June 2011
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What's behind door number 2
I loved doing these 100 little hints of what Illustrapedia is supposed to be: a nicely illustrated collection of knowledge bytes done in casual, easily understandable style. Retronator as a company is today exactly 1 year old, but in reality I earn my living as a game developer at Dawn of Play. I do projects like Illustrapedia in my free time and it’s just one of the interesting things I...
Jun 14th
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Countdown finished, stand by for instructions
Jun 13th
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Jun 13th
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We’re almost there. Tomorrow is the day when this beginning comes to an end. Because the day after tomorrow is the start of the real Illustrapedia. If you haven’t figured by now, Illustrapedia is supposed to be a real illustrated encyclopedia. These small pixels are only a tiny hint of what I want to create. But why create an encyclopedia? We have Wikipedia, How Stuff Works,...
Jun 12th
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Shit, the days are coming down fast. Today I wanted to share something more personal. Don’t worry, I obscured my naked pictures so it’s totally safe for work! Here’s a little something from my creative process. After getting an idea for an object I would usually start by finding reference photos on Google image search. Even though it might seem that you can’t get any...
Jun 11th
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Jun 10th
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When I decided to take on this project I had to choose the right tool to do it. If I wanted to be serious about keeping the daily schedule I needed to have the option to draw at any free time of the day. I don’t have a computer at home so this was a great excuse to use my iPad. I already fantasized about creating my own pixel art program (I make iOS games for a living), but thankfully got...
Jun 9th
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Jun 7th
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I was sitting on a plane flight to Seattle, designing my personal webpage. It was November 2007. Many of my thought processes start with a mind map in my notebook. This was no exception. I was rounding up what I want to tell with my online presence, but more deeply, I tried to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. It’s no surprise the answer lied withing the realms of computer...
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May 2011
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We’re passing the apex of the final bend that will take us into the home straight. The last 12 have been a breeze as soon as I settled in my new location. I’m visiting my parents over summer to finish my last exams, write a bachelor’s thesis and graduate. So onto the next 6, while I also figure out if I want to say anything meaningful in the final text posts. P.S. Since I got...
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At the middle of this project, I decided to only look forward to the half of the remainder. The first half of the last half is now over. From the 25 remaining, it’s time to take on the 12 pieces indexed from 76 to 87. Only at the end, on the 101st day, it won’t be such a happy occasion for Retronator the company …
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