If you enjoy observing good practices of flash button design, you may also like the following showcases of flash files:

• Flash Templates by Artin2ition. Personal Showcase
• Showcase of Spectacular Flash Files
• 15 Flash Preloaders Expensive As Hell

Beautiful And Original Flash Buttons

Jabra

Kick-Ass

Our Type

PIIQ Sony

Nespresso Tanzaru

10 Downing Tweets

Wishbone Design

faceOff

Climb Mount Asgard Game

Bell Better Service

Restezen Forme

Cut it out for change

Djeco

Million baby crawl

FlashScope Magic Buttons Flash Component

FlashScope Aqua Buttons Flash File

MediaNovak

Puppet Brain

Hellozeto

Joby Sessions Photography

Today’s showcase is more prosaic, but still awesome. We want to share with you the premium flash templates that were created by one of our top artists – Artin2ition. They can be easily found at FlashScope in between the flash files.

We are proud to have Artin2ition in our authors team and we hope you’ll like their works just as much as we do.

#1 Jungle XML flash photo portfolio

First of all I really like the color theme of this flash XML template, looks like a mixture of the golden sand and the dirt. Originally this flash template was designed to showcase photos along with some of your comments on them. The pages, that are responsible for photos are Gallery and Projects. Each of the pages has its unique outfit and can be easily edited with XML files.

#2 Photo Model Personal Website with XML Gallery

There’s no secret that it’s a model agency flash template in front of you. You can guess it at a first glance. This XML template is equipped with every needed aspect to host a portfolio of your models. It has an animated header and supports full screen, which adds a more professional feel to your website.

#3 Hotel Business Flash XML

This hotel business flash template is nothing without your gorgeous pictures. It was made to have your visitors concentrated on the hotel that you own, but not the beauty of website template design. As soon as you insert the professional photos of your hotel by means of XML you’ll see how perfectly they’ll fit this flash XML template.

#4 Advanced Sollutions XML Business Template

In case you have a strong brand and a recognizable logo – you should definitely consider this flash template. It puts your logo in the very center of the template making it the core part of the design. The overall style of this business XML template is pretty restrained, and that allows you to use it no matter what kind of business you run.

#5 XML Plus advanced flash template

This is the very first XML template that was uploaded to our marketplace. It’s main advantage is that this flash template does not have a specific theme, so it can be used whatever website you are aiming to run.

So basically those are the best flash templates that we have at FlashScope right now. But we really hope that as we keep evolving, some more great authors will join our marketplace and we’ll showcase their works just as we did that for Artin2ition.

Preloaders

Even though modern flash website load fast, it usually takes up to a minute before a user can access the content on a flash site. By creating a fancy preloader you can not only inform visitors about how much time a website needs to load, but you can also entertain them and thus, make them stay longer on the site. Here are some cool examples:

RVLT

Dalegenser

Erky Perky

Canvas

Martin Anderle

Cloudraker

Ilovedust

Menus

Another category of flash files that requires a good portion of deliberation is menu. Remember that it is the main navigation mechanism on any site, so designing a menu bar it’s important to balance creative approach and usability. If you make menu too tricky and heave on visual effects, a user will get nothing except confusion and as a result, will leave a site immediately. You can see some great examples of menus that are both attractive and easy to use below:

Ma Dame

Wicked Pixels

D10Studio

GREY Group

WebWork

Manak’s online portfolio

Ruy Adorno

Yodabaz

Content sliders

Content slider is another form of navigation flash files which is a perfect way to display practically all sorts of content, such as images, featured sections, portfolios, etc. Sliders are good focal points as they can quickly grab the users’ attention and allow them to browse and sort through information at ease. The following examples can hint you at some creative and clever content slider solutions.

Fat Man Collective

Barrys Tickets

Megan Fredrich

Cloudraker

Vanio Ivanov

Puppetbrain

formag.sk

Of course, a flash website is much more than just a preloader, a menu and a slideshow gallery, but these flash files are definitely the points to take into account while creating a worthy flash website.

One of the best things about Unity is that it’s accessible for both professional and non-expert users. Thus, if you are a decent game designer but you programming skills are your weak point, Unity engine can fill those gaps pretty well. Here are the main features making this possible:

• Integrated development environment with visual editing, drag and drop interface and live game preview.
• Universal web player available both for Mac OS and Windows and works in all browsers.
• All the impressive performance speed and great 3D rendering is built with JavaScript and C# only. In other words, Unity-powered games work on iPhone which is definitely an advantage in terms of Apple-Adobe intrigues of today.

• Supports many popular 3D modeling applications, including free Blender, low-cost Cheetah3D and expensive Maya and 3ds Max.
• Powerful engine delivering a profound physics, animation and effect performance, as well as streaming video and sound.

This is just a tip of an iceberg. The first version of Unity was released in 2005 and since then over 15 notable games, released and in-development, were built with Unity, including Need For Speed World, My Animal Centre (first Wii game create using Unity), Gooball and others.

Although the engine enables to create games and interactive content that can run on Windows, the software itself is Mac only. It is rumored that the company is working on a PC version of the Unity engine, but in our opinion, such a comfortable and easy workflow Unity provides is worth spending some money and time on Mac, even if you are a devoted Windows fan.

Currently the huge Unity audience is excited about upcoming Unity 3 release. Apparently this is going to be a big-bang update, indeed. Among the main highlights announced so far are:

• Unified editor: allows you to build and preview your game for iPhone, xBox 360 and web inside the same editor.
• Source-level debugging: from now on you can pause your game, do line-by-line single stepping, set breakpoints, and inspect variables. Forget about print-based debugging.
• Project Browser: Unity 3 contains a content browser that shows everything with previews – including tagging and searching – so you always have the assets you need at your fingertips.

More improvements and innovation is expected to come with Unity 3, you can find out more at unity3d.com/.

No doubt, if you are at least slightly interested in creating 3D games, Unity is worth checking. By the way, they have a free version which is limited in features but more than enough for a trial. It’s hard to find an easier way to get 3D out there on the Web. [Don’t agree with this statement? Share your opinion in comments!]

HTML5 vs. Flash has lately become the hottest topic within the global web dev community. Recently released Apple iPad which comes without Flash support adds the fuel to the discussion fire. And while the Open Standards evangelists are walking around the walls of Adobe headquarters wearing signs “The end of Flash is near!”, Adobe Flash fans are desperately defending their platform.

Let’s try to stay away from panic and have an unbiased look at what is going on.

What should happen to make HTML 5 the winner over Flash:

• HTML5 includes a comprehensive, sophisticated audio, video and animation tool set. Flash is much more than just web apps and video, that’s why HTML5 has to evolve considerable to be a decent competitor to Flash.
• HTML5 includes a universally-implementable default codec for the video tag. This could allow developers and customers to save money and efforts they have to put into supporting different players now.
• Canvas runtime is as easy in handling as Flash development interface. When Canvas is easier for non-programmers, it will be able to approximate to Flash’s widespread developer support.
• A wide variety of developer tools for working with the HTML 5 powered animation frameworks appears. Until that HTML5 only looks promising de facto having rather limited capability.
• Internet Explorer 8 supports HTML 5 completely OR Internet Explorer 8 unconditionally surrenders. When HTML 5 beats a Microsoft factor the benefits are obvious.
• HTML5 can be installed into older browsers. That will help new standards beat Flash Player which now has better backward compatibility, hence 98% users choose it for their browsers.

What actually is happening:

• HTML 5 is definitely a revolutionary update for the language that powers the web. It’s a serious competitor to Flash when it comes to web applications. Even with this, HTML 5 standard is still in a draft and it’s still incomplete.
• The browser manufacturers involved in the W3C working group developing HTML 5, couldn’t agree on a universally-implementable video codec, so it seems like a long time before all browsers will support the HTML 5.
• If you want to anime something in Flash it’s practically a no-brainer, while if you want to do the same for Canvas you need to have solid skills both in design and development and that’s surely not an optimistic perspective.
• Currently HTML 5 faces a chicken-and-egg sort of dilemma. Today there is a handful of developer tools for working with the animation frameworks that HTML 5 offers, but at least part of the reason there’s no developer tools is that the Canvas element isn’t widely supported.
• IE 8 doesn’t support very much of HTML 5 and since it is still a major browser vendor (somehow manages to hold between 15 and 20 per cent of the market), HTML 5 loses this tactic position.
• Currently HTML 5 backward compatibility is an issue. You can’t install it into older browser, but you can install Flash. In case you need it here and now, the solution seems obvious.

RECAP: HTML 5 is not a dummy for sure, but it’s not a threat to Flash either. At least so far. Even being charitable and assuming that HTML 5 becomes strong enough to kills Flash, it is going to be at least 10 years before it happens, and that’s is a whole lifetime in Internet years.

As for iPad question, we tend to share the views of Jens C Brynildsen, an experienced Flash developer and editor of the FlashMagazine: “To Flash developers it’s of course sad that so many people can’t enjoy what they’ve created, but the Flash Player can’t be the solution to everything. It’s just a tool that has phenomenal capabilities / reach and as developers we should choose the right tool for the job and not try to bend our tools into solving every task”.

This roundup serves two purposes. Firstly, it presents the most asked-for flash games and will come in handy for those who wish to plunge into the world of fantasy, get new impressions and some adventurous experience. And secondly, this showcase presents the most striking and captivating flash game websites that amaze with incredible graphic effects, stunning animation and incredible sound accompaniment. What really impressed me much is that each design element arranged in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. This aspect makes these flash game websites intelligible, meaningful and of course, memorable.

Hoping, you’ll enjoy the collection and get inspired… or just while away an hour or two by playing some of these games :)

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World of Warcraft

In this roundup we present you a striking collection of custom Flash galleries that correspond to our main selection criteria: technical execution, unique design and original idea. These conceptual Flash galleries can be a great source of inspiration both for web designers and random visitors. Hoping, you’ll find something useful for you here.

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Ladio.ru

Ladio is a Russian design studio founded by Vladislav Troshin. It is specializes in development of websites, logos, trademarks, CD and DVD designs, printed advertising, creation of illustration and advertising concepts.

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Porliniers.com

The interactive personal showacse of the well-known Argentinean artist and comic drawer, Ricardo Liniers.

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Thetoke.com

Thetoke.com belongs to Darek Nyckowiak, Polish web master who specializes in concept design, Motion and ActionScript developement.

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Brandstudio.ru

The portfolio of Russian photographer, Vasilina, with an organic interface and draggable navigation system.

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Teddiesinspace.com

Space, teddies and a carboard box featuring the artworks of Phillip Jordan, whose background spans graffiti and illustrations.

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Leyoweb.fr

Located in Paris, France, Julien Cohen is an art director and ilustrator . Leyoweb is his showcase of web works, print, drawings, and storyboards.

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Frieke.com

Portfolio of a Brussels-based photographer with a special eye for people. Her philosophy: “Every detail is important in my image”.

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Rothaniko.hu

The perosnal showacse and portfolio of paintings and silk works by Hungarian artist Roth Aniko.

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Ryanterry.net

Ryan Terry is an American illustrator and designer. His online portfolio is filled with daily sketches, illustrations, web designs and other interesting stuff.

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Bebiko.com.pl

Bebiko is a Polish online store that sells different products for kids. The website is created in pleasant colors making the whole design more friendly and welcoming.

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Pirogov.ru

Pirogov.ru is a design studio specializing on exclusive website designs. Its website looks really srtiking, as well as its gallery style.

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v5design.com

Vision Five Desidns is a full service graphic and web design and developemnt company located in Florida, offering a broad range of marketing and product design services.

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Mauriciostudio.com

Mauriciostudio is a website of Brazilian web designer and illustrator – Mauricio Guimaraes. He also works with graphic design, concept design and interface design. His works as well as the way of his gallery presentation impress by creativity and originality.

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Colorchakra.com

Inspired by the beauty of nature, Srinath Rangamani, Indian multimedia specialist and grapfic designer created this glamorous website.

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e-content solutions is a web design and developemnt company providing web application developemnt services, content management systems, flash animations, programming services, interactive presentations and others.

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Arihirvonen.com

This website together with the stunning gallery belongs to Ari Hirvonen, Finnish nteractive designer with extensive background in print, interactive design, motion, video editing and effects.

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Mattwiggins.net

Matt Wiggins Flash gallery looks very stylish and up-to-date.

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Okaydave.com

Here is another impressive Flash image gallery done in a creative and friendly way.

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Targetscope.com

TargetScope is a marketing firm made up of a highly trained group of thechnology, communication, and marketing specialists.

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Creaktif.com

Creaktif.com belongs to a team of French web professionals.

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Rolando.com.br
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Sazacat.net
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Zign.com.br
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Leventhumps.com
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Gringo.nu
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Saizenmedia.com
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Bebiko.com.pl
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2kgames.com
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Realcasual.com.ua
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Pirogov.ru
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Whitegoldiswhitegold.com
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Scarygirl.com
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Corny.de
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Harrypottertweet.com
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Lech.pl
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Infinitcolours.com
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Susannepaschke.com
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Porliniers.com
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Valyard.ru
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Teddiesinspace.com
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In this roundup you will find the most impressive Flash galleries and javascript galleries handpicked from all over the Internet: from web based scripts to Flash components ready to be integrated into your website. You won’t need any programming skills to install or use it. Just embed it into your website and script will automatically form a slideshow from a specified folder or an XML files or from Flickr photostream. All these Flash galleries are free, so you may use them for any purposes.

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Polaroid Gallery

Polaroid Gallery is a free, open source flash gallery developed by Christopher Einarsrud. The script loads images and image titles dynamically from an external xml file or a flickr RSS feed. Then the script processes the data and creates an interactive flash gallery.

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Flash Photo Stack

Flash Photo Stack is a simple Flash template that enables you to click through a stack of your favorite photographs. Organize your pictures in such an attractive way to create a pleasant impression.

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Flash Page Flip Photo Gallery template for Picasa

This amazing Flash photo gallery looks like a real photo album we got used to keep in hands while watching paper photographs. You can even see and hear the pages flip.

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AutoViewer

AutoViewer is a free, customizable Flash image viewer designed to display a linear sequence of images and captions.
AutoViewer posseses the follwoing features: – Auto-Play allows you to view a gallery hands free; – Displays image captions and gallery title as a text overlay; – Intuitive image navigation via mouse and keyboard; – Interface rescales to fit any aspect ratio images and monitors; – Lightweight (11k); – Image pre-loading to prevent waiting for each image to load; – Cross platform – Windows/Macintosh (requires Flash 8 or higher); – Flash 8 detection.

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Carousel

You may easily enhance your web pages with this stunning Carousel 2.0 slideshow. Your images will be presented with the simple 3D effect. You may fully customize imafe titles, title box and loading messages.

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Galleria

Galleria is a javascript image gallery written in jQuery. It loads the images one by one from an unordered list and displays thumbnails when each image is loaded. It will create thumbnails for you if you choose so, scaled or unscaled, centered and cropped inside a fixed thumbnail box defined by CSS. So, you may create your own gallery style.

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Lightweight image gallery

Lightweight image gallery is a javascript gallery with thumbnails. It is characterized by the following features: no server-side scripting; super-fast browsing without fades; simple HTML with a list of images; lightweight, unobtrusive javascript to create thumbnails; CSS styling to create different layouts; degradable if javascript or images are disabled; cross-browser consistency.

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FlashGalleryGenerator

Here is one more Flash photo gallery the style of which can be easily customized to meet your preferences.

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Art Flash Gallery

This Flash photo gallery has been created by Flash-Gallery.com. It’s a free version that looks very atractive but unfortunately it has some limitations: 9 images maximum and it contains the copyright label.

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Flashmo 129 Circle Gallery

Arrange your photos in circle. It’s very easy with Flashmo 129 circle gallery. Adobe Flash CS3 (version 9) is required to edit the FLA file.

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3D Flash Galleries

Flashmo.com also provides free 5 astonishing 3D Flash galleries that will definitely add zest to your website. Here they are: 3D Curve Wall, 3D Thumbnail Box, Spiral Carousel XML, 3D Cylinder Box, 3D Sphere – Thumbnail Gallery. Their screenshots are presented below.

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photoDiary 1.0

photoDiary 1.0 is a web application developed by Webgriffe which lets you to easily publish a brand new photo blog on the web. The application is based on Flash. But due to the easy-to-use control panel you don’t need any Flash knowledge to manage your photos and present them in an attractive way.

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3D-Album component for Adobe Flex

3D-Album component for Adobe Flex. This 3D album component is based on the bellow “Building a 3D album with FIVe3D and TweenLite” tutorial

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3D Grid Photo Gallery

3D Grid Photo Gallery from Flashmo.

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Zen Flash Gallery

Zen Flash Gallery is a free Flash gallery, and that’s why has following limitations: 4 albums and 10 images in album maximum, contains the copyright label.

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Grid Thumbnail Gallery

Grid Thumbnail Gallery

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PostcardViewer

PostcardViewer is a free, customizable Flash image viewer. The interface is based on the real world metaphor of a set of postcards shuffled onto a surface.

Here are some other stunning interactive photo galleries.

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Simpleviewer

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Free Flash Photo Album

Free Flash Photo Album

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Dynamic Flash Gallery with Slider Control

This gallery displays all image files in a given directory. A slider is used to browse easily through the images.

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Flash Gallery Component

This is a cute image gallery component with thumbnails of various images and user could see respective enlarged image by clicking any of the thumbnail.

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dfGallery

dfGallery is one of the catchy galleries on the Net. It is characterized by a great deal of features: support both Flickr, Picasa, Fotki, Photobucket and Custom Images; Enable / Disable “Print Screen”; Full Screen mode; Supports both RSS and Custom Images; Liquid Layout – Fits to any size you specify; Background MP3 music. It notifies if a new update is available, supports multiple languages and can be easily customized.