Category Archives : Web Design

Flash Tutorial: Button using Movie Clip symbol.

Flash Tutorial: Creating a button using a movieclip and ActionScript 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…

Flash Tutorial: Play movie clip with mouse click

Update: I have written a second tutorial on playing a movie clip on mouse click that provides a different option for accomplishing this task. Check it out here. Level: This is a beginner lesson, but I will assume that the reader is familiar with the basic use of the Flash…

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…

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…