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a brainstorming session. Think of a core message that you want your Web
portfolio to communicate to users. You examined this same question when you
conceptualized the Web portfolio. Focus on that same message or develop a
new message. Make it one statement that defines you. Once you have the
statement, think of five to seven words that support the statement. Each word
can be animated to present a full statement in motion across the users screen.
Creating the Text Animation
Creating the text animation is simple good beginning project to get acquainted
with the Flash interface elements and to create an interesting multimedia
element for your Web portfolio. We will make a
splash page
to open our site.
The page will have an animation and an entrance button. We will also build this
animation up by adding sound.
Start by creating a new Flash document. Let's use the default size of 550 pixels
wide x 400 pixels long. This size will provide us with plenty of room to use
motion and it will fit nicely into the content layer on our homepage. Pick a
background color for the movie that will work within the color scheme of your
site. You do not have to use the exact colors; you can use variations such as light
or dark shades and complimentary tones. All the colors are Web safe in the
palette so they will reproduce accurately on the users monitor. Save and name
it the movie
splash_intro.fla.
Now we should get some good Flash housekeeping issues. It's a good idea to
organize your layers before beginning to work. Organizing layers means naming
the layers consistently throughout your projects. When your projects begin to
get larger in scope, you will appreciate naming your layers in advance. In the
timeline, create new layers with this naming convention:
•
Guides
•
Labels
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Actions
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Sound
•
Button
•
Name
