how do i get into webdesign?

[sNyx]

Originally posted by Sammy Skillz
if i'm young enough? hahaha...myles you make it sound like you're over 30 and like i'm 13.

i wouldn't mind learning flash. it's not something i could teach myself though?

-s.

I have two 500+ page flash actionscript books here. One highlights foundation actionscript, and the other goes into advanced code. Wanna master flash, need to know these books inside out, and then some. Flash = Bitch.

Here is a sample of from a game u make in chapter 3..

on (release) {
password = password.toLowerCase();
if (password == "i am the one") {
gotoAndPlay ("Scene 2", 1);
} else if (password == "neo") {
}
}

this checks for a password, and passes you onto the next frame if its correct. this code is SO simple, and yet a bitch to learn cuz there is just so much to it. its a whole new language.

[Sammy Skillz]

ok...so about me not wanting to learn flash anymore...never.


-s

[bob]

flash isn't that complicated if you just want to use it to show off visually... but if you want to make a freakin' program in flash, then ya... you'll need to learn all about actionscript... even that is probably one of the easier coding languages to learn...

if you just want to make an intro. for a website, then it's only a matter of learning the basic animation functions of the program. and maybe a loading function which you can pretty much steal from any flash tutorial website.

then again, you could just focus on your art, and find a buddy who knows flash, and voila...

[sNyx]

sorry bob, but if you plan to make a website with more to it then a intro.. your gunna need to get your code down. period.

but ya find someone who already knows it, thats the trick. :)

[bob]

last time i checked, websites didn't have to be completely done in flash.

and even so, it's not like he would want to build a flash message board... you could make a reasonable flash site with only learning how to assign actions to buttons, and that's just simple goto crap...

you don't need actionscript unless you plan on making a game, or something totally interactive.

[bob]

either way... we all know you don't have to spend countless hours reading a book when you can just download a .zip from flashkit and tweak it to look like you did the whole thing yourself.

[MistressSpankME]

Originally posted by BeBu*FunFun
i found my dream DEGREE program the other day..went to an orientation spoke to a few students and i fell in love. graphic design for marketing... advertising..HERE I COME.

You weren't at Kwantlen on thursday were you?? I was there for the information session For Fashion design and they introduced that new degree. If I wasn't allready set on being a fashion designer (even more so after learning more about the program and seeing some of the work the students do) then that would be the degree I would be going for. It looks awesome!


And sammy, i agree with everyone else here. You have the talent for graphic designing. Computer stuff on the more technical side is obviously not your stong point haha. But the fact that you have awesome artistic talent, and can create some pretty amazing stuff already without any formal training shows alot!

[miss.myra]

Flash sucks!

M

[rawb]

Originally posted by miss.myra
Flash sucks!

M

yeah usually. mostly because it has a pretty easy learning curve to start out in, but requires dedication and knowledge to do anything cool with.

though more and more im going to sites and seeing something cool, and then i dont notice till after it was done in flash. some of the shit josh davis is doing is nutty-crazy. like, friction code and the like.

hopefully the bar's getting raised.