Flash Experience Design Adobe Flash is a breakthrough program that allows designers to engage Web users through new forms of interaction. In this project-based course, you'll learn how to design Flash environments that convey a story or deliver an effective message.
Using narrative tools, you will explore how to implement event-driven functionality, movie clips, non-linear events, preloading and optimization. The focus will be on constructing experiences that connect to viewers emotionally without sacrificing the principles of usability.
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Flash Experience Design |
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Start Date: |
Classes start daily.
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Class Length: |
Three months of access to class materials and instructor feedback. |
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Self-paced, online, 24 access to online learning environment |
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Tuition:
$408
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Class Instructor Bio:
David Witt is a Brooklyn, NYC-based new media artist and award-winning interactive multimedia designer. He has worked for many top brands and agencies, and has a background in graphic design, web design, digital imaging and high-end print production. His current focus is on creating new paradigms in interface design and multimedia applications using FlashMX/Actionscript, which he also uses to create abstract animations that are shown at galleries and new media venues around New York City. David holds a MFA in Design + Technology from Parsons School of Design.
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TOP: Image from Flash Experience Design with David Witt. Experiential elements can be functional and enhance the user experience. |
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Class Projects and Objectives:
This online class is packed with projects and tips. Students can expect to:
- Explore experience design by critiquing a Flash-based Web experience.
- Develop a "sketch" of a concept design and storyboard for a Flash experience.
- Demonstrate a basic ability to develop an experience design concept from a source graphic.
- Learn how event-driven functionality works in Flash.
- Learn approaches to Movie Clips, methods, and targeting.
- Learns concepts for loading external assets into Flash.
- Design an animated button following directions.
- Create a home page interface for a promotional site, focusing primarily on creating interesting button interactions.
- Learn some important principles for optimization in Flash.
- Learn some techniques for creating an interactive gallery.
- Learn about optimizing images in Flash.
- Learn how to load external images into a Target.
- Learn debugging techniques.
- Create an online Flash gallery or customize a gallery developed in the course.
- Design a dynamic interface that showcases a portfolio, applying the principles of experience design.
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- Own and have basic experience with Adobe Flash MX or MX 2004.
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