Me and the guys from Bureau BlauwGeel have been working together on their new website: http://www.bureaublauwgeel.nl
The CMS-based website uses video files to create a dynamic, living and breathing background.
Each menu item has a background image that slowly zooms in to keep that dynamic feel.
Although the background and interface always adjust to the size of [...]
Adobe’s KULER service is a perfect tool for creating balanced color schemes in dynamic flash applications, especially in apps where you want the user to have as much control as possible. Strangely, Kuler’s terms of use state that the service can’t be used commercially (although it’s beyond me why Adobe offers an API that you can’t use…). You can still use the service in non-profit flash apps and experiments.
Demo
To make using Kuler with flash actionscript 2 quick ‘n easy I created a simple XML parser specifically for parsing Kuler’s RSS feeds. You can download it here. You’ll need to request your own Kuler API key from adobe here
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How to use
Just copy and paste this code into your project. Put your own Kuler API key in there and add the name of the function you want executed after the feed has been parsed. The function will receive an array of themes. Each theme will have an array of colors in hex values.
var kulerlink = "http://kuler-api.adobe.com/rss/get.cfm?listtype=rating&key=YOUR_KEY_HERE";
var myKulerParser = new KulerParser();
myKulerParser.loadThemes(kulerlink, Delegate.create(this, initDemo));
function initDemo(aThemes : Array):Void {
trace("theme colors: " + aThemes.toString());
}
This project was about building a widget for all kinds of different platforms, including the OS X dashboard, Vista gadgets, iGoogle, and more. The widget shows a user’s favorite movies based on their cinema.nl account, when those movies are broadcasted on television, and ratings. There’s a part that shows all current movies in theaters and a television guide.
Our recently developed flash widget “twitterfountain” is being readied for use on as many platforms as possible! We’re using the fabulous service of www.widgetbox.com to make available a ready-made twitterfountain for embedding on facebook, myspace or any other blog. Not only that, but Arno Hoogma has developed a downloadable wordpress plugin that allows you to install a flash twitterfountain on your wordpress site. If all that isn’t enough you can download an OS X Dashboard widget too. Check it all out on www.twitterfountain.nl
