Flash Animation
Flash is cool. Flash adds movement and action and excitement to websites in order to create a truly unique appearance. Flash elements can be added to webpages or the entire webiste can be made from Flash. Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements and to integrate video and audio files into web pages.
Simple Flash Design
Many of Back40's website designs use Flash to animate images and text. Animated elements may scale, fade, skew and rotate randomly in display order. This simple Flash technique is a cost effective way to add interest to an otherwise static webpage.
» Example of Simple Flash
Advanced Flash Design
Advanced Flash design may include multiple scenes, user interactions and programming logic.
» Example of Advanced Flash
Flash Intro
Some sites benefit from a Flash intro. The animation may employ graphics, text, and sound to set the mood for the site and the users experience. Flash intros should always include a "skip" button so that a user can opt out of the experience and go directly to the content.
» Example of Flash Intro
» Example of Flash Intro (embedded in Home page)
Flash Games
Games attract people to a website. Flash allows interaction, score keeping, playing levels, log-in and chat. Games are a unique marketing tool. Games drive web traffic and keep visitors returning to the website. Back40 has developed games for the National Cowboy Museum and the Oklahoma City Zoo.
» Example of Flash Games
Flash and Video
A popular use of Flash is to display video content on your webpage. Playing video files in Flash elimates the "pop-up" feature for a movie display. Flash can also be set to play the video content upon page loading, alieviating the need for user controls. Custom actions and controls (playback, volume, rewind, etc.) can be developed in Flash to operate the video.
» Example of Flash Video
Flash and Audio
Adding audio files to your webpage is another popular use of Flash. Use of audio files may enhance a users experience, punctuate navigation roll-overs or audio files may offer a sample of a seminar. Like Flash videos, audio files can be set to autoplay upon opening a page or the click of a button after a page is loaded.
» Example of Flash Audio
Flash Websites
Developing an entire website in Flash can give the user a completely different type of web experience. Flash sites contain all website content inside a Flash file. Flash site navigation, links and layout can mimic a non-flash website. Back40 Design can create completely new navigation and features.
» Example of Flash Website