Multi-Dimensional Icons

Back in July, I wrote about information visualization and mentioned that we're doing some work on multi-dimensional icons. I've posted a very quick Flash mock up to illustrate some of our ideas and test the feasibility of using Flash as a development platform... despite Tim Bray's concerns about Flash.

Click the red button to see something. I know it looks rough but keep in mind that it only took me about an hour to do... including learning to write actionscript!