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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 8 Encore

Photo Gallery (Flash and XML) » in 5 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes

Photo Gallery

Because you demanded it! Really! Okay, you would have… We’re repeating this session because technical difficulties prevented us from getting a good recording the first time. Once again Erik demonstrates building a photo gallery with XML to allow for dynamic updating and changes. So here’s your chance to get the details you missed the first time around.

This Week’s Project:

Photo Gallery

Date: Tuesday, Mar 23, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/584102088
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Share comments on Twitter: #fla4des
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 10

Flash + PHP » 1 day, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

Flash + PHP

It’s great to attract eyes to a website. It’s even better when you can get information back from the viewers. This week Erik shows us how to create a contact form with Flash using input text, AS3 and PHP.

This Week’s Project:

A PHP Form

Date: Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

Use these links to join the LIVE class for FREE:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/584102088
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Share comments on Twitter: #fla4des
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 9

Basic Video » 8 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

Basic Video

Video has become ubiquitous online – in pop-ups, in banners, for demonstration, for flavor, to grab and hold attention. This week Erik demonstrates adding basic video with Flash – how to build custom video player controls and load video using AS3.

This Week’s Project:

Miller Videos
Video Player 1
Video Player 2

Date: Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 8

Photo Gallery (Flash and XML) » 15 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

Photo Gallery

It’s one thing to build a photo gallery. It’s another to build one that you’ll be able to continually grow and change. This week Erik demonstrates building a gallery with XML to allow for dynamic updating and changes.

This Week’s Project:

Photo Gallery

Date: Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/584102088
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Share comments on Twitter: #fla4des
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 7

A Restaurant Website » 22 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

A Restaurant Website

From foodies to the simply famished we all like to eat. This week Erik whets your Flash appetite by demonstrating how to cook up a simple restaurant website.

This Week’s Project:

A Restaurant Website

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 6

Drop Down Menus » 1 month, 1 day, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

Most websites have more content than will fit on one or three or five pages. It doesn’t usually work to have all your links right on the front page. This week Erik shows us how to create drop down menus to keep your pages clean while making your site easily to navigate.

This Week’s Project:

Drop Down Menus

Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 5

An Interactive Infographic » 1 month, 8 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

You don’t just want visitors to your websites. You want engagement, action and information. This week Erik walks us through creating another interactive product demo – this one loads text dynamically, allowing for variable data. We’ll also create a cool floating tool-tip that follows the cursor.

This Week’s Project:

An Interactive Infographic

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 4

Interactive Product Demo » 1 month, 15 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

A great way to grab a website viewer’s attention is to provide opportunities to interact with the website. This week Erik shows how to create a lively interactive product demo by using rollover buttons to trigger movieclips highlighting different product aspects and features.

This Week’s Project: Interactive Product Demo

Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 3

Building Banner Ads » 1 month, 22 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

A banner ad can be a little work of art, a quick laugh or just a fast attention grab. They are ubiquitous online and designers can’t ignore them. This week Erik walks us step by step through the process of building a sample banner ad.

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide files in CS4 format.

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 2

A Simple Animation » 1 month, 29 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

Flash is all about motion. This week Erik demonstrates the creation of a simple animation of a twitter banner using movieclips and symbols. We’ll learn what it means for a moveClip symbol have its own timeline. What? Watch and see!

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/584102088
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 1

Skills Refresh » 2 months, 5 days, 17 hours, 1 minute ago

Get ready for a quick refresh of the skills needed for this class. If you are new to Flash, or feel a little rusty, this should provide you with the basic skills needed to take this class.

  • Working with the timeline and keyframes
  • How to make a movieClip Symbol and motion tweening
  • How to make a basic button symbol and add ActionScript.

Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide files in CS4 format.

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Overview

Week 8 Encore » in 5 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes

Here is the course for graphic designers who don’t know how to get started in Flash. In this special 10-week course, Erik Fadiman walks you through a single Flash project each week from beginning to end. He’ll cover a few key tools, and cover a couple concepts in the process. By the end of this course you’ll have 10 project templates you can use with clients, and a better understanding how Flash works!

ENROLL HERE: Flash CS4 For Designers

By enrolling in this course, you are subscribing to an email list. We send email reminders and links an hour before the start of each week’s class.

Course Outline & Schedule

Overview: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Class Dates: Tuesdays, January 12 – March 16, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course
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