RE: FLASH: OT Knowledge Base

[Conlon, Matthew]

My suggestion would be to concentrate on knowing enough of these technical

aspects that you can work with other people collaboratively. If you're a

good graphic designer, you can do that as your job producing the things and

pieces that a techie can make go-live. Concentrate on your art. Sure, make a

few interactive thingies to go in your portfolio, but I think you'd be

better off trading your art skill to someone with tech skills. Give them art

in exchange for interactivity. You get to learn a little about tech, they

get to learn a little about art, and you make a team (at least temporarily).


If you then get a 9-5 job, see where they're going with things on the

interactive side, and follow along. Make yourself useful, learn what you

can, and pretty soon you'll be swinging from the stars.


Spoken as a techie-type with a touch of art skill (sort of the other side of

the fence from where you are).


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From: Michael Dunn [

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Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 12:13 PM

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Subject: FLASH: OT Knowledge Base



Okay, here's something that I've been trying to figure out for some time

now,

maybe something that'll help newbies out there too.


I'm relatively new to the whole interactive media world. I've dabbled in

Flash

(mostly basics, some tell target, fs commands, very little actionscripting);

I

took a basic HTML class two years ago and I'm currently taking a

Director/Lingo

class. I'm a full-time graphic designer and don't have the

time/money/resources

to take lots of classes and can only learn so much at a time. I'd really

like to

get into interactive design full-time, but there are so many options (flash,

dreamweaver, director, javascript, ASP, HTML, DHTML, Generator, C, perl,

CF...)

where should I start? What is the most logical progression? Branden had said

he

knew javascript and applied that to actionscript, so maybe I should focus on

javascript before venturing deeper into flash? See what I'm getting at?? My

goal

is to be able to get a job at a decent firm doing interactive work.


Okay, in short: what is the logical progression of learning

languages/programs

for interactive/multimedia design? What are the best books/sites/resources

for

learning these skills? And what skills are most important/valuable when

looking

for a job?


Thanks to all!!


--

Michael Dunn

The Merica Agency

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f 702 386-9231


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