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Flash experiments: tiled background

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date May 9, 2007
7 Comments on Flash experiments: tiled background

Update #1: Recently there are some who like to have the source of this project, that’s not a problem. But the source is what it is, and there are no comment in the code….
And because this post was not up-to-date, I’ve remove some of the links to sites with patterns because they didn’t exist anymore. That’s also the reason that I had to update the Flash file.
shortcut to download

Another experiment, to use external images for background patterns.

But there was no need to start from zero, so here are some tutorials that I used:

both tutorials were used in the experiment.

[swf]http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/laboratory/swf_experiments/tiledBackground_v02.swf, 450, 450[/swf]

(I had to update this file because of broken links: this is version 2)

Get the source files here:

Tiled Background Source zip size: 46 kB 768

The .ZIP file contains:

+ tiledBackground     
     + deploy
            - AC_RunActiveContent.js
            - tiledBackground_v02.html
            - tiledBackground_v02.swf
     + source
            - tiledBackground_v02.fla

Borrowed some seamless background pattern from Squidfingers
pattern_021.gif
pattern_095.gif
pattern_111.gif
pattern_131.gif
pattern_141.gif

It’s not possible to link directly to Squidfingers!

But you can find your own patterns on the internet, examples of site with seamless background patterns:
http://www.wonderbackgrounds.com/
http://www.cameradio.tk/tiles1.htm

root2art.co.uk
http://backgroundsarchive.com/tiles/wood.php?page=2

I used http://www.neopets.com/backgrounds_tiled.phtml in the flash source.
But you can use any image from the internet!
(Need some help: find “tiled background” with google )

Tags AS2, background patterns, Download, Experiments, external images, Flash, flash background, Flash experiments, seamless background, tiled background, tiles

Urban papercraft

Shin Tanaka – Spiky baby [series 7] is out

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date May 2, 2007
2 Comments on Shin Tanaka – Spiky baby [series 7] is out

SPIKE BABY series from Shin Tanaka is starting with SPIKE BABY[SERIES 07].

So you know what to do, eck it out

Shin Tanaka papertoy series are only active for a short time and you missed it 🙁

And start downloading: the download pages for you on a platter:
(if haven’t got much time, so no names with the links… but workable)
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Tags Papercraft, Shin Tanaka, Urban papercraft

Flash Flash experiments

Flash experiments: select

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date April 25, 2007

Update: Before I could publish this post, before I finished this experiment, I found a better class to do what I want. TransformManager Released – Scale/Rotate/Move any MovieClip from Jack Doyle (Greensock). This class is what I had in mind when I started…. and much, much more… I’m using this class in the future.

Another experiment: I needed a possibility to select and manipulate a graphic in Flash.
So I looked at illustrator and Flash how they did it, and made a variation of my own.

So for now, I can select the top graphic, move and rotate it (not yet resize…)

Check it here:

[swf]http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/laboratory/swf_experiments/select_v01.swf, 450, 450[/swf]

Or check it the select experiment full screen..

Tags AS2, Experiments, Flash

Urban papercraft

Urban papercraft: Crossville

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date April 18, 2007

Update #1: Mister Illectronics himself pointed out that there is a project-dedicated ‘MySpace’ site: www.myspace.com/illectronics. Check it out.
MySpace seems to be the place to hang, check out the friends section: it loaded with cool illustrators, graffity artist, customizers, etc!
It’s the place where I found Phil. So if you find some other urban papercraft artists, just send me an email

By accident I stumbled into the work of Illectronics. I was looking for some cool papercraft and found this image:

a Shin Tanaka custom of El Carmesi, which I’ve seen before but always assumed it was a vinyl custom…

It’s not! This is a personal project called crossville which is set out into the paperworld to conquer all!

There are two very interesting models to be made:

You can visit Illectronics, goto work and the goto misc and see the models (and some customs).

If you want to create a custom, you need to send a mail to Sharim Gubbels (I could link directly to his email adress but for that you need to go to his site) which email address can be found here with a small explanation.

And you can see some images here in a little gallery I made:
Crossville project by Illectronics (customs and some other models).

Tags Papercraft, Urban papercraft

Flash Flash experiments

Flash experiments: tools

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date April 11, 2007

I decided to “share” my unstructured flash experiments:

And in this case it’s a flash application that creates flat, printable versions of cubes. Just print it, cut it out, glue it together and there you have it: the amazing cube:

[Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured not to display frames. However, you may visit <a href="http://www.matthijskamstra.nl/laboratory/swf_experiments/tools.swf" class="broken_link">the related document.</a>]<br />

Or just check tools menu full screen..

Based upon xml: toolsmenu.xml

Tags AS2, Experiments, Flash

Urban papercraft

Urban papercraft: We hate glue

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date April 7, 2007

Update (16 April 2007): since my last visit, there been some new additions to the gallery

We hate glue… the people of Marrsbar have started a papercraft competition: and as the title says, no glue required.

And the price?? 250 euros!
What to do: customize a paper arcade machine.
But you have to design fast, the deadline is 30th of April (2007).
We Hate Glue Competition

Just download the blank template (PDF)
Place your grafics
and send it back (“more” detailed information here)

No feeling inspired? Want to see some examples, to check out the competition visit the we hate glue gallery
or view the gallery here

So stop reading, start earning money and create!

We Hate Glue - Logo

Tags Papercraft, Urban papercraft

Animation

The Big Brother State

Animation: bigbrotherstate by David Scharf

Story:
The Big Brother State is an educational film about what politicians claim to be protection of our freedom but what we refer to as repressive legislation.

Since terrorism has become a global threat, especially after 9/11, governments all over the world have started enforcing laws which, so the governments say, should increase national security.

These laws obviously aim at another goal: the states gaining more and more control of their citizens at the cost of our privacy and freedom.

Tags Animation, Typography

Animation

Trusted Computing

Post author By Matthijs Kamstra
Post date April 4, 2007

Very impressive animation:Trusted Computing by Benjamin Stephan and Lutz Vogel.

Story:
Trusted Computing – Sounds great…. is it?

If the industry doesn’t trust you, why should you trust them?

Tags Animation, Typography

Flash FlashBox WordPress Plugin

FlashBox 1.4 hits 200

Update: I’ve updated my wp-downloadBtn wordpress plugin so you can see the total download:

Download wp-FlashBox v1.4 wp-flashbox_v01.4.zip (33,3 kB) 6085

Yeah, Yeah, I know: nerd!
But I can’t help it feeling somewhat proud: 200+ people found my WordPress plugin FlashBox interesting enough to download.

So let’s say that not everybody who’s downloaded the zip is also installing it. Let’s say 1 out of 10 … 20 users?

Well that good enough for me: I working on FlashBox 1.5 with some new feature requested by FlashBox users and some wishes I had:

Redesign
Optional: Choose if you want a add a icon to your link when FlashBox is activate
Images “cached” into FlashBox
Optional: Use FlashBox without rel="flashbox"
Optional: “Powered by FlashBox” in the footer
…. (still working on all of this and more…)