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Build a Slider Microsite with GreenSock's Timeline Lite

Build a Slider Microsite with GreenSock’s Timeline Lite

During the this tutorial I’m going to take you through building a simple slider that will scroll a personal microsite. We’ll use the GreenSock Timeline Lite class and demonstrate just how straight-forward it can make your Flash animation workflow.

Create a Super Modern Elastic Menu in AS3

Create a Super Modern Elastic Menu in AS3

Sometimes you just want to be very modern about your website. And how better to show people how cool you are as a flash programmer than to make them experience it themselves? In this tutorial I will show you how to create a modern menu with spring-like buttons. We’ll even make it customizable from xml!

Add a Promotional Ticker to Your Site With ActionScript 3.0

Build a Promotional Ticker For Your Site With AS3 and the Flash IDE

We’re going to be creating a simple promo ticker for a website. This is great if you are running low on space on the home page, or if you just want the latest news or products to catch the viewers eye. Let’s get going!

Build a Fluid Website Layout

A fluid web layout uses 100% width (and height) of the browser, floating all the contained elements into certain positions. This is opposed to fix-width layout where contents remain fixed no matter what the browser size is.

This technique is popular in HTML/CSS websites, but this tut will show you how to create a similar fluid layout effect in Flash. Every element will reposition itself with ease animation when the browser resizes.

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Create an Apple Inspired Flash Preloader

Preloaders are a must have in your Flash applications. They tell the user that the program is running but can’t show any contents until they’re sufficiently loaded. In this tutorial I’ll help you create an Apple inspired preloader MovieClip and teach you how to display some loading information. All this using Flash and ActionScript 3.0.

Build a Versatile ActionScript 3.0 Menu with Masking

Navigation is a crucial part of your website, but often a bore to build and maintain. In this tutorial I’ll describe a quick and solid way of using basic ActionScript skills, blended with a bit of your creativity, to construct intuitive & user friendly navigation systems. Okay, time to get our hands dirty, well… sweaty maybe…