I've noticed that many designers are completely scared of Flex. I understand. Flex is scary. However, Adobe is making Rich Internet App design very approachable for UI designers now. So, if you're a designer, it's time to stop complaining and jump on the Flex bandwagon. It's easy. Really.

Below are a few tutorial videos on how to create a skin for a Flex application in Fireworks from start to finish. You can also create skins in Photoshop using a very similar technique.

If you're a developer, don't bother with the mind-numbing nonsense below, see my other post: For Developers: How to Apply a Flex Skin


Setting up Fireworks CS3:


Editing Skin Templates in Fireworks:


Exporting Skins From Fireworks:

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    [...] This is a follow up to my previous post, For Designers: How to Create a Flex Skin. [...]

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