http://mikestickney.com/wordpress Fri, 01 May 2009 13:01:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This year, hundreds of thousands of people will hear the words “You have cancer,” and there’s a good chance that some of them will be people we know and love. Most of us have been touched by cancer in some way… and we all have the power to make a ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/relay-for-life/ Came across a nice list of 12 Useful Web Tools for Designers on SixRevisions.com. A few of these I've used before. Some of the ones that I've used include: kuler Create is a nice tool to from Adobe that helps create color themes. You can select your own colors and see what ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/12-useful-web-tools-for-designers/ In an effort to start posting to this site again, and also to start adding more non-Flash related posts, I've been keeping an eye out on the Web for helpful articles that my readers may be intrested in. In my search, I came across a nice list for toxel.com titled ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/css-articles-and-resources/ Came across a  nice list of some Logo Design Resources from designcubicle.com. Some of them on the list I use as my first stop when trying to get logo ideas (LogoPond, LogoSauce, LogoLounge) and others I've come across before, but not overly familiar with (LogoLog, SpoonFed, SpeckyBoy) but most are new ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/logo-inspiration/ I've written close to 20 Flash tutorials so far, and I really enjoy writing them. I try to explain things clearly, and hope that the readers understand them and can easily complete the tutorial, and learn something in the process. I like that I can teach something to people around ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/thank-you-k/ I've been working in my (very limited) free time on a new site for Flash tutorials. About a month ago, I did a soft-launch of www.gotoandlearnflash.com. The goal of gotoAndLearnFlash is to have users find the Flash tutorials they want, and write their own reviews to let future readers of this ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/new-flash-tutorial-site/ I've spent a lot of time talking about Flash on this site, mainly because that's where my highest interest is... however that's not the only software we designers need to know. So, I thought I'd pass along this great list from psdtuts.com of featuring 18 really great Online Photoshop Videos. ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/photoshop-videos/ Google has announced that they have greatly improved the searching and indexing of Flash files In the past, web designers faced challenges if they chose to develop a site in Flash because the content they included was not indexable by search engines. They needed to make extra effort to ensure that ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/google-has-improved-flash-indexing/ Flash Tutorial: Creating a Brick Breaking Paddle Game in Flash: Part 5 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 ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/flash-game-tutorial-part-5/ Flash Tutorial: Creating a Brick Breaking Paddle Game in Flash: Part4 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 ... http://mikestickney.com/wordpress/akflash-tutorial-flash-game-development/