Islamic Arts Magazine [link] is a new online e-publication which managed within its 3 released issues to prove itself as an important documentation of Islamic Arts not only in its historic and aesthetic journey but also as a contemporary element of visual arts today.

After browsing through its first and second issues I was delighted to find out that a small group of people armed with passion, creativity and professionalism were able to establish such a beautiful and solid magazine.

They opened a wide window to Islamic Arts in an elegant layout, interesting topics and stunning photography.

It's true that Islamic Arts are a foreign territory to some people who hadn't had the chance to see its vast influence and achievements in art, architecture and lifestyle.
The contemporary aspect of Islamic Arts became a topic that we need to know more about as we are interested to know the development of this rich heritage. This magazine is a good point to start and –for me- it is a feast for the eyes and mind.
           
A few months ago I was asked to do an interview with the magazine and that's how I was introduced to it.

By the way, You may download the first issue for free here: [link]

Or you may want to buy a specific issue.

My interview was published in issue-03 : [link]

They've selected one of my humble Oriental Pages to be the cover of this beautiful issue.

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Dear All,

I want to add some life to my Oriental Pages series; I need to make an animation where all the elements (in any given page) appear in an arraigned order as if there were drawn live one by one on a specific background.

I managed to do a similar approach using Image Ready but the result was a huge file size, not very much an e-mail friendly one!

I think that using Flash MX is what I'm looking for, unfortunately I'm not familiar with it.

Can anyone suggest a link or a tutorial that fill my description?

Thanks,

M.



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