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Hi there! My name's Ian Yates. Amongst other things, I'm the Webdesigntuts+ editor and very proud to be so too. As editor, I am of course capable of writing a blindingly good bio for myself - so here goes: I'm British. And I edit this site. Don't forget to follow @envatowebdesignon Twitter.

HTML5, Flash and RIAs: 18 Industry Experts Have Their Say

HTML5, Flash and RIAs: 18 Industry Experts Have Their Say

Ian Yates on Oct 15th 2011 with 64 comments

Twice a month, we revisit some of our best posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This week’s retro-Active post as originally posted on the 8th of November, 2010; since then we’ve seen Microsoft announce that Windows 8 will support HTML5 for native apps, Adobe move further and further into the mobile area, and the release of HTML5 multimedia tools such as Edge. Things are certainly different – how have the experts’ predictions held up?

The subject of Flash, HTML5, Silverlight, RIAs and all that surrounds them continues to be debated across the net. It’s a sensitive issue as we’ve discovered; our recent roundup post certainly opened a can of worms and touched a raw nerve with a few folk!

Today, we’re going to put that behind us and approach the discussion in a more sensible fashion. Read on to see what some of the most respected members of our community have to say on the matter.

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10 Hilarious Flash Animations to Brighten up Your Day

10 Hilarious Flash Animations to Brighten up Your Day

Ian Yates on May 30th 2011 with 4 comments

I’m a huge fan of animation, especially when it’s mixed in with a good dose of humor. Check out the following examples of quality Flash animation, get inspired and laugh your pants off!

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Animating the Envato Community Podcast – Active Premium
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Animating the Envato Community Podcast – Active Premium

Ian Yates on Mar 30th 2011 with 4 comments

Animation doesn’t have to be complex to be engaging and, as the Ricky Gervais Show podcasts demonstrate, even a simple dialogue between three people can become top animated entertainment. In this Active Premium Tutorial we’re going to draw inspiration from Mr.Gervais and animate a chunk of the Envato Community Podcast.

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Quick Interview: HFUG Manager John Barrett

Quick Interview: HFUG Manager John Barrett

Ian Yates on Mar 4th 2011 with 0 comments

To wrap up our Quick Tip Week on Activetuts+ I invited Hawaii Flash User Group Manager John Barrett to participate in a quick interview. A really quick interview..

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Quick Roundup: Awesome Flash Facebook Templates!

Quick Roundup: Awesome Flash Facebook Templates!

Ian Yates on Mar 3rd 2011 with 3 comments

Flash Facebook templates for tarting up fan pages are flying off the ActiveDen shelves at the moment! What better way to flaunt your company, product, service, hero or worthy cause on Facebook, than with a bit of Flash magic? Check out this Quick Roundup of files which can help you do just that..

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Quick Basix: Random Animated Blinking
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Quick Basix: Random Animated Blinking

Ian Yates on Mar 1st 2011 with 5 comments

Even when you’re animating on the timeline a touch of ActionScript can enhance what you’re doing. In this Quick Tip we’re going to use a single line of AS3 to add animated realism in the blink of an eye!

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Quick Tip Week!

Quick Tip Week!

Ian Yates on Feb 28th 2011 with 2 comments

Time is of the essence! You’re busy; you have work stacking up, studies to finish and you still haven’t taken the dog for a walk. You don’t have time to spare for learning extra skills, right? We’re here to help.

During the coming week on Activetuts+ we’ll be posting at least 2 Quick Tips a day, bit-sized tuts to get you learning quick as a Flash! (Did you see what I did there..?)

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50 More Flash Twitterers Worth Following

50 More Flash Twitterers Worth Following

Ian Yates on Sep 29th 2010 with 22 comments

We love Twitter at Envato :) It’s an invaluable medium keeping us up to date and in touch with our respective industries. In recognition of that, this roundup is a continuation of the 50 Flash twitterers list we posted over a year ago. This new list includes twitterers who were overlooked last time, twitterers who have since entered our radar and all of whom are regularly RT-ed by @activetuts and @activeden..

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App Store Opens its Doors to Adobe Flash

App Store Opens its Doors to Adobe Flash

Ian Yates on Sep 10th 2010 with 19 comments

Yesterday saw Apple announce removal of the infamous restrictions on 3rd party development tools for iOS devices. Twitter lit up, the blogosphere jumped into gear and speculation began in earnest. So what’s this all about and what does it mean for Flash?

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Quick Tip: CS5 Features for Flash Users

Quick Tip: CS5 Features for Flash Users

Ian Yates on Apr 13th 2010 with 18 comments

The official announcement of Adobe CS5 has long been awaited, with previews and betas of Flash CS5 hitting select audiences as far back as Adobe MAX 2009. Yesterday saw the unveiling of plenty of new features (some of which, notoriously, may or may not be realized) so here’s a quick run down of some features Flash users can look forward to.

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