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Midterm Review
WEB DESIGN
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FLASH
• What is Flash?– Flash is a multimedia graphics program
specifically for use on the web– Flash enables you to create interactive
“movies” on the web for example, an individual is capable of interacting with the computer through computer games which are heavily embedded with Flash components.
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Flash!
• Flash uses the ‘shockwave’ plug-in – A free download on Adobe’s website
• Flash does not require programming skills!
• Flash uses ‘vector graphics’• Which means that graphics can be scaled to any
size• Which means that graphics will not lose
clarity/quality
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Who’s Flashing?
As of September 2000, through a study conducted by NPD Research, a company which provides services, such as industry tracking, data collection and analysis, conducted a study to determine what percentage of web browsers have Flash preinstalled! The results show 96.4% in year 2000, most recent information by NPD as of April 2006 shows an increase to 97.7 %
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Why Flash ?It is a well-known fact that every successful
business is a result of effective advertising
and marketing strategies.
• Flash sites are attractive
• Flash offers robust capabilities such as animation & user interactivity e.g. zappos.com
• Within a 30 second period Flash can show a whole company presentation or profile on a website.
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Why Flash …contd
• Flash has now become a very well-recognized format on the internet, and it is estimated that over 90% of web users now have the Flash Player installed on their computers.
• In addition to being embedded within a web page, Flash movies can also be exported.
• Flash movies can be stored in very small file sizes, so they can be downloaded rapidly.
• It is now possible to import external information from a database into a Flash movie.
• Flash can also be used to create innovative advertisements, games and movies that can be displayed a web site.
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Why NOT Flash?1. Too Much Time – takes too long to download.2. Annoying Intro – For business purposes
most consumers are turned of by long intro’s.3. Not much Content – too little content, too much
animation may mean lack of information for clients.4. Most search engines don’t like Flash – Html codes
are easily accessible by websites.5. Some users don’t have the necessary plug-in to
view flash.6. Flash websites are costly!7. Flash is risky-sometimes requires downloads, a
high risk for computer vulnerability!
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HTML?
What is HTML?
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the
set of markup symbols or codes inserted in
a file intended for display on a World Wide
Web browser
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FLASH vs. HTML
FLASH
86% of websites on the
internet are flash based
or have a flash component
HTML
Although all websites
are primarily HTML
based only approximately
14% of websites have no
flash or flash components.
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HTML Effectiveness?
• User friendliness
• More organized-no need to download a plug-in before browsing
• More consistent-generally speaking most HTML sites are always up an running
• Designing a html site is easier
• HTML sites typically provide more content
• Accessibility- html sit are easily accessible