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Welcome, young journalists! Another brilliant High School JDay is upon us! And what better way to celebrate than our very own HS JDay 2008 Advanced InDesign Website! Too cool! Once you’re there, don’t forget to take the survey! And if you get bored, why not browse the rest of Base14.com? I wouldn’t mind.

Uncork the champagne and get out the tiny cheese blocks; “Ara” is a success! Yesterday “Ara” premiered to an audience of over 180 people. Included were friends, family, students, faculty and even our former university president, Dr. Martin Jischke! We were honored to have such a noteworthy crowd. Our associated 411 group, appropriately entitled “Ara, LLC” went on to present our related research and development behind the movie. A full video of the presentation will be uploaded in the next few weeks!

And if that wasn’t enough, almost as soon as our first premiere was over, the crew headed off to the second premiere, down at the Wabash Landing 9 Theater for the Purdue Digital Cinema Contest. After arriving in limos, co-producer Shauvon McGill and I waltzed into the contest and accepted our award for Best Animation. The prize included $300 cash, an iPod Shuffle, 3ds Max 2008, Maya 2008, and best of all… an even better dry-erase clapperboard than we won last year! We all agreed, it was one busy day for all of us, and a very proud night for Base14. Stay turned for additional Ara-related news!

Hey guys! Our Ara T-Shirts are now available for purchase online! here’s me modeling the brilliant piece, designed by Mike Fortress.

Click below to buy a shirt!

Click below to buy a button set!

The movie poster is done! The film premiere and final presentation is almost here! W00t!

And we are BACK! Sorry for the content hiatus, but Here at Base14 we’ve been working nonstop on our next large scale project, “Ara.” This 7 minute animated spectacle features content generated from over 5 separate graphics packages by over 15 talented graphic artists. It also boasts a completely original story, voice acting and musical score. The movie was finally completed on Thursday, and I hurried up and cut together a trailer Friday. The long wait has been worth it, though, because today I’m pleased to share with you our unofficial trailer for “Ara.”

The movie will premiere on April 17th, 2008. It will be shown in Fowler Hall at 2pm and the Wabash Landing 9 Theateres later that evening.

Enjoy the trailer and keep watching Base14 for additional information and upcoming new projects!

That’s right, here at Base14 we deal in more than just comics, graphics and movies. We are also in the apparel business. Let me introduce myself, I am Alysha Kupferer, Tyler’s partner in crime. As a freshman in Apparel Design I bring a different element to the Base14 team. Recently, I participated in the Circle City Showcase, a cocktail/evening wear design competition between four different Midwest schools. Even though all of the Purdue entries were exceptional I would just like to share some shots of my garment. (Keep in mind this was designed and made without a pattern.) The point I am trying to get across is that you all need to start getting super psyched for the development of Base14 Outfitters. Once I formally learn how to make patterns and begin to experiment in the world of sportswear I believe we are all in for a treat.

Special thanks to Devon Katheeder for being my gorgeous model. If you would like to see her in action, make sure to come to the Purdue fashion show on March 29.

I really need to consider moving my day for comics to something other than Monday, because these days Mondays always seem to get very busy for me. Good thing Alysha had a post for us! (Everyone wish her a warm and happy welcome, won’t you?) This comic was finished after Alysha’s post above, but had I done it on time she’d have been on top. So we’ll let her keep her limelight.