Where can I find information on getting started creating Skins for Flex/AIR?

Question

I don't have any experience with creating Skins, but I have the tools to do it (Fireworks, etc.). I'm used to doing as much as I can with styles, but, I want to break out of the mold and start using Skins more, especially so that the look and feel of my apps can be ported to other platforms. Where do I get started?

Answer 1

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/quickstart/skinning_components/

http://flashenabledblog.com/2008/06/27/tutorials-developing-extending-and-styling-flex-components/

Answer 2

This is really what I was looking for: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/skins_styles.html

Thanks for helping me find it.

Answer 3

You can find more Adobe Flex skins here: scalenine.com

Answer 4

Juan Sanchez and Andy McIntosh just released a great book covering skinning and general UI prettification in detail:

Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0

I'm about halfway into it and it's definitely worth the read -- skinning can be a huge pain in the butt without good guidance.

Cheers.

Answer 5

I've also read the Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0 book and give it two thumbs up for what you to want to do. Chapters focus specifically on designing skins in a variety of software, one of which is Fireworks.

Answer 6

Get the Yahoo skin, thats nice