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Foundation Flash Catalyst

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  • This book offers an introduction to Flash Catalyst for designers with intermediate to advanced skills.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Catalyst Interface

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 1-25
  3. Your First Flash Catalyst Project

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 27-55
  4. Wireframing in Catalyst

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 57-80
  5. Animation in Catalyst

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 81-109
  6. Interactions

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 111-125
  7. Organizing Artwork and Best Practices

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 127-143
  8. Data Lists and Design-Time Data

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 145-167
  9. SWFs, Video, and Audio

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 169-189
  10. Custom Components and Library Packages

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 191-204
  11. Catalyst to Flex Builder

    • Greg Goralski, LordAlex Leon
    Pages 205-239
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 241-246

About this book

This book offers an introduction to Flash Catalyst for designers with intermediate to advanced skills. It discusses where Catalyst sits within the production process and how it communicates with other programs. It covers all of the features of the Flash Catalyst workspace, teaching you how to create designs from scratch, how to build application designs and add functionality, and how to master the Catalyst/Flex workflow.

  • Introduces Flash Catalyst
  • Focuses on production process
  • Covers the interrelation between Flash Catalyst and Photoshop/Illustrator/Flex/Flash

About the authors

Greg Goralski is an interdisciplinary interactive designer based in Toronto. He is an alumni of the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab and the Interactive Project Lab. He has won gold at the National Post Design Exchange Awards and has presented his work at numerous festivals, including the World Expo in Aichi, Japan. As a professor at the Humber College School of Media Studies, he divides his time among playing with technology, training the next generation of interactive designers, and being inspired by his students. Greg also drinks too much coffee, and should really be living on a beach. His website is GregGoralski.com.

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Softcover Book USD 39.99
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