Here you can find tips, tricks, tools and tutorials as well as other musings from Mike Stickney, Web Designer and Online Marketer.
Article posted: January 9th, 2009 by Mike
Came across a nice list of some Logo Design Resources from designcubicle.com.
Tags: design, Graphic design, inspiration, logo resources, Logos
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Article posted: August 1st, 2008 by Mike
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 the world and whom I’ve never even met.
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Article posted: July 26th, 2008 by Mike
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.
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Tags: Flash, Flash tutorials, gotoAndLearnFlash, learn flash
Posted in ActionScript tutorials, Flash, Flash Resources, Flash Tutorial, Mike's Opinions, Tutorials | 1 Comment »
Article posted: July 10th, 2008 by Mike
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. Some are straight tutorials, some are Photoshop demos, but either way, a nice collection of fun and interesting videos about Photoshop.
Tags: online videos, Photoshop, photoshop tutorials, photoshop videos, video tutorials
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Article posted: July 2nd, 2008 by Mike
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 their content was also presented in another way that search engines could find.
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Article posted: June 6th, 2008 by Mike
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 (athough tut is compatible with earlier versions of Flash) and instructions are for the Mac. Windows users would use the PC counterparts for specific instructions on Flash Menu/Shortcut instuctions.
Description: The fifth part of a Flash tutorial on making a Flash game similar to the old BreakOut game for Atari. In previous parts, we created the movement for the paddle and the ball, set up the bricks and the script for collisions, added scores to our Flash game, and in our last tutorial, we set it up to go to a “You Win” screen. In this tutorial, we will set up a players “lives”, as well as what will happen when the player runs out of lives.
Tags: ActionScript 2.0, Flash, Flash ActionScript tutorial, flash games, Flash tutorials, game development
Posted in ActionScript tutorials, Flash, Flash Tutorial, Graphic design, Mike's Opinions, Tools, Tutorials, Uncategorized, logo design, resources | 36 Comments »