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3-D Is the New Black

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Avatar may not have won the Academy Award for Best Picture, but it definitely proved that people love 3-D effects. Now you can create your own 3-D doodles and amaze your friends with my new book, 3-D Doodle Book & Kit.

I had so much fun creating this book with Ali Freile, one of my favorite designers, and Sherry Berger, the amazing illustrator who brought our ideas to life—it was definitely a collaborative effort! Ali used to live here in Philly, but moved to Australia a few years ago, so we spent HOURS brainstorming ideas for the book and figuring out how to make the 3-D effects as cool as possible via iChat videoconferencing. It was really incredible being able to see her & show her things over the video link even though we were half a world away. Read the rest of this entry »