Over the last three days we’ve been steadily rolling out a new Tuts+ theme across all 8 sites. The new design is a refinement more than a big change, with lots of little improvements in usability and more suited to big screens. Read on to learn more about the redesign and lots of news about Plus!

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We have big plans for Activetuts+ this year and we’ve started by adding a new member to the team! Michael Williams, who’s written a number of tuts for us already, has jumped on board as Technical Editor. He’ll proof-read the technical aspects of each tut, ensuring the ActionScript is up to scratch and that best practices are adhered to. What does this mean for you, the reader? Put simply, you can expect more content and improved quality.

For the last couple of weeks Michael’s been working alongside me and is doing a fantastic job, confirming the adage that two loaves are better than one..

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Flash is a tool which enables designers and developers to build amazing sites (as you’ll have seen). However it isn’t always easy to create or manage a Flash site. We’re going to discuss the pros and cons of doing so.

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Today, we’re giving away copies of Rich Shupe and Zevan Rosser’s Learning ActionScript 3.0: A Beginner’s Guide to three lucky @activetuts twitter followers! Learning ActionScript 3.0 will give you a solid foundation in AS3 and demonstrates how you can use it for practical, everyday projects.

There’s further significance to this giveaway; today’s tut author? None other than Zevan Rosser himself!

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Real World Flash Game Development: How to Follow Best Practices AND Keep Your Sanity by Christopher Griffith (what is it with book titles these days?!) is the self proclaimed crash course on Flash game development … delivered in a real-world setting.

This week, we’re giving away a copy to one lucky Activetuts+ reader! Just leave a comment. Too easy..

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Adam Saltsman (AdamAtomic) is a game developer and the creator of flixel (an opensource AS3 game library). He recently spent some time answering a few questions about how he began in Flash and the work he currently does.

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To welcome in the new year and finish up our 12 for 2010 celebrations we’re releasing a wonderful unique 2010 desktop wallpaper created by James White, free to all Tuts+ readers and available in a number of different resolutions and also for the iPhone.

We’re also giving away one unique wall poster of the design, part of a limited run of only 12 and surely a collectors item! Entering to win a poster only takes a few seconds, since all you’ve got to do is leave a comment. Too easy! And everybody is welcome to download a free wallpaper.

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As part of the eleventh day of 12 for 2010, we’re giving away a free 3-month membership to Plus. Entries are open to everybody – Plus members and non-Plus members alike. Entering only takes a few seconds, since all you’ve got to do is leave a comment. Too easy.

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As part of the tenth day of 12 for 2010, we’re giving away a $50 Amazon.com Gift Card to spend on whatever you like! Entering only takes a few seconds, since all you’ve got to do is leave a comment. Too easy.

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As part of the ninth day of 12 for 2010, we’re giving away a free 3-month membership to Plus. Entries are open to everybody – Plus members and non-Plus members alike. Entering only takes a few seconds, since all you’ve got to do is leave a comment. Too easy.

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