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5 productivity tools I use daily

Will — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:00:31 +0000

I thought I would take the time to talk about some of the tools I use almost everyday as a professional Flash platform developer. What is it? A web application dedicated to the creation and storage of notes, snippets and … Continue reading →

Devil’s Lair

Will — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:43:51 +0000

Here is the latest project completed by Tribal DDB Melbourne (where I currently work). Devil’s Lair is an Australian wine from Margaret River in Western Australia. Tribal DDB was tasked with creating a website which was engaging and invoked the … Continue reading →

5 Flash page takeovers

Will — Sun, 09 May 2010 09:50:39 +0000

A page takeover is an effect used by advertisers to present a product in an engaging way by breaking preconceptions on how we are used to seeing content on a web page. The effect is almost always accomplished with the … Continue reading →

Telstra business awards – 3D Flash component

Will — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:27:12 +0000

This is a flash component I created recently at TribalDDB Melbourne (where I work) for the Telstra Business Awards website. Built using Papervision, Robotlegs and TweenLite this component needed to tie in with the “pop-up book” nature of the above-the-line … Continue reading →

An alternative to bitmap transparency in Flash

Will — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:59:04 +0000

When it comes to using transparent bitmap images in Flash often you will find using a PNG is your best option. However, a major caveat with using PNG images is the significant increase in file size compared to non-transparent image … Continue reading →

My new portfolio site – williamdady.com

Will — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:41:01 +0000

Over the last couple of weeks I have slowly been putting together my new portfolio site, williamdady.com, which has been long overdue. The site was developed in FlashDevelop and Flash CS4 using the PureMVC framework. I had a very specific … Continue reading →

PureMVC: Creating a short-hand Mediator

Will — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:34:56 +0000

99% of coding I do lately is built on top of the excellent PureMVC framework. Something that has been irking me for a while now is the way Mediators register and handle notifications dispatched from the View. Part of working … Continue reading →

SWFObject 2.2 Out Now!

Will — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:47:20 +0000

Just got word that SWFObject 2.2 is now out and available for download. SWFObject is THE way to embedd Flash content in HTML and is a MUST have for any Flash user. What’s great about SWFObject is it’s ability to … Continue reading →

Flash Ad Manager v1.0 Now Available

Will — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:13:39 +0000

Flash Ad Manager is now available to download as a 1.0 release from the Google Code project page. If you missed the previous posts about it, here’s the spiel: Flash Ad Manager lets developers remotely display custom or embedded ads … Continue reading →

Help fix Flash’s visible dimensions

Will — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:00:33 +0000

Colin Moock, author of the excellent book Essential Actionscript 3.0 has written an interesting blog post regarding an issue which Flash (still) has with finding the visible dimensions of a DisplayObject. The key word there being “visible” as the way … Continue reading →