Flash Your Stuff on the Web

By Sarah Jane Udall
Columnist

Having a knowledge of Flash will ensure others of your ability to create up to date graphic designs, and will help you advance in your career as a graphic designer.

What is Flash Animation?

Flash is one of the newest and trendiest technologies currently being used in graphic animation and web design. Many professionals, ranging from beginners to experienced graphic designers are learning how to use Flash and to implement Flash when creating websites, and other graphic art.

Flash is a multimedia graphics program written and distributed by Macromedia, and is designed specifically for use on the web. It is a tool for creating interactive and animated graphic designs and uses vector and raster graphics. This means that the graphic art can be scaled to any size and viewed on any computer screen without losing its clarity or quality. Flash also uses a native language called ActionScript, as well as bidirectional streaming of video and audio.

Using Flash Technology

With training in Flash technology, you will be a part of the massive movement in graphic design, web design, and web development into the broader use of this popular product. Learning to use Flash technology in graphic design will allow you to create interactive, animated designs on the web with better graphics than ever before seen in computer technology. Using Flash you will be able to create and customize dozens of different effects including text, navigation animation, video, and audio.

Training

Before you begin a training course in learning to use Flash, you should already have a basic understanding of the Internet, HTML, and know the basics in how to use graphic design software, and how to build Web pages.

Web Design

Today, Flash is becoming even better known and widely used than ever as it delivers a broader scope of tools for graphic designers, and web designers. Certifying as a Flash designer can help your career tremendously if you are working in or are looking to embark on a career in graphic design, or as a web designer, as having a knowledge of Flash will ensure clients that you are up to date in the latest graphic art technologies, and that you have the ability to do the job they required.

Author Bio

Sarah Jane Udall is a freelance writer currently living in New York City. Her previous experience includes working for Global Village Communications in Washington, D.C., and in the Creative and Development departments of VH1 and MTV networks as a production assistant, and a copy-writer, as well as doing script revision, press releases, and writing for an online newspaper. Sarah Jane holds a B.S. in Political Science and English Literature from the University of Utah.

Posted on: January 19, 2006