The need for abstractization in graphic design it's obvious once the basic and particular elements become over used. We cannot just add tens of smiling faces on a site to make it attractive, therefore abstract shapes that "talk" for themselves are sometimes mandatory and usually recommended.

The purpose of our site is to showcase some of the options you have using star shapes to produce great effects to fill gaps in your graphics or to enhance them to a higher level.

Once you achieve these new skills you will be able to understand the basics behind them and design your brand new effects from scratch, unique in shape, motion and overall effect.

The author of these documents is Sorin Carp, a Flash guru dealing daily with tasks that involve creativity and unique graphic output. He is a contractor for several dot-com companies and also a full time Flash designer for a private owned Web design and development company.

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