I don’t know when it happened, but Adobe Bridge just got a lot cooler for me. I just noticed the total integration of Web Content: Training, Community, Exchange, News, Tutorials, and all out enormous amount of cool content being pushed down to me on my very own desktop through Adobe Bridge. I’m pretty sure they are using Flex. What a great example of utilizing Flex on the desktop.

Adobe Bridge Home Header

As a Designer, I visit Adobe’s website for video training, tutorials, download photoshop brushes, illustrator patterns, and Flash and Flex info pretty much everyday. I am so stoked that the places I go, are already there organized by program, and by resource type, basically how “I” need them. No need to keep going to the bookmarks. Saves me a couple steps anyway. I think this integration is one more step towards seamlessness and I’m sure we are going to be seeing more.

Check out the vid - Flash Video (compressed)

Noted Flex Components used (correct me if I’m wrong on these):

Top level nav (TabMenu component with 2nd Level Flash Nav)

Top Nav

Content Box (Canvas Component with Image Slider/Text Area)
Interesting adoption of the iPhone paging dots.

Content Box

Minimized Slider Navigation (Flash with Custom component)

Full Screen View (Photoshop)

Photoshop Content Screen