a fictional movie franchise – a fictional, female version of James Bond if you will. The Yuki 7 book “Seductive Espionage” is written in a documentary style, chronicling Yuki’s rise to popularity and the careers of her creators.

The pulp style and flavor of Yuki is one of the main influences on Ray Ardent (the original back-ground mock-ups were done in a style similar to Darts) and I’ve been a huge fan of Kevin Dart’s work ever since I stumbled across his table at Comic-Con four years ago.

Absolutely brilliant and inspiring work!