Skip Intro: Macromedia Flash Usability and Interface Design
New Riders, April, 2002.
Trade Paperback, 252 pages.
ISBN: 073571178X
Finally, there is a Flash book that focuses
on the important concept of usability -- instead of
just providing pages and pages about how to create
ultra-cool Flash effects. Now, if we could just get the
developers of all those awkward and irritating Flash
designs on the Internet to read it. This book helps Flash
developers learn how to build Flash sites and menus that
web surfers will be more comfortable using. Chapter 1
of the book, "Bad Flashers Anonymous" gets readers
off on the right track by helping them learn how to identify
bad design and teaches some basic usability concepts.
Chapter 2, "Basic Training", covers Flash basics including
the Flash coding environment and debugging.
The brunt of the book teaches Flash developers interface
design through example designs for real Flash sites,
which include step-by-step procedures, code
and screenshots. The book also includes
listings of additional Flash and usability resources including
books and websites. A CD-ROM also comes with the book
which includes the code and project files from the text.
Skip Intro does a thorough job of explaining usability and
interface design concepts. Armed with this knowledge,
Flash developers can provide a more user-friendly
website for their customers. A must-read for professional
Flash developers.
Skip Intro: Macromedia Flash Usability and Interface Design is available for purchase on Amazon.com
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This review was published in the June, 2002 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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