Hillman Curtis DEAD?
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- canuck0
haven't kept up with his stuff since school, but recall admiring his adobe work back then
- R-aI0
This is such a shame. MTIV was a great book, I bought a copy in 2002 when it came out, it actually changed how I approach design and think through projects. He went on to concentrate on film, but I always wanted him to write about design again. Such a shame...
- Hombre_Lobo0
holy fucking shit.
Thats so sad. MITV is an incredibly and refreshingly practical book. Like mg33 said, he made all that technical stuff make sense and serve a purpose.
Ive never met him, but from what i have seen, for a world famous multi-disciplinary designer, he always seemed very very humble.
Very sad.
- identity0
"Be prepared to reinvent yourself. Be prepared to go out on a limb, occasionally. Be prepared to do things that you feel strong about that maybe other people don’t — that maybe don’t have an immediate source of income or revenue."
- hektor9110
This is really sad, his work was really inspired me. RIP my man.
- Hombre_Lobo0
@identity
Just watched that via gmunk twitter. Great vid.
His last video uploaded 1 month ago and I found it has a very 'terminal' feel to it. I can only assume they expected this. Poor family.
- utopian0
Hillman's design died along with Adobe Flash timeline animation way back in 2002.
R.I.P. Hillman & Adobe
- huegelbonn0
Fucking cancer: http://www.hillmancurtis.com
- fyoucher10
Damn, colon cancer. Cancer really sucks. Makes me think I should get my colon checked now.
- dbloc0
7 Things.....
1. I don’t work in Flash
I wrote a best selling book in 2000 called Flash Web Design but stopped using Flash a few years later as I moved into bigger corporate site design.2. I no longer design web sites
Though I still love site design and have in the past designed a few pretty heavilly visited sites out there, I gave up web design to make films and commercials in 2007.3. I make films for the web
Most of the work I do is for the web. I have been making short films for the web since 2001 with clients ranging from IBM, Nokia, Johnson & Johnson, Adobe, Sprint, Rolling Stone and others. In fact I wrote a book called “Making Short Films for the Web” in 2005.4. I make commercials for TV
Not as often as I’d like to, frankly, but I did shoot four of the most viewed commercials of 2010 for IBM/Ogilvy.5. I make feature films
One so far. David Byrne’s “Ride Rise Roar” which premiered at SXSW and got great reviews from Wired, Hollywood Reporter, and Variety. I’m hard at work on another. The new one is called “The Happy Film”.8. I make short artist profiles
Called the Artist Series, this popular series has been ongoing since 2005 and has featured mostly designers like Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, and David Carson, but also filmmaker Mark Romanek, artist Lawrence Weiner, and architect Daniel Libeskind. Collectively the series films have been viewed millions of times.7. I make short dramatic films too
I’ve made nine so far and though they have been awarded various medals and been included in film fests and such, they don’t get the attention the Artist Series Films do. They’re really good though. Have a look.- woops....8 should be 6dbloc
- Sound a lot like my direction is life. Tying to check #2 off my list, starting on #4. I also do every other number.ArmandoEstrada
- doktornomore0
Your long, painful battle is over now, go take your rest. Condolences to family, friends and associates...
- nthkl0
:(
- Milan0
Who?
- you know where the door is.Hombre_Lobo
- < shows how much you know about the industry.dbloc
- you're not the brightest kid on the block.akrok
- sea_sea0
soooo sad :'(
rest in peace Mr. Curtis.
thank you <3
- sothere0
sucks.
- Irafis0
Arnaud Mercier in September and now Hilmann Curtis.. :-(((
- numero10
Wow... I visited his website often since I found out about him. I actually visited his website last night! How freaky! It now feels like my goodbye to him. I remember email him and he actually reply.
I enjoyed his films and I have his flash web design v5 remix book. I remember reading it all and doing the tutorials.
By the looks of it that last video, the one in his website now he looked a bit skinny it reminded me of how steve jobs looked.
Rest In Peace, I am sure you will be designing with the best in heaven! :)
- fadein110
Such sad news.