Have you ever wanted to create a pixel font or a TrueType font but did not know how to do it? Or perhaps you’ve tried but become frustrated with the process? Then meet your new friend, FontStruct!
FontStruct, from the creators of FontShop is a powerful yet super-easy to use online Flash application that allows you to quickly create fonts for free. And once you’ve finished creating your very own font, why not upload it to Flashden and sell it?!
The beauty of FontStruct is the intuitive, usable interface. Within minutes you can quickly create attractive characters and then save them as .ttf files which can be used on both Mac and PC platforms.
Almost 700 fonts at the time of writing have been created on FontStruct and are available to download for personal or commercial projects. Here are some useful links to get you started:
FontStruct guide to making pixel fonts
Font gallery
Screencast overview
FAQs
Good luck creating your masterpieces and don’t forget you have the opportunity to sell your complete font files on Flashden!
National Grid
http://www.nationalgridfloe.com/
Environmental issues have never been more fun to learn in this graphically stunning interactive site by First Born Media. Befriend and care for a baby polar bear and perform tasks and games along the way in order to learn and understand more about how much of our lifestyle has an effect on our environment. Rich in motion graphics with a high level of interactivity, this is a fine example of how Flash can be used to create compelling and interactive content.
Mathieu Badimon
http://lab.mathieu-badimon.com/
A laboratory of impressive Flash experiments all wrapped-up within a three dimensional navigation menu. Gravitational forces, liquid synergy, and text effects all hand coded by Flash scientist Mathieu Badimon. (more…)
There’s nothing worse than opening a Flash file and not knowing how to customize it or edit it. Where’s the ActionScript located? How do I edit the XML file? This is why Flashden introduced “Quality of Documentation” to all Flash files about a year ago. By allowing our authors to provide documentation and then allowing our reviewers to carefully rate the documentation, the result has been not only increased customer satisfaction, but a better way for authors to offer support to customers which has indirectly lead to an increase in file sales.
Having kept a close eye on Flash documentation for over 12 months and having investigated ways to improve our documentation structure and process, Flashden is pleased to announce a new and very important requirement: Documentation is now compulsory for ALL Flash files.
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Preloaders are a great way to provide visual feedback to a user to show how long a Flash file takes to load, and they come in all shapes, colors and sizes. Amongst the 6,400+ files we currently have available on Flashden.net, there are some exceptional preloaders available ranging from simple and effective, to gorgeously creative. So save yourself some time perusing all our Flash files and see some of the exceptional files our talented contributors sell on our website.
Smooth Particle Preloader by jysta
See it here
What makes this preloader so intriguing is its simplicity. A percentage value scrolls across the screen, highlighting a trail of glowing particles, with an added twist that the particles float upwards upon loading completion to make this file very simple yet very professional. The floating particles at the end of the preloader help make the transition from preloader to whatever content awaits its user.
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There are so many fantastic files added to Flashden each and every day that it can sometimes be difficult to find what you are looking for. Furthermore, it may be that you cannot locate what has recently been added. But fear not! This article will not only help you understand a little more about how Flashden organizes all of our content (and how users navigate it), but hopefully you will discover some cool tips you can use to get to what you want, faster!
The Flashden home page is the perfect and most obvious place to begin. Whether or not you are logged in or out, the home page features some great ways to see what’s new.
Homepage > Recent
The “Recent” tab in our “Start Browsing” section at the bottom of the home page randomly displays 21 out of the 100 most recently added files. This is a great way to get an overview of new content on Flashden. There are a couple of new rules associated with this section, which are: Recent files are only shown from authors who sell their files exclusively on Flashden. So it pays to be an exclusive author for your favorite stock Flash site! That said, we understand this may not be fair to new users, which is why we apply another rule: New users who have sold less than $500 worth of files (i.e. they are not yet eligible to become exclusive) also have the opportunity of having their new files appear on the home page randomly.
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It’s what every Flashden author fears, file rejection!
Believe it or not, as many as 50% of files uploaded to Flashden get rejected, mostly for incorrect file formats or perhaps copyright infringement. One thing to understand is that we don’t enjoy having to reject files, but we do it in order to educate authors and also maintain quality and consistency across the Web site.
As well as the general uploading instructions all Flash authors should be aware of, we’ve compiled a list to highlight some of the common mistakes authors make when uploading content. We hope you find this information useful not only for new authors, but experienced authors too! (more…)
