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University of Waterloo’s Computer Scientists want Graphic Designers to use better Colors

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Shawnee Blackwood

By incorporating and enhancing the functionalities of popular tools like Figma, Pixlr, and Coolor, this software allows users to choose significant theme colors and instantly visualize their impact on a design.

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Researchers Render Images Based on Reflections from an eye

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Shawnee Blackwood

The reflections in a person's eyes provide important information about the environment around them. These researchers have figured out how to extract that information and create a 3D model of the scene being eyed.

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New CAD technologies among Siggraph 2014 technical papers presentations

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Randall Newton

A new push-pull rapid modeling architecture highlights the session on Interactive Modeling. Computer graphics conference Siggraph started as a venue ...

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No booth, but Adobe still at Siggraph

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Kathleen Maher

Adobe remains a significant research contributor and collaborator.    Just because Adobe didn’t have a booth at Siggraph 2013 doesn’t ...

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The larger your screen, the longer you stay

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Jon Peddie

New research from Adobe casts doubt on the demise of the desktop PC. Who wants to carry around a screen ...

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Student engineers design, build and fly 3D printed airplane

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GfxS staff

Two third-year students successfully built only the third 3D printed aircraft to successfully fly. By Fariss Samarrai When University of ...

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Researchers discover ‘pruned’ microchips are faster, smaller, more energy-efficient

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Randall Newton

A research consortium have discovered a techique to make average computer chips better by trimming away rarely used circuits. Error ...