Author: Eric Brooks

Web & Graphic Designer, Blogger, Musician, Evil Clown. I also code websites and promote people for a living. Still kind of a jerk, though. Approach with food.

[#Marketing #Strategy] Local Advertising Platforms – Waze Local is Making Advertising Easier for Small Businesses (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Marketing Strategy –Local Advertising Platforms – Waze Local is Making Advertising Easier for Small Businesses (TrendHunter.com):

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Local Advertising Platforms - Waze Local is Making Advertising Easier for Small Businesses (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Google's Waze app is making it easier for local businesses to advertise through its new Waze Local platform. The advertising service has been around for some time now, but this latest update…

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Top Headlines for April 16, 2018

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Headline News from the Associated Press

[#Video #Design] Working with Cameras in After Effects

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Working with Cameras in After Effects

By School of Motion
Published: Jan 31, 2018

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School of Motion It’s pretty common knowledge at this point that the world of Motion Design education is changing. From online bootcamps to tutorials, the need for brick-and-mortar schools is slowly fading. You can thank this trend, in some part, to today’s guest Michael Jones.  

Michael is the founder and CEO of MoGraph Mentor an online education platform that is designed to help Motion Designer’s … [READ MORE]

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[#Design #Trends] Space Arcade Pizza Restaurants – Disneyland is Opening a Real-Life Toy Story Pizza Planet (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Space Arcade Pizza Restaurants – Disneyland is Opening a Real-Life Toy Story Pizza Planet (TrendHunter.com):

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Space Arcade Pizza Restaurants - Disneyland is Opening a Real-Life Toy Story Pizza Planet (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) In April, California's Tomorrowland theme park is opening a life-size Toy Story Pizza Planet. The animation-inspired and space-themed pizza restaurant will take the place of Redd Rockett'…

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Top Headlines for April 15, 2018

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Chaos, consultation: Inside Trump’s decision to strike Syria

    WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in his presidency, President Donald Trump stared, horrified at pictures of children killed in a chemical attack in Syria….
  • Analysis: Trump finds leaving Syria tougher than he thought

    WASHINGTON (AP) — In heated exchanges with his national security team in recent weeks, President Donald Trump repeatedly made clear he saw little incentive for the United States to be involved in Syria's intractable civil war….
  • France urges Russia to join peace push after Syria strike

    BEIRUT (AP) — France is urging Russia to join a push for a political solution in Syria after joint U.S., French and British attacks on Syrian chemical weapons sites….
  • AP investigation: Doctors keep licenses despite sex abuse

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The first time that Dr. Anthony Bianchi came onto a patient, California's medical board alleged, the gynecologist placed a chair against the exam room door, put his fingers into the woman's vagina and exposed his erect penis….
  • Police chief: Officers did nothing wrong in Starbucks arrest

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's police commissioner on Saturday defended officers who arrested two black men at a Starbucks, prompting accusations of racism on social media, concern from the mayor and an apology from the company….
  • GOP devotes $250M to midterm strategy: Keep House majority

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee has committed $250 million to a midterm election strategy that has one goal above all else: Preserve the party's House majority for the rest of President Donald Trump's first term….
  • In Peru, Pence defends Syrian strike to Latin America allies

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Thousands of miles from home, Vice President Mike Pence was thrust into a new, more immediate, role on the world stage Saturday: explaining President Donald Trump's military strike in Syria to a summit of Latin America leaders….
  • Trump declares ‘mission accomplished’ after strike on Syria

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday declared "Mission Accomplished" for a U.S.-led allied missile attack on Syria's chemical weapons program, but the Pentagon said the pummeling of three chemical-related facilities left enough others intact to enable the Assad government to use banned weapons against civilians if it chooses….
  • Flights canceled, roads treacherous amid spring snowstorms

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of flights have been canceled and roadways are treacherous in several Midwestern states as a deadly storm system stretching from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes rolls across the central U.S., bringing heavy snow, strong winds, rain and hail….
  • Bon Jovi, Nina Simone, Moody Blues make it into Rock Hall

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Bon Jovi reunited onstage with former members for a powerful performance celebrating its admission into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the late icon Nina Simone was welcomed to the prestigious music club with show-stopping performances from Lauryn Hill and Andra Day….

[#Video #Design] Using Collapse Transformations and Continuously Rasterize in After Effects

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Using Collapse Transformations and Continuously Rasterize in After Effects

By School of Motion
Published: Jan 17, 2018

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School of Motion Andy Contiguglia is lawyer with years of experience representing small businesses and freelancers in legal affairs around the United States. Andy was kind enough to come on the podcast and answer our burning legal questions for Motion Design. His brain has more legal knowledge than we knew how to handle so we broke this episode up into 2 parts. In part one Andy talks about contracts for Motion Des… [READ MORE]

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[#Design #Trends] Intricate Mechanical Signature Machines – The Jaquet Droz Signing Machine is a Mechanical Marvel (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Intricate Mechanical Signature Machines – The Jaquet Droz Signing Machine is a Mechanical Marvel (TrendHunter.com):

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Intricate Mechanical Signature Machines - The Jaquet Droz Signing Machine is a Mechanical Marvel (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) Jaquet Droz is known for ingenuity, exquisite craftsmanship and technique, and its new signature Signing Machine is no exception to these tenants. The machine has been in development for four years…

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Top Headlines for April 14, 2018

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Headline News from the Associated Press
  • Trump: US, allied strikes in Syria bring heated response

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again, but also stirred up angry responses from Syria's allies and ignited a debate over whether the attacks were justified….
  • Trump bravado gives way to solemn speech on Syria airstrikes

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump strode directly, with purpose, to the podium….
  • Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes

    DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital Saturday, honking their car horns, flashing victory signs and waving Syrian flags in scenes of defiance that followed unprecedented joint airstrikes by the United States, France and Britain….
  • FBI probes Trump lawyer Cohen’s personal ‘business dealings’

    NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors revealed on Friday that their probe of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, involved suspected fraud and the attorney's personal business dealings and was going on long enough that investigators had already covertly obtained his emails….
  • The Latest: Syrian TV airs scenes of science center rubble

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria (all times local):…
  • Chief Cosby accuser says she was too weak to ‘fight him off’

    NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby's chief accuser took the witness stand for the second time to tell a story of molestation and broken trust, describing for jurors how the comedian knocked her out with three blue pills and then sexually assaulted her at his home….
  • Trump cries 'slime ball' after former FBI director slams him

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump laced into James Comey as an "untruthful slime ball" on Friday as the White House and the national Republican Party mounted a withering counterattack against the former FBI director and his stinging new memoir….
  • Black teen who wanted directions shot at by white man

    DETROIT (AP) — A black 14-year-old boy who got lost in a Detroit suburban neighborhood while trying to get to school was shot at by a white homeowner after knocking on a door to ask directions, prosecutors said Friday, citing home security video and the account of the boy….
  • Pence to outline Syrian missile strike at Latin summit

    LIMA, Peru (AP) — Abroad during a major military strike, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to address Latin American leaders Saturday on President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes in Syria in response to a suspected chemical attack in the war-torn nation….
  • Trump vows to back law to protect marijuana industry

    DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump has promised to support legislation protecting the marijuana industry in states that have legalized the drug, a move that could lift a threat to the industry made by the U.S. attorney general just three months ago….

[#Video #Design] Balancing Family and MoGraph with David Stanfield

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Balancing Family and MoGraph with David Stanfield

By School of Motion
Published: Nov 15, 2017

“
School of Motion Andy Contiguglia is lawyer with years of experience representing small businesses and freelancers in legal affairs around the United States. Andy was kind enough to come on the podcast and answer our burning legal questions for Motion Design. His brain has more legal knowledge than we knew how to handle so we broke this episode up into 2 parts. In part one Andy talks about contracts for Motion Des… [READ MORE]

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[#Design #Trends] Toy-Inspired Illuminators – The 'Spintop' Lamp Brings a Lighthearted Approach to Illumination (TrendHunter.com)

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From TrendHunter.com – Design Trends –Toy-Inspired Illuminators – The 'Spintop' Lamp Brings a Lighthearted Approach to Illumination (TrendHunter.com):

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Toy-Inspired Illuminators - The 'Spintop' Lamp Brings a Lighthearted Approach to Illumination (TrendHunter.com) (TrendHunter.com) The ‘Spintop' lamp has been designed as a carefree illuminator that draws inspiration from the classic child's toy to help infuse a little bit of carefree wonder into a space….

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