art388 (art_on_the_internet)

instructor: ryanSmith
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Week 14

MONDAY:
Collect Printed Resumés
talk about FINAL PROJECT
*Talk about Resumés

Look at websites :
- former students -
srguttenplan.com | toddderemigis.com | Sam | Valerie | Sarah

- professional artists -
studioix.com | bhbitb.com | joshualefchick.com | jasonsloan.com | nadiahironaka.com | hironakasuib.com | keyframer.com | beksinski.pl

Blogs:

eyescreamsunday.com/page/2
micahwalter.com/
pixlbrains.tumblr.com/
tommythepants.tumblr.com
202archive.wordpress.com/


Places to get your blog started:
http://wordpress.org
https://www.tumblr.com
www.blogger.com (Google)

Wednesday :

Download a free trial of Flash Professional CS6 :
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=flash&loc=en_us


** Look at wireframes **
** Give Back Grades **

** insert SWFs into HTML & more Flash **

Open up Flash

-Nesting symbols
-Tweens: shape tween & classic tween
-Motion Tween / Motion Editor

adding sound
-you can edit sound using iTunes
-make sure all your sounds are saved as mp3 files
What's the difference between Event & Streaming sound?
Free Sound.org
free animal sounds


Instructions for making a button:

1. make a button symbol
2. move it on the stage
*3. GIVE IT AN INSTANCE NAME (in the properties window)
4. make sure you gave your symbol an instance name
5. play with up, over, down, and hit, by inserting Keyframes in the button symbol's timeline

*6. add a layer called actions to your timeline
7. add ActionScript to your timeline:
// THIS IS A COMMENT

stop
();
or
gotoAndPlay(1);

8. add an Event Listener to the instance of your button:

firstButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);

9. define your function's properties:

function
clickHandler(evt:Object):void{
gotoAndPlay(31);
}

10. Save your file and test your movie




// MAKE A LINK TO ANOTHER HTML PAGE:

my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, myHandler);
function myHandler(evt:Object):void {
navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/"), "_self");
}

Look at source: vineyardesigns.com/tutorials
Homework:

update student work page ( if you haven't done so already )

Work on Final Project
Due Monday:
- 1 finished page ( HTML and/or FLASH )