Overview
Flash is the perfect tool for creating immersive, interactive, and animated Web site design, and Flash Web Design teaches you to use it to its full potential. The book is broken into two sections: The Essentials and Case Studies. The Essentials section covers the basics of Flash production, illuminating how and why Flash works. The second section is a series of case studies and deconstructions based on projects and problems the author has faced with his clients. Each of these case studies begins by getting the reader to think about the processes and ideas behind specific designs. Flash Web Design is geared toward professional Web designers and content creators who want to make their site stand out from the typical noise of the Web. This book assumes readers have some experience with Web design and animation, but it does not assume previous work with Flash.Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewThe Web is full of outstanding Flash work—so how come most Flash guides look and feel like 19th century McGuffey Readers? Not this one, though. If you want to learn supercharged Flash design from one of the Web's hottest designers, with a book that has the look, feel, and speed of the Internet, you want Flash Web Design.
In this book, Flash designer Hillman Curtis deconstructs eight real-world Flash projects. Not toy projects created for the book: outstanding work created for real clients.
For example, you'll deconstruct an immersive, rich-media animation, complete with audio, all in under 20K. You'll explore a navigation page with multi-state rollovers and video-like effects. You'll master 3D wireframe techniques, and learn exactly how to transform video into vectors, combining natural movement with Flash's tiny file sizes and scalability.
Wherever necessary, Curtis incorporates techniques for other software, including Freehand, Premiere, AfterEffects, and SoundForge. But the fundamental focus is never on technology: it's on design, and on using the full power of motion graphics to communicate in ways your audiences will never forget.
—bncom editor