The Suite Spot » Archive for October 2008
4T.18 Loopy Background
The last in the current string of animation basics using Flash CS3 builds on the previous exercise by adding a background to our truck animation, in the form of a shape-tweened hill and another motion-tweened scenery movieclip. The concepts you will learn here are simple shape-tweening and creating a cyclic animation using a movie clip designed for that purpose. Registered users of the site can download the source files by using the link below – registration is free and you can register by using the link on the right. Support files are available to registered users of the site only. Please Login or Register to access the link. … Read entire article »
InDesign Shortcuts
This InDesign Shortcuts Widget (made with WidgetBox) will provide you with a new ID shortcut every day – and an AIR version is available from InDesignShortcuts.co.uk. … Read entire article »
Filed under: InDesign
Typolution
After being involved in a typography heavy presentation last week, and showing some kinetic typography movies in the preamble, I keep looking out good examples (V and Pulp Fiction are still my favourites). Although this movie doesn’t really count as it doesn’t represent any dialogue, instead using characters as actors, but it’s so good you really ought to see it. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General
Layer/Layer Mask – Switch Focus
I always tell people that Photoshop is like kung-fu; you get people who follow different disciplines, there are many ways to achieve similar results and there is always something new to learn, no matter how much you think you know. I’m working in Amsterdam this week with a very capable delegate from agency 180, who asked me if I knew a keyboard shortcut to switch focus between the layer and a layer mask applied to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photoshop
