Flash has upped the standard for web motion graphics and has been
welcomed with open arms on account of its powerful new ActionScripting
capabilities. Following the phenomenal success of New Masters of
Flash, the Flash Annual will bring together a new collection of the
hottest Flash design talents on the planet, all of whom have grabbed
attention in the preceding year.
New Masters of Flash: The 2002 Annual gives competent web artists
inspiration for cutting-edge Flash design techniques, as well as hard
tutorial information on how to build top class effects. The format
builds on the best of the original best-selling title while improving in
areas where the first volume was weaker, (e.g. generic customizable code
examples), while the talents, the inspirations and effects are all of
the moment and represent the mature and expert deployment of the
staggering new capabilities of Flash 5 ActionScript.
The Flash Annual format: The Intro is a series of 3 "field-report"
essays written by key New Masters from the previous year covering new
talents, new techniques and new trends. The main body of the book is
then an evolution from the original format. This time, as well as the
inspiration and tutorial sections, we add a third section to each
chapter, headnotes. Part summary, part chapter commentary, part code
overview, the Headnotes section teases out the reusable and generic
elements of the previous tutorial and suggests ways forward for the
reader.
