Pretty cool use of Flash technology. Funny as well. Good times.
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Wii Sports Resort — Flash Ad Campaign
Pretty cool flash ad that was up on the Fandango website consisting of a leaderboard and a 300x250 on the side. There’s also a transparent overlay between the two for sure to have the animation looking like how it is. Nice implementation. Kudos to the creative team.
Here it is.

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Released Today

It’s out! Another landmark day in the Creative world. Adobe Creative Suite 4 is shipping and in-stores early this morning. Adobe also announced that for a limited time, owners of: CS2, CS1, Macromedia Studio 8, Studio MX 2004, or Production Studio will qualify for up to $200 on eligible upgrades to CS4. This special offer will last till February 28, 20091.
You may order CS4 via Amazon by clicking the one that is appropriate for your line of work:

- Upgrade to an Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design, Web, or Production Premium edition from an earlier version of Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Production Studio, or Macromedia Studio software and save up to US$200 off the regular upgrade price. Offer valid on Creative Suite 1 or 2, Adobe Production Studio, Macromedia Studio 8, or Studio MX 2004 Professional. Offer ends February 28, 2009. Prices are in U.S. dollars. All prices are available from the Adobe.com store and by calling 800–585-0774 and are valid in the U.S. and Canada only. Applicable local sales taxes and shipping charges may apply. Allow 2–3 weeks for software delivery. Offer subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Void where prohibited. [↩]
SUMO Paint — A Flash-based Photoshop Clone

Dopeness. SUMO Paint is a free image editing software that gives you the opportunity to create, edit and comment images online with powerful tools and layer support. I tried it for a quick bit, and I barely noticed any lag using it; then again, I didn’t have so much layers yet.
Being that its a Flash-based application/tool, that’s a whole lot of user-support and market share. That’s remarkable as Designers and non-Designers a like can use it whether they’re away from their workstations or just don’t have Photoshop or applications like it at their disposal. Some of the featured I’m digging are: Shape Trails, Symmetry Tool, and it’s support for Cooliris’ 3D Gallery (formerly PixelLens).
Anyways, go check it out and let your mind free. You may access the application directly via sumopaint.com/app/
Adobe Creative Suite 4 — Launch Broadcast
Since writing about the Adobe CS4 live web broadcast a couple of days ago, I was fortunate enough to finally view it. Enjoy!
You may view the video at a higher resolution via http://tv.adobe.com/#vi+f1556v1715. You may also find other related videos on that page with regards to CS4. The ones I am interested in seeing would probably be the following:
- Photoshop CS4 Features Tour
- Photoshop CS4 Extended Features Tour
- Illustrator CS4 Features Tour
- Flash CS4 Features Tour
All I can say is that this is going to be one very nice Suite, and should be fun to play/work with.