Flash used well

Post by: Hamish

• Flash
• 1 Comment
• August 4th

Let me start by saying im not a fan of flash. Its not that it cant be used to produce amazing sites, in the right hands they can look amazing. Its just that more often than not they are used for completley the wrong situation.

Although very image rich and glossy, such things come with huge disadvantages. Flash sites in general are huge memory wise and the only way to get to even view one is to sit through a tediously long loading screen, which puts off the majority of visitors before theyve even seen a page of the site. Doubled with that, most are poorly navigated and rely on the user reaching for the non existing back button.In short, theyre are extremley situational and rely heavily on the skill of the designer and their ability to get the right mix of visuals and functionality.

That being said, ive come accross something that actually achieves all that.

http://quakequizsf.org

The site commisioned by the department of emergency managment in San Francisco, has a perfect balance of humour and information. It makes a great learning tool from information that might otherwise be lost in a long wall of text.

If this is the direction flash is taking then im all for it.