When my employer asked that I investigate how to theme and style a Simile timeline for an upcoming project, I was really excited to jump right in. Before I got started, I reviewed the available live examples showcased on the Simile website, which as a web designer I would describe as interesting content, with less than inspiring presentation.

I plan on using Swift 3D in an upcoming Flash project that will feature a few simple 3D animations. This particular 3D application is especially appealing because it claims to be "the industry-leading tool for quickly and easily creating high quality 3D vector and raster animations for Flash". But what's the learning curve for a designer like me? Well, It turns out that it actually isn't so bad.