Featured Author – henlook

Henlook is relatively new to the scene, only having been here four months, yet he’s already got 16 ActiveDen items and another one on GraphicRiver! All of his files are well designed and have a great animation style. Keep up the great work!

Here are some highlights from henlook’s portfolio:

under construction - ActiveDen Item for Sale Santa sleigh - ActiveDen Item for Sale Cactus Animation - ActiveDen Item for Sale house - ActiveDen Item for Sale tractor - ActiveDen Item for Sale pigibank hammer - ActiveDen Item for Sale

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Featured Author – MPC

MPC has been around just under a year and it’s about time he was featured! :) Not only are his files beautiful, they’re brilliantly coded. He’s also one of the few Flash authors to also have such a respectable Flex portfolio. Great job MPC. We hope to see a lot more from you.

  • Author name: MPC | View Portfolio
  • Member since: January of 09
  • Location: Czeladz, Poland

Here are some highlights from mpc’s portfolio:

XML Flip Book / AS3 - ActiveDen Item for Sale Flex Bar Preloader - ActiveDen Item for Sale XML Gallery / AS3 Fully Resizable - ActiveDen Item for Sale XML Gallery / Background Loading / Full Screen / Slide Show / Thumbnails - ActiveDen Item for Sale AS3 XML Vector Template - ActiveDen Item for Sale Video Player / Flex MXML Component - ActiveDen Item for Sale

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Featured Author – RanFirefly

It’s no wonder that Ran has made the top authors list so many times with such a large portfolio full of small, simple, unique, and useful files. His latest creation, the vibrant lights text banner, is his best yet and one of the best files on FlashDen. Keep your eye on Ran as his files are only going to get better and better.

Here are some highlights from RanFirefly’s portfolio:

Vibrant lights text with background animation - ActiveDen Item for Sale Simple analog clock - ActiveDen Item for Sale Dynamic XML text scroll bar - resizable scroller - ActiveDen Item for Sale Dynamic XML Portfolio Gallery for images and SWF - ActiveDen Item for Sale Exclusive PHP Flipping Hit Counter animation - ActiveDen Item for Sale background animation - Blurry Light cells - ActiveDen Item for Sale

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Author Salute: Barisintepe

If there’s a checklist somewhere of what it takes to be an amazing ActiveDen contributor, Barisintepe would have every single box checked. Attractive, useful files, well designed, and a diverse portfolio.

Baris has been an ActiveDen member for over 2 years now, originally signing-up in August 2007. He truly is an ActiveDen legend with a 5-star rating, 84 files uploaded, and an astonishing 10,800+ files sold at the time of writing. In fact, Baris is such a success story that he creates Flash files for ActiveDen as his main occupation. And it is no surprise that he is currently the 5th best-selling author of all-time across all envato marketplaces.

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Featured Author – Fernandovn

With his unique illustration style and fun games, Fernandovn was an easy choice for this weeks feature. Anyone who uploads a dog riding motorcycle is awesome in my book!

Here are some highlights from Fernandovn’s portfolio:

The Halloween Game - FlashDen Item for Sale Cat and Dog Game - FlashDen Item for Sale Cupid to the Rescue - Game - FlashDen Item for Sale Dog Animation - FlashDen Item for Sale Cat Animation - FlashDen Item for Sale Dog Motorcycle Background - FlashDen Item for Sale

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Featured Author – DaniMun

DaniMun isn’t just a super-active and enthusiastic community member with the rarest badge on FlashDen (the tutorial one), she’s also a veteran Flash designer with a killer portfolio.

Here are some highlights from Modulus’s portfolio:

FullScreen Button Component - FlashDen Item for Sale LikeNoOther XML Showcase Template - FlashDen Item for Sale iButton Icons Class - FlashDen Item for Sale World Map Contact Widget - FlashDen Item for Sale XML Sepia Gallery - FlashDen Item for Sale Right-Click Navi XML Template - FlashDen Item for Sale

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Featured Author – Modulus

Though Modulus has only been around a couple months, he’s already got a great portfolio, the highlight being the Razor XML Rotator.

Here are some highlights from Modulus’s portfolio:

The Hatch Factory: 100+ Tileable Texture Utility - FlashDen Item for Sale Image Wave Gallery - Dynamic XML Gallery (AS3) - FlashDen Item for Sale 6-Pack Preloaders (AS3) - FlashDen Item for Sale Razor XML Slide Studio-Banner Creator/Rotator(AS3) - FlashDen Item for Sale 10-Pack Preloaders (AS3) - FlashDen Item for Sale Polar Gradient Preloader - FlashDen Item for Sale

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Featured Author – DoYaSeeMe

DoYaSeeMe? We certainly do. The author of the pageflip banner rotator has some truly unique files in his portfolio, my personal favorite being the infinity carousel. We suggest you check them out.

Here are some highlights from DoYaSeeMe’s portfolio:

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Down the Foxhole: Featured Author agurghis

With over 1,400 sales, Alex Gurghis is a FlashDen author to keep a close eye on. Throughout 2009 he has constantly crafted and released a consistently high standard of files that are usable, simple and appealing. His most popular and best-selling files are the XML Modular Template and the Powerful XML Menu. FlashDen has proved so successful for Alex that he has spent many occasions working solely as a FlashDen author to make his living. Let’s find out more about our featured author agurghis!

1. Tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living?

Hi all! My name is Alex Gurghis (gourgish). I was born 25 years ago in Republic of Moldova (previously a part of the USSR). I graduated from the Economic University of Iasi, Romania in June of 2007. I’m enjoying life and working exclusively for FlashDen, and from time to time I also freelance.

2. How long have you been using Flash and what made you start selling items on FlashDen?

I started playing with Flash in 2003 when I was in high school. During University I used to do a lot of freelance work, but I did it for fun. At the beginning of 2008, Andrei Potorac (bobocel) told me about FlashDen and I fell in love with it. From then on it became my main source of income and work.

3. Do you create files from scratch for FlashDen, or do you re-use work that you’ve created for a client?

Almost all of the files in my portfolio were built exclusively for FlashDen. I always use code blocks from my previous work to reduce the time required to develop a new file.

4. Where do you get your inspiration from for your FlashDen work?

Hmmm… it’s simply, from everywhere. Jean-Luc Godard said “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.”

5. What is your work flow like when starting a new file? Could you walk us through the steps you take when getting ready to create a new file?

First of all I start with my sketchbook. Once I have the sketch ready I plan how the XML will look and I like to make my files as customizable as possible. When all of this is done I open up Flash and start working. After my file is done I test it and then I publish it on FD.

6. What do you do to market and brand your files?

Well, not much actually. I re-designed almost all the thumbnails, now I use a blue (#009cff) border and a pixelated font. I post my recent files on my blog. I also submit my files to Adobe Exchange.

7. What advice can you give to authors that might help them increase their overall sales?

Support your files. It’s very important to update the old files and to improve the file quality. Also, create files constantly. Get info from the buyer and make the file easy to change, write good help documentation. And, of course design, design, design!

8. Besides yourself, who is your favorite FlashDen author?

There’s so many great folks out there but my favorite authors are Bobocel, DigitalScience and Parker&Kent!

9. Which file do you think is your best file so far?

I think my best file so far is my XML MODULAR TEMPLATE. I have already updated it with new features. This template has many functions and a nice design.

10. What one thing would you like to change about FlashDen if you could?

Hehe… I don’t think I would change anything. Flashden is great as it is and I love it!

11. When you aren’t building flash files, what do you do for fun?

Hmmm… I play football (soccer), I love to travel, I love to read, I love to listen to music, I love to spend time with my friends, family and my girlfriend.

12. Would you like to give a sneak peek of the latest file you are currently working on to our readers?

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Featured Author – FlashDriven

FLASHdriven has only 2 files, but boy are they good! His most recent file is currently outselling all the other site templates. We can’t wait to see his next release and we are sure many, many buyers feel the same way!

Here are some highlights from FLASHdriven’s portfolio:

Unlimited XML AS3 Website Template Portfolio - FlashDen Item for Sale XML DRIVEN FLASH WEBSITE COMPLETE SITE TEMPLATE - FlashDen Item for Sale

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