Re: FLASH: Moving flash logo test

[mcober]

Amen,


/m


Em:

mcoberkaro [dot] com

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>

From: Marc Braun <mbraunbraunphotography [dot] com>

>

To: flashershocker [dot] com

>Subject: Re: FLASH: Moving flash logo test

>Date: Fri, Apr 30, 1999, 2:43 PM

>


> At 02:14 PM 4/30/99 -0700, you wrote:

>>At 09:08 AM 4/30/99 -0700, you wrote:

>>>Can you please check out the logo at

>>>http://www.siaction.com/e and tell me what you think

>>>about it

>>

>

> Okay, here goes.  I've been watching this flash stuff

for

> a while and we

> are starting to create sites for our clients using

flash.

>  One thing I have

> found, with many sites created with flash, is they are

> done to show off

> what flash can do and that's it.  I believe it is easy

to

> lose site of what

> it is we are creating for our clients.  While it is

> necessary to grab the

> attention of people visiting our client's sites it is

> also important to

> keep them there and to offer them something of value.

It

> is something we

> are struggling with internally.  How far do you take a

> flash site and not

> lose touch with reality;i.e. do moving stars and suns

> that go in and out

> really do anything for the clients site besides becoming

> a distraction?  I

> hate sites that give me a "loading" message and maybe a

> minute later I

> finally see something.  I take the time and wait, but

> only because I am

> doing a lot of flash research.  If I was someone surfing

> looking for

> information I wouldn't give these sites more then 10-15

> sections to start

> showing me something that tells me I want to stay.  I

bet

> if you do some

> research you would find that to be true with many

people.

>

>

> So, I believe, the true value of flash is it's ability

to

> work with vector

> animations and graphics to help design sites that

> actually load faster with

> functionality that works if I am going to keep coming

> back to a site for

> more information.  Just my opinion but would be

> interested to hear if

> others feel the same way?

>

> Later

> Marc Braun

>

> Braun Photography

> "The Solutions' People"

> Digital Photography Specialist

> New Media Specialists

>

> www.braunphotography.com

> 330-666-4540

> 330-666-4501 (fax)

>

>

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