Ignoring This Site
May 14, 2008
I've been ignoring this website recently. I know that both of my regular visitors have been greatly disappointed by the lack of new tutorials, but let me tell you that it is not without great cause that I've deserted you. ...
A Programming Haiku
November 08, 2007
This is hard coded
It should be variable
I don't fucking care ...
It should be variable
I don't fucking care ...
Young and aspiring designers please note:
October 12, 2007
Using "cool and interesting" fonts does not make for great design. The font you choose is simply a tool to help express the words that the letters make. It is the great designer who can take Helvetica or Akzidenz to new interesting places. The font isn't the design, your use and arrangement of the font is the design.
...Tutorial: A Simple script to create a random flicker
September 26, 2007
To set this up , create a movieclip on stage and give it an instance name of myCoverUp. The script below, declares a variable on the main timeline so it can be used outside the scope of the function flicker(). Then the function flicker chooses a random number between 0-50, toggles the visibility of myCoverUp, then clears and creates a new interval timer using the random number as a delay.
var nextInterval = 100;
flickerInterval = setInterval(flicker, nextInterval);
function flicker(){
nextInterval = Math.random() * 50;
myCoverUp._visible = !myCoverUp._visible;
clearInterval(flickerInterval);
flickerInterval = setInterval(flicker, nextInterval);
} ...Tutorial: Creating a Timeline scrubber.
July 14, 2007
Build a MovieClip that controls the Timeline position of another MovieClip. ...
Sequencing Events in Flash
July 06, 2007
...I came across two people who were asking pretty much the same
question: "How do I sequence events using the mx.transitions.Tween class?" ...
Tutorial: Two Methods to Make a Countdown Timer
June 12, 2007
Setting up a countdown timer can be helpful in a number of situations, particularly in situations that have a time limit. ...
Tutorial: Drag and throw an object on stage.
June 07, 2007
In this tutorial we will build a movie that contains a simple movieclip that allows the user to click and drag the clip, and when released exhibits some inertia and continues to move and bounce off walls like an air hockey puck. ...
Tutorial: Create an XML Driven, Cross-fading Slideshow
June 05, 2007
This tutorial will teach you how to create a simple timed, cross-fading photo album. The basic principles here can be used to expand this project into something far more impressive, but my goal is just to introduce some of the concepts and leverage a bit of their power. ...
NirajCreative.com Launch
May 15, 2007
Patrick Gunderson is pleased to announce the launch of NirajCreative.com. ...
PatrickGunderson.com
May 07, 2007
I recently was contacted by a young man in Arizona through this website. He introduced himself as Patrick Gunderson (my name) and thought it was interesting that we had the same name... ...
Notes for Print designers Designing for the Web
December 22, 2006
Many people who are used to working with printed documents are used to dealing with a measuring system based on inches or centimeters because the design and the final product are completed on two different mediums (screen and paper) an interplay must be created translating the resolutions of the design and the the printed page. ...
Artist Statement
April 28, 2006
Photoshop is a tool, not a medium. My medium is the pixel. An element of a picture that alone is a swatch of light. ...
