Flash is a popular development tool for now a day webdesign and become the standard tools on web development.
As you are a webdesigner, you should learn it or you already learn it. But, since the introduce o f Actionscript 3.0, some people may stuck with the new programming language because it is well structured and [...]

Our partner flash-filter.net just announced the release of some more flash effects (for AS2 and AS3):

I think more of the flash coder will make use of animation library for daily work. The gTween from gskinner now go beta 3.
Here’s the full list of beta 3 updates:

fixed a bug with smart rotation
added rotationProperties static property to specify properties to apply smartRotation to
fixed bug with proxy method calls not [...]

Here is another post full of new AS3 classes, you cn use in your own projects.
- Pixelator – Transition effect
A class that take two displayobjects and create a transition between the both
- GraphicsUtil – A Utility Class for Drawing Arrows
Actionscript class for drawing arrows.
ACTIONSCRIPT DRAWING CLASSES
com.jR.Drawing.Base
com.jR.Drawing.Ellipse
com.jR.Drawing.Polygon
com.jR.Drawing.Rectangle
com.jR.Drawing.Triangle
- FullScreen Object Resize Class
The NpFSObjectResize Class is a fairly simple [...]

A cool experiment with source to a AS3 class that breaks up vectors/bitmaps into particles and then moves them around in a semi-random firefly pattern.

Two great examples with source files of Twist and Bend modifiers for the PaperVision3D 2.0

Bend Modifier for PV3D – Part 1

Twist Modifier for PV3D

Today i bring you two tutorials showing how to export either from Blender or 3D Max Studio, as also a cool place for getting free 3D models which you can use to test your PV3D skills.
Exporting from 3D Max Studio

Yahoo! Astra Flash / Flex Components are a very cool extra for the available sets of Flash and Flex components. They are easy to skin and lot’s of documentation is available too, so any developer can be able to extend the features of the ASTRA Components. So if you want to learn how to work [...]

Great example by “Grant Skinner”, showing how to create tree by using recursive algorithms. The source is also available for download.
Read full article and download source

Do you want to create your own flex component? Or you simply don’t like the style of the component you need to use, or even there are some features you would like to have in your actual component? The following 5 tutorials will show how to achieve these goals.