What Do You Think About Flash Now? Comment and Win 363
Some people hate it, some people love it, but undoubtedly it is preferred in a wide variety of situations, from banners and online videos to rich internet applications. I'm talking about Flash of course. Take the comic strip below as an example. It was animated with BannerSnack and output as a SWF file. Click to play it.
Pretty interactive, for a comic strip, huh?
But seriously, the recent conflict between Apple and Adobe brought into discussion the role (and ultimately the necessity) of Flash. What do you think about Flash content? Will Flash disappear or it will continue to strive along with other technologies such as JavaScript or HTML5? Comment and you may win a 1-year subscription to BannerSnack.
The Giveaway
Tell us what you think about Flash in the comments section and you may win one of the three 1-year BannerSnack licenses. The winners will be chosen randomly on July 9, 2010.
BannerSnack is an online application that allows non-Flash developers to create animated interactive Flash content such as banners, website headers and intros, and even microsites.
Flash Is great technology and I hope that survive very long and allow to survive such pages like
Great flash components
I know I’m a little late coming to this post but just wanted add my opinion to this. I’m a flash developer and cannot see it dying out any time soon (strange I should say that :) ). However, HTML5 and JQuery are awesome and there is definitely a place for them to replace flash in simple things like carousels etc.
People talk about what will happen in 5 years time when HTML 5 is standard but they fail to take into account what flash will be like in 5 years time too. It’s getting better all the time – the connectivity, the integration with databases, it’s just so sophisticated and does things at the moment that HTML and javascript alone cannot do. In 5 years, due to the recent Apple/Adobe dispute, I think it’s going to be simply wonderful due to the necessity to make it so.
I used to use a LOT of Flash (as did most designers I guess) but, with the advances in javascript libraries, HTML5, etc., I can never justify using it anymore.
It is not accessible, uses a lot of resources and is a general pain to use. You just have to look at the code necessary to insert a simple .swf file into an html document in order to clearly see its limitations. Cross-browser testing is enough of a pain without adding flash elements into the mix.
Die Flash Die! You’ve had your day, let’s move on!
Oh, and you just need to visit the 2Advanced website to get a clear indication of all that is wrong with Flash.
I know so many people who think that website is one of the greatest examples of web design in history and, yeah, it looks great (in a geek’s wet-dream kinda way) but the site is close to unnavigable!
i Like flash as it’s a design tool and u dn;t realy have to know how to develop stuff. see my website how i used flash as a aditional stuf i don wven know how to do it in jQ. so i think that fash is good for designers
That’s great !!!
I think it was very useful article for
any designer.It help any site more creative.
I think flash have something that jquery and html 5 can’t do..i don’t know what will happen in the future..but flash will be there i think with more advance technology, simplicity, feature to make designer or programmer visualize their vision into real artwork…because flash show that not only programmer who can use it, just a little effort to read the help and tutorial..and then “wow” you will amaze yourself with what you made with flash…it’s like you are designer and programmer…:) don’t make flash disappear…”Save Flash”!!!
Great post, great blog!
It’s a great post. But i would like to know more about the iphone 4 white imformation.
As you can see the iPhone 3G has a problem getting a sharp focus on objects that are close to the lens. The photo is blurry and very grainy compare with white iphone 4
Flash is an awesome application. It can bring you various design forms from a banner to a rich application, interactive website, etc.
Any way, there’s no ‘best’. Which is the best? It just depends on client’s needs or target audience. Every technology has its pro and con. Choosing appropriate tool with the right audience/client (and other important factors as well) is the most important.
It’s nice to once and for all find a web site where the blogger knows what they are talking about.
flash sucks javascript, CSS3, and HTML5 are the way of the future.
flash is too slow
I am not using flash for my web *not* because it is distracting, but it is a cpu-hog and memory-eating software!
Reference :
http://mokalovesoulmate.posterous.com/adobe-flash-is-cpu-hog-software-thats-why-it
I think most of the people tend to hate flash because there are many annoy ads with horrible designs out there simply abusing the great variety of features offered by flash. It is a very powerful tool that can be used to create absolutely stunning designs, but it is also very easy for creators to over-extend themselves and put in too many unnecessary components and clutter up their websites with it.
I think it’s still a bit early to predict the future of flash, as a lot of people still misunderstand the right way to implement flash as a part of their website. Personally I love flash for the ability and freedom it gives designers to create animations on their websites with little to no knowledge of programming at all.
CSS3, javascript and HTML5 together, still can’t compare to flash.
When those 3 get to function and flow as well as flash goes now, flash will be even better than it is now.
So, I think I’m not worried about the future of flash…
Both “techniques” can be used and live side by side… just depends on what you need to create and/or implement.
In my opinion, flash is a good tool. But keep in mind that not only flash man lives. A house can not be manufactured only with a hammer. To make great animation with flash is essential to know principles of animation, among other factors.
Thank you all, good luck!
flash sucks…
css3 sucks…
html5 sucks…
ie sucks…
someone is always against something…
Just another tool for the job. Just too bad apple has a hate on for them.
I agree with APEX. I’hv also heard the negative comments about flash i personally love flash as it has ability to make animations far more smoother then Jquery. And one of the best feature about flash it that is has the ability to make SMALLER file size. Try to put higher file size image in flash and then export the SWF of it and check the size.
Here you can see the Creative Use of FLASH
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/04/02/39-creative-flash-designs/