Written from a personal, creative, professional perspective, Hillman drills deep into nine high-profile Flash projects that he¿s created. He explains why and how he designed the project as he did; then he deconstructs and explains step-by-step the major aspects of that project¿s Flash component. All screenshots have been updated to show how each project is create using Flash 5 The chapter that drills deeply into ActionScript (Chapter 8, MANIFESTIVAL deconstruction, Understanding Flash ActionScripting), has been rewritten from the ground up to show how this is done in Flash 5¿s considerably changed ActionScripting environment.
Hillman Curtis (www.hillmancurtis.com) is the founder of the NYC-based design firm of the same name, which specializes in creating immersive graphic interfaces and targeted motion graphics. Hillman's clients include Intel, DSW, Macromedia, Lycos, SonicNet, Shockrave, Berkeley Systems, Netfeatures and others. Hillman¿s Web-design career has included a steady series of awards for his creativity and expertise. A former Macromedia product leader for Flash, Hillman now spends much of his time appearing at seminars and conferences on Flash―when he¿s not consulting and doing client work.