UI design and RIA workflows
Overview of Spark DataGrids in Flex 4.5
James Ward (May 03, 2011)
Learn how the new Spark architecture makes it easier to customize and skin the new DataGrid components in Flex 4.5. (10:40)
Overview of Spark Forms in Flex 4.5
James Ward (May 03, 2011)
Provide dynamic, skinned data entry components in your Flex applications with very little work. (3:00)
Overview of Spark Formatters in Flex 4.5
James Ward (May 03, 2011)
Learn how the new Spark Formatters simplify the process of displaying common data types as localized/internationalized. (2:19)
Flex mobile skins – Part 1: Optimized skinning basics
Jason San Jose (May 03, 2011)
Learn the basics of mobile skinning by creating a Button skin.
Flex mobile skins – Part 2
Jason San Jose (Jun 20, 2011)
Learn how screen densities affect mobile skinning with Flex and Flash Builder 4.5.
Flex mobile skins – Part 3
Jason San Jose (Jul 12, 2011)
Learn the basics of theme authoring and platform-specific skinning in Flash Builder.
Increasing productivity by integrating Flash Builder with other Adobe products
Andrew Shorten (May 03, 2011)
Learn how to use Flash Builder with other four Adobe products.
Localization in Flex – Part 2: Loading resources at runtime
Charles Bihis (Feb 22, 2011)
Learn how to localize your applications by using ResourceManager to dynamically load resource modules.
Localization in Flex – Part 1: Compiling resources into an application
Charles Bihis (Nov 22, 2010)
Localize your Flex application for international users by building localization resources into it.
Working with dynamic skin parts in Flex
Florian Fesseler (Jun 01, 2010)
Learn how dynamic Spark skin parts work by walking through the code of a simple rating component.
Creating a reflection container in Flex 4 – Part 2
Chet Haase (May 06, 2010)
Learn how to create a better reflection effect in Flex 4 with an alpha mask to make it more realistic. (5:58)
Creating a reflection container in Flex 4 – Part 1
Chet Haase (Apr 29, 2010)
Create a container in Flex 4 that displays an image and a simple reflection of that image. (3:27)
Hello! Flex 4 book excerpt: FXG and MXML graphics—Building a game
Peter Armstrong (Mar 22, 2010)
Learn about the full designer-developer workflow from design tools such as Illustrator to developer tools such as Flash Builder 4.
Effects in Adobe Flex 4 – Part 2: Advanced graphical effects
Chet Haase (Mar 22, 2010)
Learn how to take your Flex applications to the next level with the new effects included in the Flex 4 SDK.
Skinning a Flex 4 desktop application with MXML graphics
David Gassner (Mar 22, 2010)
Create and use a custom application skin with Flex 4 and MXML graphics.
Styling Flex 4 components with Flash Builder 4
Piotr Walczyszyn (Mar 16, 2010)
See the new theming capabilities in Flash Builder 4 and the new features of the CSS engine that comes with Flex 4. (7:12)
Effects in Adobe Flex 4 – Part 1: Basic effects
Chet Haase (Mar 08, 2010)
Learn how to incorporate Flex effects into your applications to add animation and visual appeal.
Flash Builder 4 and Flash Professional CS4 workflow
Enrique Duvos (Nov 24, 2009)
Learn how to use the new workflow available in Flash Builder 4 to add and edit Flash CS4 components. (4:51)
AdvancED Flex 3 excerpt: Sculpting interactive business intelligence interfaces
Shashank Tiwari et al. (May 11, 2009)
Learn about the techniques available in Flex to represent, aggregate, and manipulate data effectively for BI scenarios.
Flex 3 in Action book excerpt: Introduction to pop-ups
Tariq Ahmed et al. (Apr 20, 2009)
Learn how to create, position, communicate with, and close pop-up windows.
Preparing Flex apps for localization
Enrique Duvos (Jan 05, 2009)
Learn the ins and outs of translating your Flex applications for specific locales and customizing them with different audio files, images, and colors. (5:05)
Foundation Flex for Designers excerpt: Flex and Fireworks
Greg Goralski (Sep 29, 2008)
Use Fireworks to build the layout of a Flex application.
Using Flex styles
Kevin Hoyt (Sep 15, 2008)
Learn how to use Flex styles to customize the default look and feel of your Flex applications.
Foundation Flex for Designers excerpt: Flex with Photoshop and Illustrator
Greg Goralski (Jul 07, 2008)
Learn how to build skins in Photoshop and skin Flex components in Illustrator using SWF files.
