ANNOUNCING THE HIGHLY COVETED WINTER ART INTERNSHIPS! Graphite Lab is reviewing candidates for art internships this winter. The program runs from 1/2 though 3/29. General hours on site are from 10AM - 4PM Monday through Friday, but will be negotiated around school schedules. As a GLI intern, you will learn a ton. Selected candidates will [...]
Here is a helpful Web Development tip I picked up while debugging a site for mobile reactivity. […]
We recently had a follower send us an email asking for ideas about why her After Effects project was taking sooo long to render. The length of the project was short, but the render times were long – at 3 hours plus. We aren’t exactly in the business of troubleshooting projects for others, but since [...]
We are excited to announce the launch of W.E.L.D.E.R. for the Kindle Fire! We had a ton of fun porting this great word game from Highline Games to the Kindle Fire platform over the last few months. The Kindle was a natural platform for a word based mobile game and packs some great features: [...]
Design discussions about Rayman Origins at GLI today. What worked and what didn't. What worked: It's the epitome of playful design on a console. What didn't: Beauty isn't enough to disguise the collect-a-thon hidden underneath. What do you think?
HTML5 Video Background View Demo While Video Backgrounds are a very desirable technique in web design today, there are several limitations to consider before implementing this. Keep in mind that: […]
Interested in HTML5 and other interactive web technologies? Then you’ve come to the right place. Here at Graphite Lab we always choose the best technology for the job. In today’s world, the job always includes mobile compatibility. […]
When developing web spaces in Adobe Flash, it is important to keep alternative content in mind. Alternative content is what will be displayed in the Flash Object’s place if no Flash player is found to be present in the user’s browser. Let’s start from the beginning. How do I embed my Flash content so that [...]
Though Adobe Flash might be getting hit hard in the web and mobile markets, we at Graphite Lab still use Adobe Flash for lots of non-web related tasks such as user interface [via
Do graphics attract more players, or is a great gameplay experience more important? It’s a solid question for debate in the games industry, but we feel our answer is pretty defensible. Appealing graphics attract more players to a new game. Before we set ablaze the “8-bit loving” retro gamers, let’s be clear: We aren’t necessarily [...]