BBH Asia Pacific is looking for a full-time middle weight Flash developer well versed in actionscript programming and the rest of the web mambo jambos. Please direct all enquiries to shawn.loo@bbh-asiapac.com.sg

Shang :: Aug.18.2008 :: jobs :: No Comments »

Nokomai is an independant agency, we do a lot of flash sites and flash game development. It’s a fun place to work. We’re looking for a talented developer who loves to experiment with code. Please contact us at: work@nokomai.com or visit our site: www.nokomai.com.

Shang :: Aug.14.2008 :: news :: No Comments »

From Singpore Flex User Group:

Shang :: Jul.28.2008 :: news :: 1 Comment »

Finding classes and inheritances too geeky or scary? Go none object-oriented programming (NOOP) with AS3! There’s nothing wrong writing ActionScript 3 without any Object-oriented Programming (OOP) practice. What worked last time, timeline based coding with gotoAndPlay, gotoAndStop and tweened animations, still works with Flash CS3 in AS3 and it will work with Flash CS4 in the future.

There’s a vibe that ActionScript 3 is not for designers or non-serious Flashers. The hype is brought up by the improvement of AS3 compared to AS2. Programmers are very happy with AS3 because they can finally do some serious OOP and practices Design Patterns methodologies. Therefore, classes and packages appear much more frequent in tutorials and examples.

For designers, what excites them is visuals, not ease of maintenance or re-usability, which is the whole point of OOP. It’s hard to sell the idea how wonderful AS3 is with lines and lines of OOP codes which doesn’t really move anything around. OOP is great but not attractive to beginners.

This new category “NOOP” focuses on writing ActionScript 3 examples without any classes or OOP and it tries to bring back the painful but sweet programming experiences to designers.

Shang :: Jun.12.2008 :: actionscript 3, noop :: 1 Comment »

Yolk Singapore is looking for intermediate to advanced Flash designers and developers for full-time (preferably) or contract jobs.

Flash Designers/Developers Job Description

• Need AS2 and XML.
• Widgets developed in Flash CS3 with PHP and MySQL.
• Exploring AS3, Papervision, FlashComm, Microphones, WebCams…
• With style preferred!

Able to develop interactive sites similar to the following:

• www.yolk.com.sg
• www.gotcharacter.sg
• www.hardboiledmagazine.com
• www.theendearth.com

Email us: yellowfellows {@} yolk.com.sg

Shang :: Jun.06.2008 :: news :: No Comments »

Link: http://gregorywilson.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/to-air-or-not-to-air-pizza-hut/

Excited about AIR? Don’t rush into it without considering whether it is suitable for your project or client. Similar to previous article about Papervison3D’s limitation, this article is a continuous effort to alert designers and developers that do not get carried away by new technologies and trends. The right work flow should always be idea first then seek for suitable technologies to execute.

“There’s nothing wrong with any technology. It’s the user.”

Shang :: May.30.2008 :: AIR, good-to-know, link :: No Comments »

Profero ShangHai
(www.profero.com, www.reddotprofero.cn)

Head of Production
(Senior Front-end Developer / Senior Rich Media Designer)

Job Description
The Head of Production works cooperatively with the creative department and Producers/Information Architect to translate visual designs, user experience flows and content into functional interfaces for client projects. You must be an expert in site structure and content management optimizing site builts for integration, speed and quality. You will work closely with members of the creative team and other developers both front-end and backend to implement and optimize rich media and dynamic site experiences and determine browser or other clientside technology recommendations and guidelines during the Planning phase. You will typically join a project team during Discovery phase of the project to assist in the development of engineering requirements.

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Shang :: May.20.2008 :: jobs :: No Comments »

Based on Part III’s codes, converting AS2 preloaders into AS3 is pretty simple.

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Shang :: May.20.2008 :: actionscript 3, beginner :: No Comments »

Here’s a quick list of new stuff listed in Adobe’s demo page:

1. New Text Engine
2. Inverse Kinematics
3. Custom Effects
4. GPU Compositing: New but has some serious problems at the moment. More info at Tinic Uro’s blog.
5. Dynamic Streaming: Not useful at the moment yet because it needs to work with a new version of Flash Media Server. This protocol allows lossy delivery.
6. Improved Drawing API: Senocular has a detailed tutorial about it. The new Vector data type and drawPath and drawTriangles will give significant performance boost for Papervision3D and all other 3D engines.
   
7. Native 3D: Native but very raw. Only supports rotation inf 3 dimensions. But I’m sure it means a lot for Papervision3D guys. There’ll be significant performance improvement in the never version of Papervision3D.

And some features not covered in the demo:

1. Dynamic Sound Generation: You can directly talk to the sound card (sort of)! Try Keith Peter’s demo and be a musician using your mouse.
2. FileReference Runtime Access: Now you can directly work on user’s local files. Previously, you need to upload a file to the server, download the file from server and then you can edit it. It’s much easier now. For more info, please refer to Draw Lgoic’s blog.
3. MouseCursor: A new class to set Mouse cursor.
4. Text field using device fonts can be animated now, transparency or scaling are all possible out of the box.

Every single feature leads to a whole new area of excitement to explore. You can see the new functions here.

Shang :: May.18.2008 :: adobe, news :: No Comments »

1. The most popular screen resolution is 1024×768
2. Most people use PC
3. IE is the most popular browser
4. Preferred color model for online is RGB not CMYK
5. Preferred file formats for images are JPG, PNG and GIF not TIFF
6. Rule of the thumb: images should just be 72 dpi rather than 300 dpi
7. File size for images should not exceed 1 MB
8. Fonts supported in HTML are: Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Courier, Georgia, Verdana, Geneva
9. HTML text cannot be kerned. Flash dynamic text cannot be kerned either
10. Always always always test your layout in different monitors and browsers before going live

Shang :: May.07.2008 :: beginner, best practice, good-to-know :: No Comments »