So a little update for you all on the summer.

Last time I wrote, I mentioned the new Fabrika ID as well as the new blog. Well it is almost done. I’ve redesigned some of it to soften the tone. Instead of the mustard orange I am now using gold. Check out the composition right here. I’ve also managed to finally decipher my true tag line (Fabrika) “Visual Assembly” . I also mentioned that I am a terrible developer, well it turns out I’m not that terrible. The new design you saw above has been very easy to implement. There is a fully functional, validated wordpress template for Fabrika 3.0. I am currently working on plugging in all my projects. It will see the light of day latest December 8th.

The new system will allow me to update or display my new projects much quicker with full gallery and video support and a very stable wordpress template. So no more dry spells….

The new Rainmaker Entertainment website has been up since end of July. The whole website captures the true feeling of Rainmaker. We’ve finally completed the logo redesign as well as the style redesign. We are still working on the entire Brand Guidelines and Styleguides. There has been other projects at Rainmaker unfortunately its all top secret

ReBoot.com has been moving and growing steadily since its launch melted the servers. There was so many fans trying to get in to view the comic book “Paradigms Lost” it just couldn’t take it, but we managed to fix the issue within 30 minutes (after midnight). “Paradigms Lost” was written by Jeffrey Campbell, some of you might know him from rip-town. Sorry but you’ve got to sign up to view. Also part 2 has started and 3 panels are being released each Monday so come on back if you like it. The cover was done by yours truly, while the original illustration was done by Shaun Martens.

Pljuga.com development has been moving quickly. We are expecting the alpha to be done half way through october. Beta should be released by the end of the year.

Oh yes and, the PopVox Award-Best Digital Campaign goes to Rainmaker Entertainment and Zeros2Heroes Media, for “A ReBoot Relaunch”. We beat out Assasin’s Creed so that felt really good.

I’m sure there some more stuff that I should mention, but I can’t remember it all, I just wanted to drop a line once again before you see the fancy polished Fabrika Blog.

It’s been awhile, however its been busy as well. Currently sitting at zeros 2 heroes studio and enjoying planning the rainmaker website. YES. There will be a new site, and the current site that got switched is the old mainframe website, so be patient. As previously noted I was going to find some time to actually paint, and last night I finished my first piece, still needs a few tweaks but its certainly come a long way from a sketch. A new Fabrika ID and Fabrika Blog are going to make their appearance soon, but you know I love to code, cuz I suck at it.

Here is a jpg of the new Fabrika Blog, notice the new ID :). Oh yeah and the scary dude up top - here is the larger version of The Legion.

No it’s not the graphic novel or the movie, its my freelance gig with Z2H and its finally come to a close. The new tools are looking good, but I know they could be better, unfortunately the time line was tight. That is evolution it we will get there. I will be continuing working with Z2H on various other projects. I hope I get to share those visual goodies with you soon.

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Yes! I’ve joined Rainmaker Animation as the Director of Creative Services. This week was absolutely amazing and I believe its just going to get better. This is a challenge I’ve been looking for.

Don’t worry there is lots of work to be posted; I just haven’t had the time.

I will miss my peeps at Riptown, but Rainmaker is my new home now.

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A online flipbook for the revolutionary 3d cartoon made by Rainmaker.
This flipbook was part of the ReBoot Reboot Campaign.

Well, that was one hell of a rum vacation in the Dominican Republic. Back to work tomorrow.

The following workshop update will contain some work done recently for: Bodog Music Battle of the Bands, ReBoot, Syed Bawkher Tailors, Pljuga Entertainment and Zeros to Heroes. I will also start filling the workshop section with all my porfolio work in the upcoming months.

The Backstage will be filled with my drawings and paintings. Photos from this years road trips to San Francisco and Kelowna with the crew. Some more wallpapers and fun stuff.

The Info section will be filled with my bio, services and contact information.

cheers,
Denis

The first version of the blog was a half baked solution. I wanted to get back into development somehow, and I found wordpress to be the perfect gateway drug. So here it is the new Fabrika 2.0, at 5 in the morning, one night before I take off to the Dominican Republic.

See you in 2 weeks…

Last year I finally had the chance to go back home for the first time after 13 years. Sights include Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Wuppertal, Germany.

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The goal for rentsline.com was quick searches, intuitive navigation, and establishment of its online brand. Sverre Sjothun was responsible for Interface Development and SEO.

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Connecting property owners & tenants. Rentsline.com is a one stop solution to finding a home. The goal was to create an identity that would distinguish itself from its competitors. After four concepts, we arrived at the final solution seen at the top. View the gallery for all the concepts.