IT Disasters

I’ve Opened a CafePress store!

Giordano — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:57:35 +0000

Go get some christmassy clothes!!!

http://www.cafepress.com/ItalianStyllion

Say farewell to the penguin

Giordano — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:31:31 +0000

Ok, from Google Analytics it seems that IT Disasters still have some visitors even if I haven’t updated it for a long time. Let me update you on what happened.

Well, IT-D was created as an experiment. It was the first time I drew something from sketch to the end with a Wacom and worse of all, I followed my friend’s suggestions to create a comic strip geeky-oriented. The problem is that I’m not an expert in geek stuff, and the result was that the punch-lines and the jokes were weak, plus, I’ve rapidly run out of ideas.

Now that I’ve gathered a lot of knowledge from this short but intense adventure, I’m working on a new project, this time something that I feel MINE.

Thank you! Hope to see you all soon

Coincidences

Giordano — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:58:32 +0000

Well, last week I wrote a plot for a zombie comic (see previous posts for sketches and stuff), it was supposed to be something dramatic, not a comedy, and having a more realistic look (see here). But NOW (literally) I’m listening to a podcast and they’ve reviewed a webcomic that have exactly the same plot of what I wrote, I mean, it is identical, and I haven’t ever heard of it before.

Take aim and toss the paper ball into the bin.

Another Sketch

Giordano — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:56:13 +0000

One of my favorite comic is “Calvin and Hobbes” and I know I’m not alone. C&H is the perfect example about how to make a comic: cute characters, witty writing… plus, C&H succeeded in a difficult market: all-ages comics. Ok, that strip is more mature than it looks, and it is supposed to appeal to >25 years old people probably, but I challenge you to find someone who haven’t loved it, kids included.

So what I’m doing now is trying my twist on all-ages comic, in a modern way. Here’s a char design I made.

Hard Reboot

Giordano — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:27:41 +0000

No Comic Today

Giordano — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:40:41 +0000

For several reasons:

I’m busy.
Italy is boiling, literally, I saw my shoes melting on the ground!
You’re not clicking on banners, that’s why you don’t deserve a comic

But I’m still generous so here’s another sketch, I just discovered that I prefer drawing more realistic chars (like in the 90% of the Italian comics, is it genetic you think?)

Another Poll

Giordano — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:21:41 +0000

I want to involve you in my next project, or at least, I want to hear your opinion (yeah, well, it means that maybe I’ll do the opposite of what you will suggest :P).

So, below the calendar, there’s a new poll, vote your favourite style. And, again, this is not about IT Disasters.

Misunderstood

Giordano — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:30:24 +0000

Lots of people thought the new stuff (zombies, sci-fi, new characters, etc.) is related to IT Disasters, just to clarify, NO it’s not.

It’s a whole different stuff

Firefox3 and Favicons

Giordano — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:35:19 +0000

Well with Firefox 3 the favicon (that tiny little icon that represent the website) in the url bar is on a gray background instead of white, so I made it transparent to look good on the third incarnation of this fabulous browser.

If you haven’t downloaded it yet, go to www.mozilla.com now! Get rid of Internet Explorer for everyone’s sake!

PS: if you still see the old icon clear your cache

Zombies uh?

Giordano — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:25:34 +0000

Sketching…well I don’t know if I said before, but I bought the Wacom Intous 3 the day before I started IT Disasters, so I’m still not happy about my drawing with the Wacom (still prefer paper ‘n’ pens). Mainly, I hate how I ink and I’m sketching a lot to improve and to be ready for the “secret project” (Zombie-related? Who knows!).

Find the intruder