Flash without Code

When Flash first came along in the late nineties it was a godsend for a lot of designers. Finally there was a web medium where you could create something visually fluid and exciting without writing code. The only code generally needed i stock photo was to make the buttons work.

As time went on designers pushed the limits of those few crumbs of code within Flash. By version 4, Flash came out with a full programming language called Actionscript. Actionscript allowed the creation of beautiful, fluid, sophisticated animation and complicated interactive elements that simply was not possible without code. Subsequently any sophisticated flash site was always created with pages of code. This of course was worlds apart from Flash’s original intention of just being a i stock photo drawing package to compete with Illustrator.

Now I'm not much of a code man myself. Bores the hell out of me, but I love Flash for it's visual containment. Hence if you’re like me, you may be interested in two particular applications that allow the creation of Flash content i stock photo without code.

Creative Editing for Editorial

Editorial Use Only images have different standards for editing and post-processing. iStock will not accept images that have been edited or manipulated in any way that changes the context or subject matter. There is still room for editing and adjustments, provided they do not substantively change the image itself.

Generally, full image adjustments to contrast, brightness, slight exposure, vignette, black and white or toned images can be effective and add to an image without changing the context. Just as in the days of film, the choice of film stock and processing options available in the darkroom would affect the final image. This is perfectly acceptable for editorial on i stock photo.

Spot editing on selected areas, like lightening the sky without exposing the foreground, or spot editing the subject and not the surroundings, will not be acceptable. Even if gradient filters look real, the image i stock photo will not be acceptable.

For any image with more than very light editing, we ask that you upload a small reference image of the original straight from camera shot i stock photo . This should be uploaded as a release. If you fail to do so on upload you may have this requested by the inspector.

The object is to refine the original image and make it your own by adding your own style, but without compromising i stock photo the image and the context in which the subject was captured. The following examples give an indication of what we are looking for on iStockphoto Editorial

Web Elements

Web design is about more than just choosing a pretty font and finding the perfect hero image.
While those things are what the user sees first, i stock photo there are hundreds of components – from the navigation menu to shopping cart to RSS feeds – beyond the surface design.

These components work together to create an optimal user experience that can effectively carry a customer through i stock photo the conversion process, and good designers know no detail can be overlooked.

So when you come to i stock photo for that killer hero image, take a look at our UI elements too. We've got everything you need for your next site design, including navigation menus, buttons, cursers, search bars, social media icons, checkboxes and more.

Put them into your designs exactly as is, or use them as starting blocks to mold your own creations.

Below are 10 examples of how web elements, like the ones on i stock photo, can be used in your designs. To see more, check out