I have been experimenting with a few mapping APIs for Flash. ModestMaps is probably the best tool for customizing, but implementing is more involved. Getting a gps based Google Map swf map up on a website is quick. The swf below has been customized with a gps look up returned in an info window when the marker is dragged.
I found a little time to experiment with the newest version of Flash that came with my CS4 which has given me some content to add to the interactive section. Since the total and utter failure of my backup harddrive, I’ve been searching through various cds/dvds for previous Flash apps and video projects. As I come across these gems, I’ll upload them.
I’ve added an additional Case Study, my Thesis Process Book from my final design project in College. I’m slowly working through my archive of Indesign files and exporting some projects in Flash/SWF format. Of course at this rate my physical portfolio won’t have very many surprises. A slight draw back with the Indesign SWF export concerns exporting from book files which is delaying the update of Case Study 1, the School of Design Annual.
In other news: the RSS has been fixed however it’s currently empty. I blame a lack of anything interesting to put in the feed.
I did laugh, but honestly what are the Rimmers in Waterloo thinking.
As a designer I often suffer from being a perfectionist. This is very true when it comes to my website, which I’m always searching for ways to improve.
Today I have updated my sit yet again (the previous design was a little more than a year ago and had been tweaked numerous times). Now I’m utilizing Twitter (see the ticker at the top of the page), Tumblr (which you’re reading) and a new grid via Blueprint.
Of course I’m not done updating my site, but now that clients are calling, the next update will come when I get some personal play time.
I have been ignoring Facebook. To busy follow Twitter. What’s this Virb thing? Finally using Tumblr.
