Icon tutorials

Below, there are tutorials as to how to make certain types of animation in an icon, what fonts are good for selection, etc. There will be a new one every month or so, as I don't have time to put up a bunch at a time. To jump to a certain tutorial, just click one of the links below.
All of these trials use Animation Shop 3. Click here to download it.

Getting Started
Flash 'em
Fonts
the Optimization Problem
Text Fades
Quickie Tutorials
Making Hearts

Oh, and if any of these happen to help you, it would be awesome if you could link me. ;D