Flash Deconstruction: The Process, Design, and ActionScript of Juxt Interactive

by Purgason, Todd; Blake, Bonnie; Scott, Phil; Drake, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780735711495
• ISBN10: 0735711496
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: New Riders Press

Summary

Working professionals-designers and non-designers alike-want to learn ActionScript as it's used in the real world. This book, however, combines referential explorations of ActionScripting functionality with used-in-the-trenches techniques honed by one of the top Flash design houses-JuxtInteractive-and then adds further perspective on each subject area by including a substantive inspirational profile of how other high-profile Flash designers do it. The first part presents ActionScripting Fundamentals, not only for those new to ActionScripting, but also to explain best practices and proper workflow to those already using ActionScripting. The second part requires the readers to walk through a deconstruction of the design house's own Website; the third part requires the reader to work through the building and deconstruction of a special site developed especially for the seminar.

Table of Contents

SECTION 01 Introduction
Introduction	6	(16)
How This Book Is Organized
Conventions Used in This Book
About the Book's Site
Who Should Read This Book
About Juxt Interactive
The Evolution of Flash as We See It
Summary
Inspiration: Joshua Davis
The Juxt Interactive Process	22	(26)
Planning and Process
The Juxt Interactive Team Structure
Juxt Interactive Team Breakdown and Function
Project Manager-Consultant
Project Manager-Client
Information Architect
Creative Director/Art Director
Technology Diretor/Programming Lead
Designer
Developer
ActionScript Programmer
Database Designer
Programmer
Quality Assurance Engineer/Beta Tester
The Juxt Ineractive Process
Strategy
Information Architecture
Specification
Brainstorming
Concept Development
Focus Group
Design/Development
Content Plan
Shell Development
Database Development
Transition Implementation
Optimization
Experience Test
Alpha Phase
Beta Testing
Delivery
Documentation
Maintenance
Summary
Inspiration: James Baker
Actionscript Basics	48	(26)
Movie Clip Architecture
Dissecting a Movie Clip
Loading External Movies
The Language of Variables
Variable Basics
About Variable Scope
Loops
Declaring Functions
Function Structure
Functions Summary
Arrays
Array Basics
Simple Arrays
Associative Arrays
Multi-Dimensional Arrays
Arrays Summary
Inspiration: Brendan Dawes
SECTION 02 JUXT Interactive Project Deconstructions