Designing a Website DVD
Back in July 2007 I was interviewed by TV Choice for an educational DVD they where making. Designing A Website, Practitioners Tell Their Story has been finished and is available on release. It is quite expensive compared to normal DVD’s because it is meant to be used as an educational tool, it’s available from the TV Choice website.
Papervision 3D Carousel Interface
My first attempt at working with Papervision 3D to create this Carousel Interface. the interface works by clicking on thumbnails to spin the carousel around and bring the clicked thumbnail to the front, so works a little differently to other carousels. Each thumbnail has reflections and the overall look is a little like cover flow but not so obvious. This is created as a tutorial for Web Designer #140.
Moo Tools Tutorial
This tutorial for Web Designer magazine, focuses on using the Moo Tools javascript framework. The tutorial creates animated menus which slide in and out on rollover. There is also a nice image slideshow which pans and fades between images. The tutorial files can be downloaded from the Web Designer site, issue 139.
Adobe Air Desktop Applications
This project consisted of using Adobe Air to create a desktop weather application and an RSS News Reader. Adobe Air allows web applications to run on the desktop without the need for a browser. These applications have been created for Web Designer magazine to show how desktop applications can link up with networked XML content.
Webcam motion detection
Created using Flash, this application detects motion over the ‘buttons’ of the interface and brings back the content selected. This is an experimental interface which attempts to break free from the restraints of keyboard and mouse. You must have a webcam and preferably a well lit room to view the file. Tutorial files for this project are available from the Web Designer site.
