flash

Basically flash makes websites awesome. Websites can incorporate flash to enhance their website with videos and animation. Flash can manipulate vector and raster graphics. Flash can be used to embed video in web pages, a feature available since Flash Player version 6. The technique is to create a flash file (.swf) that acts as a player for the video file. This is the basis for many popular video sites, including YouTube and Google Video. Designers can use flash to allow the user to have a more interactive experience with the website. Flash enables designers and developers to deliver rich content over the browsers, creating motion, interactivity and an impressive visual experience. Good Flash-sites do not require too much bandwidth, load fast and allow for a smooth interaction; besides, beautiful Flash-based sites are Photoshop masterpieces, transporting some kind of reality and fantasy to the Flash movie.

1.The Lamborghini site uses flash to bring the viewer in. At one prompt the user is asked whether they are ready to ride? If the user presses yes then they go on into the main website, if the user presses no then a picture of a back of a car is shown and then the website closes. I thought this was funny and now I want to buy a lamborghini except for i lack the funds.

2. The Sony site also uses flash wisely to bring the user in. It first shows the phrase "Believe that anything you can imagine, you can make real" as the site is loading. Although I find this kind of corny, it provides a positive atmosphere while the site is loading. Then flash is used really well to show the logo and then it goes to the main website.

3. Mauricio portfolio is a good example of creativity. Instead of the ordinary menu, he uses a kind of movieclip, where the user must interact with the stage to explore the site.

4. A site that has links to 50 Beautiful Flash Websites.

The point of this blog is that flash is awesome and I need to embrace it!