Flash 4 Magic

The first Flash book not written exclusively for beginners and intermediate users, Flash 4 Magic is all about inspiration and quick solutions. The format is simple: A brief contextualizing description of a Flash technique or effect, the steps on creating the effect (including code and plenty of graphics), and a wrap-up on extrapolating the effect for other purposes, modifying the effect, and other relevent yet tangential info you can use later.

Flash 4 Magic is designed to keep you coming back for ideas and for alternative implementation options as you tackle your own projects. The authoring/development team for this book brings a wide variety of creative input to the book: vital for providing inspirational breadth on top of technical depth to the content. Check their credentials in the author bios section of this page... these artists are doing some of the most amazing Flash work on the web today.

They've each taken some time out of their schedules to show some of their best stuff in this book; but the kicker is that it's not just for show: the idea is to let you try the material out for yourself (check the CD!) and take it in your own direction.

There's no other Flash book doing this, and no other series designed to bring developmental technique and artistic inspiration to the computer graphics audience at this level and in quite this style.

Because computer technology books--like the souls who use them--aren't all alike.