Comments on: Who needs Lightwave? Or, for that matter, Illustrator? http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/ www.visualeditors.com/apple Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Vasin Douglas http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-3376 Vasin Douglas Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:46:02 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/#comment-3376 It is wonderful to see artists' drawing being held up as somehting good. It was only a matter of time that the trend would shift. In the early 90's we wanted the mechanical feel of software. With Lightwave we are trying to recreate reality. With hand-drawing we are reintroducing the artist as an expert presenter, journalist and "artist" Very cool. It is wonderful to see artists’ drawing being held up as somehting good.
It was only a matter of time that the trend would shift. In the early 90’s we wanted the mechanical feel of software. With Lightwave we are trying to recreate reality.
With hand-drawing we are reintroducing the artist as an expert presenter, journalist and “artist”
Very cool.

]]> By: Les Dunseith http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-3305 Les Dunseith Fri, 02 Nov 2007 22:28:50 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/#comment-3305 Just to clarify, the graphic headlined "Santa Anas may return, but weaker" shown here is a follow-up to the previous graphic. It ran in today's paper. The original Santa Ana explainer was posted online last week and ran in print a day later. Both are by staff artist Paul Duginski. Just to clarify, the graphic headlined “Santa Anas may return, but weaker” shown here is a follow-up to the previous graphic. It ran in today’s paper. The original Santa Ana explainer was posted online last week and ran in print a day later. Both are by staff artist Paul Duginski.

]]> By: John Telford http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-3299 John Telford Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:48:18 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/#comment-3299 For more of this kind of thing, check out the just published book, "Howtoons." (http://www.amazon.com/Howtoons-Possibilities-Endless-Saul-Griffith/dp/006076158X) Or check out their web site at www.howtoons.com. Great stuff. For more of this kind of thing, check out the just published book, “Howtoons.” (http://www.amazon.com/Howtoons-Possibilities-Endless-Saul-Griffith/dp/006076158X)

Or check out their web site at http://www.howtoons.com. Great stuff.

]]> By: William Neff http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/comment-page-1/#comment-3297 William Neff Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:02:27 +0000 http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/2007/11/who-needs-lightwave-or-for-that-matter-illustrator/#comment-3297 It's a great point to make. But I have known some very capable graphics people in my career who would have as much trouble picking up a pencil or a pen and producing those drawings you see there as it would be for some others to produce a Lightwave rendering. It would take years of training. It would take a whole new way of thinking for them. And halfway through the training to do it, they might very well wonder what any of this has to do with journalism. Nobody would disagree with the idea that the medium must not become more important than the message, Charles, but if those drawings in those graphics you're showing had been badly executed -- or so gorgeously over-executed that they were utterly distracting -- I submit to you that the result wouldn't be a bit worse than some of the over-the-top Lightwave extravaganzas we see from time to time. It's not the medium that matters. It's the expertise with it, allowing visual journalism common sense to drive the bus, that matters. It’s a great point to make. But I have known some very capable graphics people in my career who would have as much trouble picking up a pencil or a pen and producing those drawings you see there as it would be for some others to produce a Lightwave rendering. It would take years of training. It would take a whole new way of thinking for them. And halfway through the training to do it, they might very well wonder what any of this has to do with journalism.
Nobody would disagree with the idea that the medium must not become more important than the message, Charles, but if those drawings in those graphics you’re showing had been badly executed — or so gorgeously over-executed that they were utterly distracting — I submit to you that the result wouldn’t be a bit worse than some of the over-the-top Lightwave extravaganzas we see from time to time. It’s not the medium that matters. It’s the expertise with it, allowing visual journalism common sense to drive the bus, that matters.

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