Author Archives : Mike

Flash tutorial: Custom mouse pointer

Level: This is a beginner lesson, but I will assume that the reader is familiar with the basic use of the Flash software including stage, timeline, drawing tools, property window, etc.. Version: I will be using Flash CS3 and AS2 (athough tut is compatible with earlier versions of Flash) and…

Interesting post on 2008 logo design trends

I read an interesting blog post today on logoorange.com about 2008 logo design trends. It brought to mind my own personal thoughts on logo design that I thought I’d share here. Let me start by saying, I find logos to be one of the more challenging design projects to undertake…

Spitshine-design.com is LIVE (well, sort of…)

Ok, so when I started this site about 3 weeks ago, I set myself a deadline of March for the simple reason being, I HATE missing deadlines, so I knew I’d force myself to get it done. And since I hate missing deadlines, I actually worked quite a bit these…

Designing Banner Ads: Comparing Apples to Apples

A few months ago, I had a job request to design a leaderboard (728×90) banner ad in Flash. Project went well, and I think I came up with a nice concept and design (view it here). The banner was well recieved by the client, and now they asked to carry…

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On February 11, 2008, Posted by , In Uncategorized, With No Comments

So this is it, my first blog. Took a little while to get it worked out, but lo and behold, it’s finally done. Now the really tough part: writing content for it! Probably will be a little slow going for a while, have a lot of ideas just need to…

Coming Soon

On February 9, 2008, Posted by , In Uncategorized, With No Comments

Welcome to the blog of Mike Stickney. This is a work in progress, and blog updates will be coming soon. Please check back soon.