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Why I returned a Dell XPS 15 - 2017 model

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Why I returned a Dell XPS 15 - 2017 model

I have researched for a new laptop computer for a while, maybe two months. As usual I don't make any hasty decisions for my tools. For years I've been using a MacBook Pro 2011 laptop, it's still in use, but it's time to let it go.

I use Cinema 4D, and the future of 3D renders seems to go ta a GPU accelerated, or a combination with GPU+CPU. My need for a future proof computer is important and that's why the new Macs are useless, to old specs and not future proof. My next computer needs to have some sort of CUDA cores, that's a NVidia technology, and are not on the Macs. On the new Macs they've also gotten rid of that MagSafe, that has been a really smart safety function (been used so many times, not on purpose), and the touch bar seems useless to me.

So I found a work horse, that has everything I need for the future and more. A Dell XPS 15, 4k screen, 32 GB ram and other high specs. But sadly without a MagSafe function, but I can live without that.

I'm used to a MacBook pro and it's build quality and I were shocked how crappy the touch pad were. The Dell XPS 15 picked up fingers that weren't even touching the pad, and often it didn't recognize that I were using the pad at all and I had to drag and drag to get it started. The XPS also has a touch screen that work really well, and since that were so great it demonstrated clearly my frustration with how useless the touch pad were. This irritated more and more.

The material of the computer of it's felt really cheap plasticy. I knew it were plastic, but it's worse then expected from all the review I've read. Not exactly Mac quality.

And the worst problem. Cinema 4D, my main program for work, on Windows 10 in 4K resolution, it's so blurry. Yes, everything is so soft and impossible to look at it's hurting my eyes. It turned out that the way windows is "zooming" doesn't work with C4D and the program isn't ready for 4K yet. A Windows 10 problem, I've seen it on MacOS and it looks good on retina-screen. There's also so many functions native in Windows 10 that isn't ready for 4k resolution either, so the whole OS has a design flaw. I would recommend not to buy a Windows 10 with an 4k screens yet.

Happily I could return the computer without any problem.

Now I just need to find a new laptop.

 

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Certified Graphic Designer for Filmmaking

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Certified Graphic Designer for Filmmaking

 

I just attended a course in Graphic Design for Film with Annie Atkins. She's a specialist in graphics for filmmaking, which means creating artwork for movie posters, often period films. It can be escape maps and telegrams for Wes Anderson or fake passports for Steven Spielberg.

It course were really fun, and I took some pictures at the event.

It were Grafill Bergen that had the event, and it's an industry organization for anyone working or training in design and illustration in Norway.

Now I'm certified Graphic Designer for Filmmaking, and that's cool :)

 

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Synthgeeking on Society6

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Synthgeeking on Society6

 

For some time now I wanted to be able to sell som prints. And I startes to use one of those print on demand and went for Society 6. As a bonus they not only make prints of your artwork but also, make t-shirts, cups, rugs, and so on.

First up I have published a series of three prints, all 70s Korg synthesizers in an  exploded diagram view. The first illustration were made in 2008, and I did a screen print version of a Korg MS-20  

I also found the technical drawings for Ms-10 and VC-10 (the vocoder).

 
Go to society6.com

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Hiroshima Arm Chair

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Hiroshima Arm Chair

 

I've just posted a fan 3d render of the Hiroshima Arm Chair.

You can see the images here or go to the page here

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Master Thesis

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Master Thesis

 

I just remembered that my whole master thesis in design is out on the web.

The project became fictive app were called Youuu - the health-app that adapts to you, and were a concept were you would feed data tasks and get different graphs mixed with gamefication and incentives to do your tasks.

Some parts still holds up, but Oo, looking back it feels so out dated. the health app is designed for iOS 6, and as you probably know, the design language totally changed after iOS 7 and introduced new way of thinking apps and design. And the thesis is in Norwegian and not accessible for everyone.

But if this is of any interest to you, and you know a lot of Norwegian you can download it all here.

And this is a typical school situation were you had one idea, but some scholar said it should be something else. My initial idea, creating a open network for health anxiety, is still more interesting then my thesis. But hey what can you do.

JHmaster
 

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PolarWhite Basic Tutorial

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PolarWhite Basic Tutorial

 

This is my first tutorial and hope you like it! I want to show how you can add your own design to my PolarWhite MockUp collection. It's simple to customize and change it to your desired look. I've made PolarWhite ready for classic graphic design, many different types of stationery, book & magazine publishing and more.

PolarWhite needed a tutorial and now I finally found time to create one. Hope you like it. It's my first tutorial published on YouTube, so there's a bit of stuttering, uhms and stuff like that, but hopefully my message come through the screen.

It's a basic tutorial that shows how the package principles are built. And also how to add a interesting table buy using a free texture package I've made.

You find the package here!

Free texture package
 

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