who am i?
Jerron Smith uses the working name “thepixelsmith” to denote a connection to the craftsmen of old. Though instead of metal or paint he works with a medium unique to the 20th century; the pixel. A multimedia guru and skilled designer he likes to describe himself as an animator, designer,editor, & educator; a renaissance man of the 21st century. He is a multi-faceted artist and video creator and has worked in a wide variety of different media. He has experience in both digital video/television production, and post-production as well as extensive knowledge of the Web and Print Design industries.
"Design is the search for a magical balance between business and art; art and craft; intuition and reason; concept and detail; playfulness and formality; client and designer; designer and printer; and printer and public."
Valerie Pettis
"Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose."
Charles Eames
"Design is where science and art break even.."
Robin Mathew
CHECK IT OUT | Motion Graphic Design
Genre:
Info-Graphic
Project Breakdown:
This is an info-graphic taken from the Adobe 2012 State of Create Global Benchmark study... read more
what is pixel pushing?
the picture element, baby...the picture element. they're those little squares baby, those little red, green and blue squares...they're the screen baby the screen.
Print Design | Infographics
Genre: Info-Graphic
Project Breakdown:
This is an info-graphic taken from the Adobe 2012 State of Create Global Benchmark study... read more
"Every designers dirty little secret is that they copy other designers work. They see work they like, and they imitate it. Rather cheekily, they call this inspiration..."
Aaron Russell
Motion Graphic Design
Genre:
Motion Graphics
Project Breakdown:
This is an animated promo for a radio show The Comic Book Novice... read more
what i know...
design | animation | motion graphic design | education | consulting | after effects | photoshop | illustrator | 3d studio max | cinema 4d | premiere pro | final cut pro | flash animation | actionscript 2.0/3.0 | dreamweaver | html & css | indesign | video editing | photography & videography | multimedia design | social media | networking | project management | multimedia design history | media convergence | media integration | teamworking & collaboration | illustration | web design & development | responsive web design | html5 & css3
what do I do?
i thought i made it clear above...i push pixels
i'm a bad ass, hardcore, 3d, 24/7 pixel pushing ninja wizard...if you've got pixels i'll push 'em...left, right, up, down...even backwards and forwards at no extra charge.
who am i?
who am i? who am i? i'm the new number 2? don't you want to know who number 1 is? no? really? no not really... i'm a ninja baby...a rock & roll ninja. i'm a hardcore, 3d, 24/7, rock & roll ninja baby...i'm a console cowboy, a hardwired, jumped up street samurai on a quest baby, yeah a quest...a quest to push some pixels. i'm the pixelsmith baby,thepixelsmith. i'm your pusher, baby, your pixelpusher. i'm a ninja-wizard, yeah, that's it, i'm a ninja-wizard. try to understand, try to understand, try, try, try, to understand, i'm a magic man. i'm the magic man, baby...
why push pixels?
why push pixels??? oh, baby...oh, baby...oh why push pixels???why push pixels???cause they got it coming baby...they got it coming. but why do it you say...for the thrills baby, I do it for the thrills...
"good design is the invisible art we all strive for"
Paul Randall
does thepixelsmith accept bribes?
yes...why yes I do... bribes can be deposited in the forms of cash (always welcomed), checks, money orders, jamba juice and caffeine products... I really like the caffeine products and jamba juice....
"Every designers dirty little secret is that they copy other designers work. They see work they like, and they imitate it. Rather cheekily, they call this inspiration..."