Project77 Creative Development

Illustrator tutorial updated

Elvin Dechesne — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:43:48 +0000

I’ve finally gotten around to finishing translating the old Illustrator tutorial. It’s based on Adobe Creative Suite 2 so that’s pretty ancient, but the techniques described are basic DTP vector techniques which every should come in handy for every creative … Continue reading →

Illustrator tutorial Part 2

Elvin Dechesne — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:39:10 +0000

Continuing the tutorial I will show you how to finish the Transformers logo in Illustrator. Click here for the first part. 10. Aligning shapes and points using guides. We’ll need a vertical guide first, create one and place it exactly … Continue reading →

Getting started with the Adobe Edge Preview

Elvin Dechesne — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:37:28 +0000

This is a hoot. Today Adobe announced a new editor for creating motion graphics in html5 which will run on all modern devices and browsers so obviously that’s awesome. Adobe say ‘it’s an upcoming tool for creating animation and transitions using … Continue reading →

Android Game Development – made easy with AIR

Elvin Dechesne — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:14:06 +0000

My Android adventures so far. Java is hard. AIR is easier. but I’m learning native Android coding. This this doesn’t go half as fast as using the second approach but it’s great to learn new stuff. using AIR on Android. … Continue reading →

The essence of Java programming

Elvin Dechesne — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:52:17 +0000

Android is the new goal and since I’m interested in trying out native code (I’m still looking at AIR implementations later) I’m brushing up my Java skills. Yesterday I stumbled upon some jargon called Anonymous Classes and it had me … Continue reading →

Manage redirects for WordPress

Elvin Dechesne — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:29:45 +0000

Because I’ve updated the site and added Google Analytics I’ve been seeing some old links being targeted to pages that no longer exist. Now you could play around with your .htaccess file but that’s a lot of hassle and bother … Continue reading →

AH Blaffer

Elvin Dechesne — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:53:09 +0000

Blast ‘em, its your Royal Duty!

Gunslinger – The (old) Game

Elvin Dechesne — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:25:10 +0000

Illustrator tutorial

Elvin Dechesne — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:10:40 +0000

Since the old illustrator (Dutch) was removed I’ve translated it into English for the backlog, so people can still use it. It’s based on an old version of Illustrator (CS2) so some shortcuts might have changed (booooh Adobe!). Although this … Continue reading →

Allerhande Project

Elvin Dechesne — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:08:08 +0000

Project 77 was asked to participate in a scrum project for Albert Heijn. Creative agency Fabrique in charge of the project the goal was to translate a print medium (Allerhande) to the interwebs using rich media. Throughout this project some … Continue reading →