FLASH :: FLEX :: ILLUSTRATION :: ANIMATION
Free Fullscreen Kiosk Web Browser – taterboy
October 22nd, 2008 | Filed under: Tips
Building a Fullscreen Kiosk Web Browser using Flex and AIR.
There are a number a fullscreen web browsers/plugins out there, but not all of them are free. We have used a couple different ones over the years for kiosks that need Web Browsing capability or to display an HTML based kiosk application. Next time I can just build one, all I need is a few lines of code and a touchscreen monitor.
I am impressed with AIR’s webkit (HTML Component), it is light and loads pages pretty fast. Here is an example of building a serious utility with very few lines of code. The core fullscreen browser takes only 4 lines of code in Flex 3.
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Illustrating In Illustrator 101 part 1 of 5 – taterboy
October 13th, 2008 | Filed under: Digital Art, Tips
Sketches & Guides
This series will cover the basics of illustrating with Adobe Illustrator from start to finish, geared more toward novice Illustrator users with a few intermediate tips along the way. Some of the principles discussed are applicable to most illustration programs and illustration in general.
This collection of posts will be based on a philosophy of illustrating Quick, Clean and Correct. Discussing time saving tips, preparing your artwork so that it can be easily used by others for web and print, and how to achieve consistent results based on your style. Everyone who reads this post has their own unique illustration style. I am in no way trying to convert people to my personal style, but hope that what is shown here can be incorporated to refine that style and produce beautiful graphics in a more efficient way.
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New Political Flash Game – taterboy
October 8th, 2008 | Filed under: Flash AS2 to AS3
I like to at least add a post once a week, but this past friday I had an idea for a quick flash project. Like everything quick, it never is. Finally here is the result of that idea.
