So, in my quest to become a more well-rounded web denizen, I decided I wanted to learn Flash.

Usually I’m a self-starter type, but for whatever reason, I just couldn’t/didn’t get around to teaching myself the basics.

The user interface of Adobe Flash looks very similar to the UI elements I’m used to in Photoshop, but they work in subtly different ways. It drives me crazy. And all my well-practiced Photoshop keyboard shortcuts lead to general disarray when used out of force of habit in Flash.

So rather than continue ranting about how Flash is utterly pointless and wretched for SEO and usability (defense mechanism much?), I decided to enroll in a local Introduction to Flash night class.

Behind the link, you’ll see the movie I made during class. Be prepared for hilarity.

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Do not make design decisions at 1:30am. Do not push new designs live at 2am.

Wait until morning.

It’ll look different.

April 13th, 2009

Week One Improvements

It’s been less than a full week since I launched this blog, and at the risk of sounding smug, I think I’ve made a number of small, yet noticeable improvements.
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