Happy Halloween from all of us at Deep Down Design Studios

Did you know that people in the US spend $9 billion on Halloween each year? Halloween is second only to Christmas where we spend $450 billion! We quickly stitched together this really fantasmic set of Halloween animations for you . Check them out if you dare by clicking below:

http://deepdowndesign.com/halloween/

Flash, He'll Save Every One of Us

The movie Flash Gordon was one of my favorites back in 1980 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080745/). Not the flashiest special effects but they did them in a way that really fit the feel of the movie. Flash forward to today and when you hear the word flash you usually think flash drive (aka USB drive, pen drive, jump drive and the list goes on). In gearing up for our flashy new marketing campaign we are putting the latest DDDS presentation on these flash drives to hand out at trade shows and to potential clients. So much easier than CDs and flashier too!

Go ROVing

We do a lot of subsea animations that require a remote operated vehicle (ROV) and we just created a new 3D model of one for an animation project we're working on. These things can articulate fairly well and accomplish work in depths beyond where no human should go in just a wet suit. Check out the pictures and go to our YouTube channel to view the animation test of the ROV.

Teapots Ahoy!

We've been working on some ocean scenes for offshore animation projects. Water is one of the most difficult things to make look real especially when animated. Realism adds some WOW factor to animations and graphics and is time consuming to achieve but is worth it when you see the end result. The teapots, by the way, are a native object inside our 3D software 3DS MAX and can be created by simply clicking on the screen and dragging to size. We all pay homage to the teapots in our testing process as they have been a part of 3DS MAX since release 1 for Windows 3.1 many moons ago (I've been using it since it was 3D Studio DOS version 2 back in 1990 on a 286 - 8MHz computer - no giga there that's megahertz as in mega slow!).

Things are Tough All Over? Then be Tougher!

We're all worried about the frumpy economy right? In times like this it's smart to tighten the belt at home and in business. I certainly have. But what about sales & marketing? Should it be cut too? Would you clamp the main arteries of your heart?! Sales & marketing are the heart and lifeblood of any business growth and it would be absolutely crazy to cut back. Go against the flow of market fear and snag those clients other companies might be ignoring because of their own budget cuts. Arm yourself with the best materials and grow in a time of constriction. Let us help you even if you start small. We'll work with you to make you look better than the competition. Instead of a simple brochure, you can email your client an interactive presentation with animation, graphics and a short purposeful statement of why you're the best. If you had a cluttered brochure with 12 paragraphs of boring text versus a multimedia masterpiece in front of you, which company would automatically seem to be the best. To be the best you have to look the best. Take our new presentation for instance (see screenshots below and download it from the link at the top right of the page). Would you be more interested in viewing it or a wordy brochure? Get your product or service in front of people and have them actually enjoy learning why they should buy from you.

What stands out to you? Above or below?