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Title: Flash to the Core by Joshua Davis ISBN: 0-7357-1288-3 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 24 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For All Of You Intimidated Flash Designers
Comment: I spent quite a bit of time researching which books to buy when I decided to wanted to learn Actionscripting. For many graphic designers/web designers it is pretty intimidating to learn Actionscripting. If you know anything about Javascript, then you'll feel right at home.
So I bought Joshua Davis' book alongside Phillip Kerman's "Actionscripting in Flash MX." Joshua's book is indespensable. It is very easy to read and I guarantee you will have that moment of clarity where things just start to make sense and the intimidation eases up. Kerman's book is also great because it is very technical and is a very complete resource. However, Davis' tutorials allow you to achieve results in the best and most efficient manner. Just imagine someone using the app for so many years and divulging all his little secrets. That's kind of what it's like.
I highly recommend this book for the beginner Actionscripter, but I also recommend a more complete resource to really accomodate it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A different (and much needed) view on Flash design
Comment: I love any book that makes me rethink my methods and views on a particular subject and in this case, it's Flash. In this book you get a glimpse of how Flash wizard Joshua Davis approaches Flash design and also his views on Art on the Internet in general. This is the key to enjoying the book. If you want his thoughts on Art and Flash, then you'll enjoy it. If you're looking for an indepth instruction manual to create the next Praystation, look elsewhere.
While this book doesn't contain any super-advanced code, it is important for anyone who wants to know some of the building blocks on how to start making sites like Praystation. The sections on the "perfect fade" and other actionscript widgets, really made me rethink how I approach coding such simple flash objects. He places emphasis on "elegant" code that is, to quote the book "simple and yet robust". Also equally important is how Davis prepares his workplace. He has a well thoughout system for organizing creative assests in Flash that I've tried to adopt.
For me the best parts were reading on how he finds inspiration for his artwork, namely from Nature. It's made me realize to look for inspiration not just on the web, but everywhere -- outside my window, while walking to the post office. etc.
While not perfect, I would have like to seen more case studies to get a deeper insight into he's methods. Not just necessarily his actual code, but just more of his approaches and problem solving methods. If you're looking for tons of code, look elsewhere, this is "sketchbook" about Davis and Flash, with some design theory, funny anecdotes and bit of code thrown in. If you are designer someone who wants to rethink a bit about how to make Flash art, check it out. Here's to hoping he writes a sequel.
If you're a beginner, I'd recommend the Friends of Ed "Foundation Flash MX Actionscript" book in addition to this. Do the schoolbook learning through the Foundation book and then read the Davis' book before bedtime to ground yourself and to find inspiration.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good book, very good on concepts
Comment: I have been working with Flash for over 3 years, so I have a good grounding in the basics, including ActionScript. Today I finally decided to crack it open and do some of the tutorials. I finished Chapter 1 through Chapter 12, so that leaves me right at the beginning of the Intermediate and Advanced Projects section. On page 132 there is an error. In step 4 the author has you to name the "01 - crosshairs" instance on the main stage "crosshairs_mc". Just name it "crosshair_mc". Otherwise, it won't work. Steps 6 and 8 will have you write code to access "crosshair_mc". Just thought I'd mention this.
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Title: Flash deConstruction: The Process, Design, and ActionScript of Juxt Interactive by Todd Purgason, Bonnie Blake, Phil Scott, Brian Drake ISBN: 0735711496 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition by Colin Moock ISBN: 059600396X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 19 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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Title: MTIV: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer by Hillman Curtis ISBN: 0735711658 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 31 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: ActionScripting in Flash MX by Phillip Kerman ISBN: 0735712956 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 19 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Flash ActionScript for Designers: Drag, Slide, Fade by Brendan Dawes ISBN: 0735710473 Publisher: New Riders Pub. Date: 15 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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