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This is a record of my experiments, tutorials, and accomplishments during my independent study period. Check out my blog to hear about what all I'm doing!

Basic Animation
Week 1

Basic Animation 2
Week 1

Fun With Presets
Week 1

Sae Photography Intro
Week 2

Veritas Intro
Week 3

True Fit Scaling Website
Week 3

Working Navigation Button
Week 4

Possible Designs for Final Site
Design 1
Design 2
Week 4

Final Project WIP
Week 5

Here is a list of sources and tutorials I am using/might use/going to use throughout my independent study. I have this list here for reference, and organizational purposes. This list will grow.

Text Tutorials

Lemlinh
Various Flash Tutorials
http://www.lemlinh.com/category/adobe-flash-tutorials/

Toxic Lab
Various Flash Tutorials (as well as others)
http://www.toxiclab.org/default.asp?ID=2

ActionScript Tutorials
http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/

ActionScript Functions
http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3functions/

Flash CS3 Website (With ActionScript 3.0) Tutorial
Creates a simple website
http://www.vineyardesigns.com/tutorials/flash/website/index.shtml

Embedding Flash into HTML
http://www.w3schools.com/flash/flash_inhtml.asp

Customizing the Right Click Menu
http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3contextmenu/

Picture Presentation
A simple slideshow effect
http://www.flashfridge.com/tutorial.asp?ID=58

Image Gallery
http://www.thetechlabs.com/3d/building-a-3d-album-with-five3d-and-tweenlite/

Simple Blink Text Effect
Pulsing text
http://www.flashfridge.com/tutorial.asp?ID=45

Scrollbars
http://www.flashvault.net/tutorial.asp?ID=28

Preloaders
http://www.macronimous.com/resources/developing_preloaders_in_Flash.asp

Preloaders
http://www.extremestudio.ro/blog/?p=699

Rollover Buttons
http://www.toxiclab.org/tutorial.asp?ID=22

Headers
http://www.flashvault.net/tutorial.asp?ID=147

Navigation
http://www.flashvault.net/tutorial.asp?ID=223

Navigation
http://www.flashfridge.com/tutorial.asp?ID=77
Uses AS2

Navigation
http://www.flashfridge.com/tutorial.asp?ID=63
Uses AS2

Navigation
http://flashvault.net/tutorial.asp?ID=169
Uses AS2

Navigation
http://www.flashfridge.com/tutorial.asp?ID=54

Navigation and Sound
http://www.flashfridge.com/tutorial.asp?ID=70

Sound in Flash
How to implement sound into flash without ActionScript
http://www.flashvault.net/tutorial.asp?ID=31

Custom Fonts
http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3text/

Custom Fonts
http://www.thetechlabs.com/flash/dynamically-loading-fonts-with-fontloader-and-applying-styles-with-css-stylesheet-in-as3/

Mail Contact Form
ActionScript and MySQL (save for later)
http://www.thetechlabs.com/interfaces/how-to-create-a-simple-flashphp-mail-contact-form-with-as3-and-mysql/

Video Tutorials

TutVid.com Flash Tutorials
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A6E5FB31FA1DBDD6

Creating a Rollover Button and Animating it in Flash CS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3oytqCEb54

Flash Drop-down Menu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZetBttJ3V7I

How To Structure a Full Flash AS3 Web Site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ZtHHr_6XA (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFxUxYThE24 (part 2)

Full Fluid Centered Flash Website Tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbWp_gs1Pb0 (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlGipVD1rTE (part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJM5Zf9eGCQ (part 3)