I Can’t Draw. Fact.

Truth is, I can barely draw a stick figure. I am that bad at drawing. I was very impressed though with what I saw on iwantmyflashtv.com. The Ray and Iso video I thought was really clever and the animation was really nice. What I don’t know, is what program he used to design that. By the end of this class I hope I’m able to do that.
I was surprised to see the end of the world video on the module, only because I was young when that came out and remember it being hilarious, and it still is. That video seemed like it was less complicated than the Ray and Iso video. But I am getting the feeling that even though I can not draw, it depends on how I use what talent I have. drawing isn’t everything, story is also very important. Ray and Iso could have had really bad drawings, but because the story is clever, I would have still enjoyed it.

Flash Banner

When we were told to look for a flash banner, I had the perfect one in mind. I remember going to espn’s website once and seeing this ad from Apple. All of a sudden, the menu started moving with the ad. I thought it was one of the coolest ads I’ve ever seen. By the end of this class, I hope I can do something even in the slightest bit like this.
Some things I noticed was that (obviously) the flash ad goes outside of it’s boundaries and alters the ESPN website. The company that made the ad and ESPN I would think had some contact with each other to set this up. Ads like these add a new level of depth to the banner, and it is near impossible not to notice when one visits the website. I find some banner ads to be obtrusive and annoying, but when something different comes along like this, I feel like people wouldn’t mind at all. This is one of the types of skills I hope to develop in this class.

http://www.bannerblog.com.au/2009/03/apple_ipod_games_espn.php