Flash Catalyst Workshop

Rich Internet Applications for Designers
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-240-81269-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Master Web and interactive design with the powerful new Flash Catalyst toolset. Tutorial exercises demonstrate how you can use artwork and assets from your tool of choice, Illustrator or Photoshop for example, and transform them into complex, data driven applications.
Yes, now you can design Interactivity without coding! You get step-by-step instruction on how to build projects from a simple button component to a searchable video application. Topical articles address issues critical to your new workflow, whether you want to publish projects to the web or collaborate with developers using a single project file.

Key Features:

* Detailed projects reveal multiple workflow alternatives including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks
* Design/development processes are detailed to improve workflow
* The companion Web site features Catalyst-based interfaces that are deconstructed within the book

Zielgruppe

Web and interactive designers, experienced designers new to Web and Interactive design, developers, and students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wicks, Matt

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Web Graphik & Design, Web-Publishing

Inhaltsverzeichnis

What Is An Application And How Does It Differ From A Web Site?; Illustrator Project One: creating a simple button component; Illustrator Project Two: creating a shopping cart; Article: Creating Accessible Content; Photoshop Project One: creating a custom scroll bar; Photoshop Project Two: building a Georss reader; Article: Video in the Flash Player; Fireworks Project One: creating a custom text input box; Fireworks Project Two: creating a searchable video application; Article: An Overview of Flash vs. Flash Catalyst; Flash Project One: integrating Flash content into Flash Catalyst; Flash Article: A Designer's ? Eye View Of Flex, The Flex Framework And What It Does; Flex Project One: building a custom component; Article: Mash-Ups and Their Place in Speeding Application Development; Project One: Web Service Mash-Up; CS3 and Flex Builder 3 workflows

Über Autor(innen)

Wicks, Matt
Matt is a Rich Internet Application (RIA) development consultant with long experience in Flash / Flex environments. Regular clients include Adobe, the UK National Health Services, the BBC, the UK Ministry of Defence, and the UK Fire Service. He is an Adobe Certified Expert/Instructor in Dreamweaver, Flash, and Premiere Pro, training hundreds and presenting extensively for Adobe UK at trade conferences and events. He is the author of Imaginative Projects for Cambridge University Press.