**The overall CG market will exceed $100 billion in 2014** **Industry enjoys 7% growth for past five years** The computer graphics (CG) industry has been a growth industry since it was established the late 1970s. Weathering the storms of the recession of 2009, the CG...
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A Brief Conversation with Artist Meats Meier
16 June 2011 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Graphics, Interactive Techniques
Following below is a brief conversation with Meats Meier - the artist behind the Computer Animation Festival's "Animation Mother" pictured below. Meier is currently a freelance illustrator and animator living in Los Angeles. He taught the first ever ZBrush course at...
SIGGRAPH Launches Business Symposium to Address Industry Needs and Direction
15 June 2011 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Visual Effects
For nearly 40 years, SIGGRAPH has inspired, educated, and influenced the direction of research, production, and artistic communities. At SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver, 7-11 August 2011, the conference is introducing the SIGGRAPH Symposium: The Business Think Tank. This...
Interview with SIGGRAPH 2011 Art Gallery Chair
14 June 2011 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Art, Graphics, Visual Effects
Following below is a brief interview with Mona Kasra, SIGGRAPH 2011 Art Gallery Chair, who explains her vision and insights into this year's amazing Art Gallery - Tracing Home. Kasra is a new media artist and educator currently pursuing a PhD at University of Texas at...
Disney•Pixar Executive Jim Morris Chosen as a SIGGRAPH 2010 Keynote Speaker
24 May 2010 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
(Chicago, IL) – ACM SIGGRAPH announces the selection of Jim Morris, General Manager and Executive Vice President of Production at Pixar Animation Studios, to give one of the keynote presentations at SIGGRAPH 2010, the 37th International Conference and Exhibition on...