Archive for category actionscript
Adobe’s Development of Thermo – Web App Development for Designers?
Posted by Matthew Wallace in ActionScript 3, Adobe, Design, Development, Flash CS3, Flex, MAX 2007, Thermo, actionscript on September 27th, 2007
So I have been at Adobe MAX 2007 in Chicago all week. The whole experience has been really great. What was even better than that was a sneak peek at a new application that Adobe says that it will be releasing sometime in 2008 – code name “Thermo”.
I can not tell you how excited I was about this app. What is Thermo you ask? Well let me tell you from my perspective what Thermo is….
Just a week before MAX I was finally wanting to write my first project completely in Flex Builder. This was a really really frustrating thing from a design standpoint. I would be what the industry is referring to as a “Devigner” Half Designer / Half Developer. I can write some code when it comes down to it and I really enjoy figuring out the functionality of an app but I have always done all my sites or apps in the Flash IDE and laid them out in Photoshop before I move everything over to Flash for animation and coding.
When it comes to doing a project by setting up your design in Photoshop and then getting that design into Flex Builder….. well …. let’s just say it. IT IS A PAIN IN THE ASS! As far as I am concerned.
New Site Developed For Cincinnati Band Bluf
Posted by Matthew Wallace in Blogs I Scope Out, Design, Flash CS3, Music, My Flash Development, Uncategorized, actionscript on September 11th, 2007
About a week or so ago I launched the new Bluf web site. If you have not heard of this band Bluf you should really check them out. Bluf writes their own original music and the bottom line is ….. they know how to rock for sure!
The guys relied on there myspace page for a log time as for their web site, and still maintain a large following on that site. Now that the bad is looking ahead and there needs grew the felt that a flash based web site was the way to go. This gives them the ability to post there music, videos and also have a really interactive site.
On this site they wanted a look that stuck with the theme they had be using on there myspace page, but after getting to know the guys and seeing them play I felt they where edgier than that. I felt that it was important to take the new site a few steps further. Using a lot of distressed textures and elements I was able to design and implement the site in a way that was simple, unique to the Band, and also really show the fans who Bluf really is. From what I could tell the guys where really excited about the look of the new site and seamed to think that I totally nailed the look and feel they where wanting. Of course I had a little help from the guys. They supplied there logo, some pictures and the red tree element was all Bluf’s doing. The red tree and lighter white background was the starting point and as we moved forward it was clear what the site needed. Hop on over and check out the new Bluf Site and shoot the guys an email and let them know what you think. blufmusic.com
Read on to hear more about Bluf.
Chevy Silverado Give Away, Flash Animation
Posted by Matthew Wallace in Blogs I Scope Out, Flash 8, General, My Other Site, actionscript on October 30th, 2006
This was a fun project that I got to work on last week. All you guys should check it out. You could win a new Chevy Silverado!
On this project I did 99% of it animating with actionscript only. You guys should really check out the Fuse Kit for actionscript animation if you have not already.
This was a project that I got to work on with Echo Music. Basically the animation on the intro to the site and the animation on the main home page was done by me. As always check out more of my stuff via my web site. http://mswallace.com
The link to the actual web site is dead now. I guess the Holiday is over so the site is over till another Thanksgiving comes around.
Flash 8 “Gospel Music Channel / DIRECTV” eCard
Posted by Matthew Wallace in Blogs I Scope Out, Flash 8, General, My Other Site, actionscript on October 19th, 2006
This was a great project that I got to work on for the Gospel Music
Channel in conjunction with DIRECTV. I was able to do three different
Flash animated cards showing the different styles of music that are
available. Really a fun project. Best part is I got to use some of the
new Flash 8 filters. Here are links to the three different cards. Even got to build in some flash video too.
buzzplant.com/gmc/ecard1
buzzplant.com/gmc/ecard2
buzzplant.com/gmc/ecard3
technorati tags:Flash, Gospel, Music, Channel, Animaion, Video
Greg Pope "Country Singer Flash Site”
Posted by Matthew Wallace in Blogs I Scope Out, Flash 8, My Other Site, actionscript on October 18th, 2006
So I just finished up a project this week. It was for a new country singer / songwriter out of Nashville, TN.
Now, personally I am not a big country fan. Over all I think the site turned out great. In addition to designing the site I also designed the artist an eCard. This is a great flash based tool that the artist can use for spreading the word and also give the fans a way to pass around the music and buy merchandise from the artist as well, and if you look hard enough on this one you may find some free music.
Check out the site and the eCard at http://gregpopemusic.com
technorati tags:Country, Music, Singer, Songwriter, Greg, Pope, Flash, Animaion, Design, Matthew, Wallace
SonicFlood ecard "Animation with actionscript and Fuse Kit”
Posted by Matthew Wallace in Blogs I Scope Out, Flash 8, My Other Site, actionscript on October 11th, 2006
So I have not posted here is a long time it seams. I have been working really hard to start doing all my animation in flash or at least 90% of it using actionscript. The files are just so much smaller and more optimized animating this way. I am using a great resource for this called the Fuse Kit. you can learn all about it at http://www.mosessupposes.com/Fuse/
The flash animated ecard that I just finished using the Fuse kit is a production for the band SonicFoold. More about them at http://sonicflood.com.
Here is a link to the ecard so you can check it out. http://buzzplant.com/sonicflood/ecard2 and wile you are at it check out my web site for more great Flash stuff that I have done at http://mswallace.com