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somerandomdude: Like open source icons? Here are two great ones – http://code.google.com/p/twotiny/

Posted on 8 February, 2010 at 10:50am with Comments Off

Like open source icons? Here are two great ones – code.google.com/p/twotiny/

somerandomdude: @musingspuntoit All of it helps, including freebies, but open source ensures that a project has the potential to live on and evolve.

Posted on 8 February, 2010 at 12:06am with Comments Off

@musingspuntoit All of it helps, including freebies, but open source ensures that a project has the potential to live on and evolve.

somerandomdude: New blog post: Why You Should Give Away (Some) of Your Work: I am an ardent supporter of the open-source philosoph… http://bit.ly/9n8xmO

Posted on 2 February, 2010 at 7:27am with Comments Off

New blog post: Why You Should Give Away (Some) of Your Work: I am an ardent supporter of the open-source philosoph… bit.ly/9n8xmO

A Call For Open Sourcing Our Fonts

Posted on 26 February, 2009 at 2:09am with 3 comments

With embedded fonts being supported by all modern browsers in one form or another (be it EOT or @font-face), it is only a matter of time until font embedding becomes commonplace on sites catering to current generation browsers. There is a large collection of blog articles discussing the obvious ramifications of embedding commercially-licensed fonts, the inevitable rise in piracy and the equally inevitable decrease in type foundry profits. I have spent a lot of time thinking about this subject and how it relates to recent copyright debacles conflicts. I would like to be optimistic that a proactive approach towards embedding licensed fonts is attainable and will be accepted by many of the major foundries. However, I do not think it will be happening anytime soon. Therefore, I think the more plausible solution for the immediate future, is to push for an embeddable, open source font collection. Read the rest of this post…

A Preview of 3d Layout Organizers

Posted on 19 February, 2009 at 11:15am with 4 comments

A while back, I published some work on AS3 layout organizers. The basic premise was to use virtual “containers” of a collection of DisplayObjects to create special layouts, such as a grid or ellipse. The project turned out to be quite enjoyable and I have used this library for almost every project I have worked on since I wrote it. With Flash 10’s introduction of 3d, it seemed appropriate to branch out these organizers into their 3d counterparts. In addition, I have spent a considerable amount of time re-writing a large portion of the core code to make it easier to use and more efficient. I was hoping to release the code in this post as well, but it just is not quite there yet. So, consider this a preview of the revamped library. Read the rest of this post…

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