This is a simple post in which I’m going to show you how you can create a simple notification on top of an existing button that looks just like an iOS/OSX notification, as shown below: Concept I want to do this WITHOUT any 9 patch images whatsoever. If you look closely, you’ll see that the…
Category Archives: Design
Is Premature Optimization Really Evil?
Photo Courtesy of: rosendahl My first initial answer is … it depends. (Isn’t that the case for everything?) Today I had conversation with a colleague and we were discussing how application developers don’t plan ahead. This eventually brought up the question/topic: “Is premature optimization pure evil?” My colleague stated that all optimization should be done…
By Far, The Coolest Flash App I’ve EVER Played With
I’ve played with a lot of Flash applications, hell, I’ve written a TON of them. I was one of the very few developers developing/integrating PHP/MySQL/Flash 5/MX/ActionScript programming that I know of at the time. Here’s a few links to some of them I built that are still online. Brad B ECard Scarub Online Media One…
PhotoShop Express vs. Paint.NET
Almost daily, I use some sort of digital editing program. Over the years my top 5 tools for digital editing have been Paint.NET and Photoshop. I use both programs daily for editing screen shots, creating educational material/training manuals, and blog posts. I love Paint.NET simply for the fact that its VERY quick to load and…
