Session 1 [Mon 110110] - Introduction/ Course Outline/ Briefing Project 2 Training Task - Superbanner

Hi Sally. Welcome to Web Design 2, Guided Study.

The necessary 20 session time allocation for this course will be achieved by a mixture of blog sessions - where you will receive and query instructions - and live sessions, one to one - where you will receive training in Adobe Flash CS4.

In the live sessions you will also be able to discuss ideas and review developmental work.

 

Course Outline
Web 2 is a Flash-based course. Flash gives you an opportunity as a senior student to get acquainted with a beginner to intermediate level of scripting, in the service of motion and interactive graphics.

There are three significance parts to the course -

1. [PROJECT 1] There will be a main assignment component that might take the form of a promotional portfolio site or a site connected with a current senior design project. This major assignment lasts the entire term.
2. To prepare you for the final site build, there are two complementary training tasks.
   • [PROJECT 2] The first training assignment is a simple animation/ interactivity task using Flash to create a banner ad formatted message.
   • [PROJECT 4] The second training task is to build a Fla file resource, incorporating the key/common features found in most Flash sites.
3. [PROJECT 3] Finally, there will be a research assignment to be presented in the form of a web log involving analysis of existing Flash sites and sites related to your chosen main assignment subject.

Superbanner Brief [PROJECT 2]
We will kick off with the Banner Ad task. Please download and read carefully the Superbanner brief.

All instructions and deadlines are on the brief. Please comment via this blog or email me at jgosling@aiulondon.ac.uk

Additional Optional Resources For Project Two
A useful print resource for advertising related Flash and inspiration for this task is Creating flash Advertising [Jason Fincanon] from Focal Press. The current edition is for ActionScript 2.0 unfortunately. However, the information of planning, developing, and implementing banner ads is most useful.

A robust beginners guide to Flash Professional is the Visual QuickStart Guide [Ulrich] from Peachpit Press. If you get on with manuals you will find this a useful reference for your early Flash career and helpful as you build your banner and try to absorb the ideas and commands for Timeline/Stage based Flash development and motion control.

Next Session
Session2 will, weather willing, take place on Friday 150110.

Please don't hesitate to ask questions about the brief and the rest of the above information.

The official brief for PROJECT 1 will be available soon.