Category Archives: People
Happy Birthday Ton!
Blender lead developer Ton Roosendaal turns 50 today! Even so, he’s one of the freshest and most inspiring minds that I know, and his passion for Blender, art and everything ‘Open’ never ceases to amaze me. He just has a little less hair.
As a birthday gift, I’d like you to consider making a donation to the Blender Foundation. Let’s make his mailbox explode with gifts today!
To donate, use the PayPal button below (donations go straight to the BF), or use the button on the Blender Foundation page. I’m convinced the money will be well spent.
Thanks!
Report: Blender at the TechOlympics, Cincinnati
Our call for a volunteer to demo Blender at the Cincinnati TechOlympics was answered by Matt McComb. Ryan Fink reports on the event.
Interview: Matthew Muldoon, Blend Swap

Blend Swap is a new Blender model repository that was recently launched by Matthew Muldoon. It was selected by the Durian team to form the basis of their Modeling Sprint. We talked to Matthew about his project.
Interview: Jason van Gumster
BlenderCookie’s Wes Burke interviews Jason van Gumster of Hand Turkey Studios, author of Blender for Dummies and GIMP Bible, and (in his own words ;-) a general goof ball.
Plumiferos Premiere: Review
The history of Plumiferos was a turbulent one. The ambitious project (the first feature-length movie made in Blender) was abandoned when it was 80% ready. A new team worked in secrecy for another year and a half, and finished the movie. The movie finally premiered this week in Argentina.
Claudio Andaur (Malefico) was part of the original Plumiferos team. He went to the premiere and returned with mixed feelings.
Interview: Joe Eagar | Bmesh Developer
BlenderCookie have published an interview with Joe Eagar, the lead developer of the BMesh project. BMesh will change your life (the Blender-part of your life, that is).
New internship with Bassam Kurdali / BitFilms / Hampshire College
Here’s a new opportunity for a great Blender internship with Bassam Kurdali.
Project London: interview with Ian Hubert
Jim Thacker interviews Ian Hubert, the brain behind ‘Project London’. It gives a good insight into the history and the ambitions of the project, not to mention the insane amount of work.
Interview: James Neal, RedCartel
James Neal from RedCartel talks about the use of Blender in their production pipeline and about the creation of their Gecko commercials.
