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A Closer Look at FlashComponents.net

Henry Jones — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:33:58 +0000

Here at WDL, we greatly appreciate our sponsors. They help make it possible for us to do what we do, and we feel that all of our sponsors offer services and products that can be very useful to web designers, developers, and online creatives. In order to let you know more about what our sponsors have to offer, we’re going to periodically feature one of them. Today we’re going to tell you about FlashComponents.net.

If you’re searching for an easy, accessible way to upgrade the look of your website and put yourself on the map, FlashComponents.net might just be solution. With thousands of Flash files, Templates, Galleries and 3D Menus, you can definitely say this marketplace is the eBay of Flash applications. The over 1000 authors can help you save hours and days of development time, and pay a small price for getting noticed in the crowd.

The website is well organized in categories, which makes it easier to navigate through the huge variety of Flash files. You can find right about everything here, and at decent prices. Simply create an account and browse through the files that catch your eye. To have an even more hassle free experience, just search through the files using a keyword of the kind of file you are looking for. Type in “Template” and here’s what you’ll get:

Do the same with video galleries, 3D carousels, menus, and you’ll find some inspiring files that are worth checking out. But FlashComponents.net doesn’t just sell Flash files. You can also find there a strong community of passionate flashers and a team that is available to offer support if you need it.

20 Super Impressive Examples of Papervision3D in Action

Henry Jones — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:54:22 +0000

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For those not familiar with Papervision3D, it’s a real-time 3D engine for Adobe Flash. In the past couple of years Papervision3D’s popularity has been growing and we’ve seen and an ever increasing adoption by Flash developers, and it’s no surprise as to why. By coupling Flash’s interactive nature and the power of a 3D engine, developer’s imaginations can run wild. Big name brands are opting to go the Papervision route to create highly immersive games and interactive environments to promote their products. In this post, I’ve rounded up some of the most impressive examples of Papervision3D to be found.

Wonderwall

LittleBigPlanet Generator

dasai

WHITEvoid

The Eco Zoo

The Profiler

Red Bull Soapbox Racer

EnergyLab

Silenzio

Papervision3D

The Economist

Hanazuki Case Studies

GE Smart Grid Augmented Reality

Pearl Jam Ten Game

carlosulloa.com

HelloEnjoy

HOOK

Foot Locker

The Wrong Door

14 Most Useful Web Design Cheat Sheets

Henry Jones — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:10:31 +0000

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A well rounded web designer’s day is spent immersed in multiple graphic design programs and writing front end code. All of this moving from one environment to another can make it hard to memorize such things as hot keys and shortcuts for each. This is where cheat sheets come into play. A cheat sheet is simply a printable reference or guide to a particular software package, language, framework, etc.

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A Closer Look at FlashComponents.net

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