When we built the HumanCentric website, we wanted to take advantage of Flash’s animation and drawing capabilities. However we didn’t want to alienate search engines (“Search Engine Optimization”, or “SEO”) and users who do not have Flash or JavaScript enabled. We took advantage of SWFObject, SWFAddress and PHP, and we devised a method for showing the same content regardless of browser capability.
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When dynamically loading different color variations of the same graphic, Flash developers can use flash.filters.ColorMatrixFilter to lessen website loading times. Below is an example of how we use ColorMatrixFilter in our own website.
Among other specialties, I develop Flash prototypes and websites. In fact, I’m part of the team that built the HumanCentric website. And one aspect that’s important to me is the time it takes a user to load individual parts of a website. For example, if a user goes directly to one of our pages, their browser will retrieve a pre-loading Flash application, a main Flash application, a site xml description, a page-specific xml description, and any images specific to that page.
HumanCentric provides design solutions with.a focus on products, users and goals. Our process brings designers and researchers together to implement a customized approach for user and business needs. These are our thoughts on process, practice and life.
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