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Listen

Mario Troise — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:19:28 +0000

This is one of my favorite videos. I produced it a couple of years ago, but I still like the way it flows. And I love this song.

New Twitter background

Mario Troise — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:13:18 +0000

Check out my new Twitter eagle.

Tutorial: how to color sketches

Mario Troise — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:31:39 +0000

After I published my architecture illustrations here I received a lot of e-mails asking how I did those images. I prepared a tutorial for Smuzi to give you some tips about coloring sketches and adding effects. It’s pretty simple and very useful for architects and designers.

Visit Smuzi to read the tutorial.

Sketches and studies

Mario Troise — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:35:57 +0000

A good exercise is to carry a sketchbook with you until you fill it – or get tired of it. I got some magazine mock ups (they are blank magazines, like prototypes) and I’ve been using them as sketchbooks.

Magazine pages are terrible for pencil so I’m obliged to use only markers and pens. And I try to spend less than 5 minutes with each page. It’s a great way to practice.

T-shirt designs

Mario Troise — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:41:55 +0000

Another project delivered! These are some designs I made for surf and snowboard companies. They wanted something raw and full of textures.

I used mostly pencil, pens and watercolor. Click the images to see the gallery.

Winter Chocolate Fair in Florence

Mario Troise — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:54:31 +0000

One of the sweetest moments of my life. This fair was amazing and the chocolates were incredibly tasteful.

Chocolate, winter, Italy. Enough said.

New illustrations

Mario Troise — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:45:40 +0000

Here are some new illustrations. They are going to be used on t-shirts for winter 2011.

Retro graphics

Mario Troise — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:41:41 +0000

This is a funny image I created for the release of the new Vulto yoyo strings. I love this retro style: the cartoons, the colors, the humor.

One year designing paper products

Mario Troise — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:13:35 +0000

It’s been almost one year since I started working at Smuzi with product and packaging design. I still have a lot of fun designing paper products and there are always great challenges coming up. Paper is one of the most versatile materials out there.

Future Nintendo DS

Mario Troise — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:49:02 +0000

Nintendo broke many barriers with their latest consoles. It always makes us think “what’s next?”.
I created this model last year and completely forgot about it. Now that there is a hype over the upcoming 3DS I searched my files and decided to post my design. Let’s see if they can work hard enough to make a console with all these features!

The screen
This is where it all starts. This portable has a single flexible touch screen. It’s bright enough and it shows graphics in 3D, not to mention the mega resolution (what is going to be the resolution for small screens in 1 or 2 years?). And I mean 3D graphics that pop out of the screen, not “special 3D effects you can almost see without glasses”.
You can use the console in any angle or lay it flat. This changes a lot in terms of playability. The console can be used as a board game and played over a surface. You can use both hands to play. It’s also great for multiplayer games (of course there can’t be too many people touching it at the same time).

The sensors
My design is packed with everything: motion sensors, cameras, GPS, light sensors… It has 2 cameras in the front and 1 in the back. The front cameras track the hands and faces of players creating a complete interaction with the games. You can play and grab objects without touching the screen. The 3D capabilities of the screen and these sensors are the heart of the system.
All the cameras recognize any gestures, faces and movements. It’s a complete suite for augmented reality games.

The system
I don’t want to list all specifications of this console (it’s a fictional concept after all). Let’s just say it’s got a killer screen, amazing graphics and a fast processor. The system allows multiple applications and games running at the same time and you can buy everything online. But hold the press: this is not a pad or netbook! If you want a solid OS, document readers, internet suites, e-mail, music, video and porn get a laptop and a room. This is a videogame console.

The design
Simple and comfortable. I like mechanical buttons, so I kept the arrow and round buttons. It also has dedicated volume buttons on the side and it still packs a stylus – mostly for drawing apps. The stylus pops out of the body when pressed. It has an SD card slot for games and files. It could be a Micro SD card slot.
I did this black model and a very colored back-to-the-80s version (maybe I will finish and upload it). I think Nintendo should explore more colors in future models.

Photos are here. Sorry for the rough models, I really don’t have time to render and finish them properly.