75% of all web video is Flash-based, but with the growing number of iPhones and iPads it’s wise to have a Plan B.
On 07.20.10, In 3D, by Craig Wall
I have long used Flash. I have long used 3D. Now I get to use both at the same time. Good times. An upcoming Max event will dish the details…
Combine the coolest software platform on the planet with high-powered mobile devices…and magic happens. Announcements this month proclaim a new era has arrived.
On 02.03.10, In Anchorage, by Craig Wall
Alaska has Flashed so much potential since I moved here. Soon I will celebrate my two-year anniversary as a state citizen. I’m not a Sourdough yet but I’m on my way. It’s been fun to bring the techniques I’ve perfected with my lower 48 clients to new clients in Alaska.
On 01.31.10, In Anchorage, by Craig Wall
Steve Jobs and Apple are doing everything they can do to kill all things Flash. I own three Apple computers and an iPhone and have loved all things Apple since 1985. But geesh, Steve, you are being an utter and complete a-hole.
On 01.26.10, In Anchorage, by Craig Wall
I have used Flash for nearly ten years. I’ve been paid to build Flash projects for big corporations like Microsoft (through an intermediary), Ericsson and others. I’ve taught the program to other design professionals. But geesh–a guru? Flash is such a deep program with so many aspects I doubt I merit that label.
On 01.20.10, In Anchorage, by Craig Wall
As many know: Next week Apple reveals it’s new tablet device. The name, details and features of this MacBook Touch, iSlate or iPad…are unknown but it’s for real and it’s coming like a train. But listen! Not only are we about to see a killer new device…if this baby is going to reinvent how humans read…be assured…there will be an app for that. This app could change everything!
I own 4,000 fonts. OK, it’s a fetish. And the fabulous thing about Flash is that you can embed fonts so that the user gets to see your design exactly as you intended it. Plus the type is antialiased for top aesthetic quality. But guess what….the story of Flash typography is only getting better.
I have never seen a large software company take so long to fix a significant bug with their software. I can only guess it was problematic for Adobe to resolve. The good news is that it’s finally patched.
Now if Adobe will ever fix another bug: 2/3 of my CS4 suite repeatedly “crash” when I try to quit out of them. Again it’s a widely reported and longstanding bug, certainly on the Mac platform. This bug, fortunately, is nothing more than a minor annoyance.
Continuing with insights from Ralph Koster’s book….
