Yes, the iPhone has the Web – but it’s like having the web ten years ago, when there was no Flash.  So if you want to see what the Internet was like back then, then get the iPhone.  Otherwise I reccomend the Nokia N95. Yes, and the following YouTube video sums up the iPhone’s web experience today (very, very web 1.0). The Wall Street Journal article is headlined Adobe, Apple Hit Flash Point.  If you […]

San Diego Marriott Marina Feb. 21 – 23, 2008.  Yours truely will be speaking about the ever expanding and exciting topic of cross-media. Look for future posts on the subject. Getting Your Assets in Motion:  A Look at Cross Media for Print Professionals In this session you’ll learn about the tools required for a cross-media workflow, including Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, partner tools, and InDesign Server.  You’ll come away with an understanding of what you […]

Sounds like a boring subject but it’s actually a really good read. Check it out on Adobe’s website. It explains the basics, and the future of mobile devices from a global context.  Excerpt: “An Asian startup, ColorZip, has devised an encoding scheme that uses 2D color patterns to embed download or other information that can be interpreted by software on a camera phone. One advantage over color coding is that the color pattern can be […]

The CSS Text Wrapper allows you to easily make HTML text wrap in shapes other than just a rectangle. You can make text wrap around curves, zig-zags, or whatever you want. Check it out! Tested in Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Netscape.

Here’s 40 Flash tips and tricks that I’ve gathered over the years that have really made my life easier.  Email me if you’d like me to expand on any ones in particular. Setup 1. Easter Egg in Help/About Flash CS3 – Help/About Flash screen.  Click on the second (R) to see photos of the Flash developers. 2. Templates – great for reuse 3. Preferences – Drawing – show pen preview 4. Preferences – AI File […]

So there are some free plugins out there if you’re willing to search for them. Here’ s some great plasma effects I found from Digital Anarchy. All you have to do is register and they’re yours! Digital Anarchy PlasmaFX registration

A cool new free extension for Dreamweaver was released by WebAssist today- the Dreamweaver Tools for kuler (kuler being, of course, Adobe’s web application/service for exploring and creating color themes at kuler.adobe.com). Search for specific themes, colors, or just explore the most recent, most popular and highest ranked color themes directly from Dreamweaver- then sample them directly into your active page/site/application project. Nice!

In this presentation I show to take the graphics you create in Photoshop CS4 or Illustrator CS4 into Flash CS4 Professional in order to quickly and easily bring them to life with compelling animation. View demo on AdobeTV.com

Creating your first animation in Flash can certainly be tricky, but if you get a good grasp on symbols, the timeline and motion tweens you’re 90% there! Here’s the source files dealing with all basics of Flash animation.  And here’s the example site.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11AM PST Click here to sign up for this FREE eSeminar where I will show you not only how to create graphics in Flash, but how to bring them to life with compelling animation. Whether you want to animate a banner, a character, or a whole website, you’ll learn the fundamentals to complete any project. Also highlighting time-saving tips, you’ll be able to complete your project in record time.