The site that I saw was nice. Busch Garden has an old style theme. I thought that the style of the website worked very with the theme of the amusement park. The first page shows people the two locations of the theme park. As people continue thought the site it has picture of the parks with all the information about the amusement park. It’s a nice production of want flash can do. I really like it. http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens_default.aspx
An interesting flash movie I saw on Youtube, was done by a friend of mines. It was a promo video for FIT’s graphic design classes. I thought it was great because of the way it had this constant flow and connection between its scenes. It was exciting and clear on its purpose.
This site (Ryuseinokizuna) is the official site for a Japanese drama I watched before. The thing that caught my attention was the meteor stars flying across the page when you open it against the whole starry scenery. Although this site is in japanese, I can tell that it has something to do with the whole sky background and stars. I think what makes this site works is the choices of colors and uses of animation. It uses a dark bluish background against light color type like yellow, white, orange, making it the words easy to read. I don’t really like the few white boxes at the bottom of the page. I think it doesn’t connect with the other elements of the page. Another part of this site that caught my attention is the transparency outline of the three characters. This transparency makes it blend in with the background also allowing the stars in the back to be seen.
This website is so advanced the flash on this website is amazing. It has animations for amost every click and has different backgrounds forming on different sections with them digitally forming. This website looks like a video game. Everything opens as if each page is a different world. Images and text boxes appear as you hoover from different links within the website.
I chose this website because it is very interactive but clean. The company Duggal is actually located on 23rd street on your way btwn 5th and 6th ave. I have always admired their work and images, but when I visited the site I appreciated how clean but informative their site was. If you take a look at the site notice how their images an gallery become a part of the background. I thought this was a very creative way to present the style of the company, while creatively using the space they had to work with.
My only issue with this otherwise perfect website is the color scheme when you click for information. Some sections present a light grey background which clashes with the background and the images. But other than that it is perfect.
Recently, I bought a Nintendo GameBoy and some games I used to play as a child. One of the games I purchased was an all time favorite of mine, Tetris. I bought it with the intention to play when ever I wanted but lately my little sister has been using it more than I do. I just decided one to day to check out the website www.tetris.com and was amazed by the design. The first thing that really captured me though was the music. It is a modern upbeat remix to the original track that was on the game. I like this one much more. All of the tabs are easily accessible and hi-light whenever the mouse scrolls over it. The colors of the website really pop and makes it attractive to anyone’s eyes.
“It is typically listed as one of the top 5 video games of all time in magazine and Internet panels every year as much for its influence as for its gameplay,” says Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov. I went to play the online version and was easily addicted trying to beat my high score every time. The little boy character was so cute as he was giving directions in the tutorial. I can’t believe that this game was created since 1987, so many years and it still remains a favorite for a great number of people.
For anyone who is in the advertising world, the words Leo Burnett should ring a bell. Leo Burnett is one of the leading advertising agencies in the US. As a frequent visitor to site (for maybe, a full-time job? =D), picking this site was a no brainer.
One of Leo Burnett’s mottos is “Big ideas come out of big pencils.” and that is where the basis of their homepage begins. You essentially navigate with a big pencil that draws as you swing your mouse over the various links. This aspect makes the site interactive as well fits with their overall theme. Another fun aspect of the site are the floating apples that contain quotes inspirational quotes by Leo Burnett. Although I am not too sure why they specifically use apples as the target for these quotes. My favorite one is,
“A real idea has a power of it’s own and a life of it’s own.”
Probably the one thing I’m not too crazy about is the music playing as you navigate through the site. It’s very carnival-ish not really fitting with the overall design. Also, if you listen long enough it gets almost creepy with a guy (Leo Burnett??) saying “Lalala, I’m waiting.”.
Overall, I think the Leo Burnett site really showcases Leo Burnett’s stature and prestige as one of America’s leading advertising agencies. By having an equally as creative yet simple flash designed site makes Leo Burnett stand out from the rest.
So I was doing a bit of research as to where I want to pursue a career when I graduate and stumbled across this website. I am a marketing major, so an Ad Agency would be a great place to start my career. I found this company called 360i, which is a digital marketing firm that has done campaigns for companies like Marvel Comics, MTV, and NBC Universal. Their website has such a great use of flash and I think it is simply awesome. The concept of having a circle and being able to click on different parts of it really makes sense for a company called 360i since a circle has 360 degrees. Check out the site here.
The site that I found using flash content was the official website for DIOR. I did not randomly stumble upon this site for our first course blog assignment. I went shopping in the beginning of this week to look for a birthday present for someone. I purchased an item from Christian Dior and, the weird person that I am with a habit of searching online for something that I’ve bought in stores, went to their website to see if I could find the item there. While looking through Dior’s site I noticed a lot of flash content was used throughout. Not to mention, the site is almost like it’s never-ending; link after link leads you to different pages for different categories. Looking through the Dior’s website I particularly liked it when I clicked into the men’s section from their mainpage. Once clicked into that section, “DIOR HOMME” seemed to pop out from the screen in large letters but the letters are all backwards. Then as they land on the screen, they become smaller in size and they also twist around to the way the letters are supposed to be facing. That really caught my attention and I thought it was a very creative idea. I also found the timeline of Dior’s perfume over the years interesting to look at as well. When you roll over the images with your mouse you can see the hidden pictures, which only parts of the pictures are shown. Other parts of the site also conveyed simple elegance by using flash.
Got Milk? is an animated website that promotes the consumption of milk by small interactive games. I like the site’s design; it has a very clean look. I love the animation. It looks like 3D animated cartoons. The site is very interactive. The games are very nicely designed and are consistent with the website theme. It doesn’t feel like it is a game but rather like the user is still surfing the website. The thing that got my attention most is the nice combination of sketch, 3D cartoons, and animation. I think the design is really good. It is sophisticated yet “young”.
However, I think the games should include more instructions, because the user has to guess what to do and what to press. The Recipe gallery is a little bit slow and a bit confusing; I think the next and previous buttons should be more noticeable.
Overall, I think it is a really good website, and it promote milk in a nice, interactive way. The message doesn’t get lost in the games.
I found this website by chance and basically it’s an informative website made by Honda about their “Green Machines.” The website itself is in Japanese but you don’t really need to know the language in order to navigate it, at least the mini game you get at the beginning. When you play the game you get a choice of different characters that include a snowman and a dog. Once you choose a character (you are free to change it if you like) you use the arrow keys to move left, right, and jump. Along the way you encounter little star-like objects that, when hit, shows you an image that concerns their automobiles or characters from the Peanut gang.
I actually liked this site even though I can’t read a word of it, and I sort of enjoyed the game even though it could have used a lot more features and more probably be a bit more challenging. The course in the game is green and I thought that it was very nicely done, but it’s still very plain. Hope some of you guys can read it.
When it comes to drinking coke, I always prefer to drink Pepsi over Coca Cola. I think Pepsi tasted crispier than Coca Cola. Anyway, this is just my opinion. But, I like to introduce everyone to the Pepsi’s website because it uses many flash animations. Especially, when you first enter the website, you will notice that there are many flashing icons moving at once to entertain you while the website is loading. The website itself also had its own theme of websites, which they use cover flow with flashing icons (in the background) to stand out for each theme to promote what are some of the things the company is trying to achieve or accomplished.
Overall, I enjoy going to the website and listening to the music in the background gave me the groove to drink Pepsi. The ocean blue color was a great choice; the shadow was used properly when you wanted to click on the button for each category, and fonts were readable with comfort with gradient color from light to dark for each button but when you point to the button, it has a lighten effect to make the button brighter. I hope we will be able to learn some of this flash animation in class.
I’ve been on and off this site for a long time. The opening page, the introduction to this site, is simple. When I first came across this site, it took me a while to finish roaming the entire site. However, it wasn’t the complexity that made me stay on that long. It was the simple, but attractive features used in the site. The flash used is amazing. From that, I can tell that it’s definitely a professional website, with professional designers behind working on it here and there. Another thing is the perfect timing in every flash content. Whether it’s the blinking or the transitions, the flash content is well organized. Also, the color used is also eye-catching as well, which is the whole purpose of having this site on the internet in the first place. Great marketing strategy. The colors, the tints used, the color transformation used on every category, are all interesting. I play tennis, so this site is interesting to me to begin with, but even if you don’t play tennis, you’ll be amazed. There’s more, take a look.
I came across this site awhile ago, while looking for an interesting game that I was thinking about buying. I was quite angry at the way the site was setup at first. The content was too confusing and there was just too much stuff going on for me to understand what I needed to do or what I was supposed to do. After a bit for fiddling around with the site, I eventually figured out what I needed to do to get some information and found the site to be quite a feat.
While thinking about what content I would’ve liked to put up, I went through my usual list of sites but could find nothing that I thought was very intersting. I then remebered this site and visited it again, to be once again barraged and assaulted with so many things, but I believe that it is quite an interesting take and one of a kind as of now.
An interesting example of Flash content is Snapple’s website, which is located here. The website’s opening instantly amazes me. It has an elaborate 3-dimensional map of all the locations that inspired Snapple’s products. The map has Africa, China, England, India, and New York City on it. If you click on each place, you will be able to zoom into it and see some of the famous landmarks in that area. Then you will be given the opportunity to click on specific Snapple drinks that originated from those places. Another pro of this website are the warm colors and the upbeat music.
Although the content is overall very impressive, I do not like the zooming in of the places too much. It makes me dizzy because the zooming is so fast that it makes some parts blurry. I also get bored of clicking on the Snapple products because there are so many of them that look similar to each other.
The website conveys the message that Snapple is “made from the best stuff on earth.” The scenery is astounding, as well as the music. It gives the sense that Snapple is not an ordinary drink because of its exotic origins. Though I do not agree that Snapple is the best drink, the Flash animation does a splendid job of promoting Snapple.
The website I chose to write about has been one of my favorite websites for many years,homestarruner.com. Although simplistic and would probably be perceived as silly by most, this website provides many, many hours of entertainment which was produced with the use of Adobe Flash.
The things that make this website so interesting to me are that the builders made it very interactive and with the intention to keep the user involved even when they are actually watching one of their short ‘toons, for example the main page in of it self can be changed to many different themes with cute little animations and jokes to go along with that theme and then in turn directs the visitor to which ever area they wish to go to . There are also many hidden links included so that while you watch some of the cartoons you can click on them to reveal even more, mostly related jokes. The colours used are quite eye catching and would appeal to both adults as well as children and also adults who still act like children.
In my opinion there is nothing in this website ( that I have personally seen ) that was boring, all the animation is well done ( even though it is simple ) and even when the visiter isn’t actually doing anything there are things that happen as they move the mouse around which I believe helps keeps the viewer interested and entertained and the jokes are quite funny (in my opinion ). All the typography that is used is large enough for most to see except the lower most menu, however, this is remedied by the fact that one can always re-route to the main menu.
In conclusion, as I mentioned before, this website looks simplistic however the idea that the builders made it so user friendly and interactive as well as asthetically appealling while also achieving ACTUALLY being funny makes this website a winner to me!
I have noticed recently that artists have started using the flash interface as a layout for their online portfolios. Or maybe I am just a little behind the times and that artists have been using this medium for some time now. Anyways, I got a chance to visit this site called the Toast Concept. It is a website showcasing a portfolio of designers that include design and motion graphics, product, and toy designs. It has a basic website interface which works because it doesn’t seem so complicated to maneuver around. It has a great opening animation of a toaster which attunes to the websites name. While loading there is also an animation of a toaster flipping bread to keep the user interested while the page loads. The animation isn’t flat but rather eye catching with the 3d rendering. The artwork showcased is nothing short of amazing and well put together. The only thing I felt didn’t work was how small the font was.
Overall I was pleased with the website. The colors were interesting, being to bright and flashy. The simple interface is easy on the eyes and mind. The content is enjoyable and inspiring. I think the concept of a toaster is brilliant.
“Good Things Should Never End”
Company: Orange
Orange is a phone company with a pay as you go plan that comes with unlimited text messaging. They are promoting their unlimited text messaging with this never ending website.
This never ending website is full of fun little interactive items. You can make things grow out of pots, chat with a furry beast, watch dancing monkeys, make ice cream, draw, learn German, learn Spanish, play word games, etc. You can just click around on objects and see what happens. Turn the volume up and you can also hear some interesting sounds. This website contains many interactive parts. You will find new things as you scroll down the page and the page will never end. However, at a certain point, you will start to notice things becoming repetitive.
Everything catches my attention (the colors, the sounds, and interesting shapes). I become curious and start clicking on every object I see, hoping something cool will happen. The only thing that starts to bore me is when I start seeing the same things I saw a couple of minutes ago. I wish they would have made more interactive items.
How long did you scroll for before you gave up trying to find out if the website really never ends?
This link is a website that contains a flash game created for “Got Milk?“ This site is listed by eBizMBA as number 1 in their list of the top 10 flash website designs for 2009. I thought the website was designed very well. It was fun and interactive and the images presented were also nicely crafted. I really liked how they made all the components of the game in a 3D style and I think the sound effects throughout the whole game made it even more interesting to play with. I also liked how the dice could be dragged and rolled with a mouse. However some parts of the game was a little confusing and I didn’t understand what should be done to move on to the next part of the game. There seemed to be a sense of mysteriousness when playing because you can’t see what’s ahead and what other little games you’ll come across until you actually go through the entire game. For example, the enter code and asking a question part at the end to me was a surprise. I didn’t expect that to happen at the end.
Overall I thought this website was very well done and it was an interesting experience to go through. The idea of using a flash game to help promote milk and to increase milk consumption was very creative. In addiion, the interactiveness of flash in this case made it more enjoyable to think about milk and made me realize that getting a cup of milk is very easy in real life but can instead become a challenge in a game.
Post a link to one interesting example of Flash content that you’ve found on the web. Along with the link, provide at least one complete paragraph detailing your thoughts about the example – what works? what doesn’t work? what does it mean (does it mean anything?) what catches your attention? what bores you? how do you interact with it? why do you care about it?. Support your ideas with concrete examples. Correct English grammar, spelling, etc. are of course required.
Next, choose one other person’s post and leave a comment on the chosen Flash example. When you comment, provide a complete paragraph with your ideas and insights on the example. Do not merely agree with what the other person has written. Express and support your ideas in your own words, again using correct English syntax.