Flash Deconstruction: The Process, Design, and ActionScript of Juxt Interactive

by Phil Scott, Bonnie Blake, Todd Purgason

The interpretivist methodological framework made its appearance in educational research in the late 1970s, posing a fundamental and far-reaching challenge to the hitherto dominant positivist framework... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735711496
• ISBN13: 9780735711495
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

I knew the Juxt interactive site so i just had to get this book and i didn't regret it. This book doesn't just give some recipes for trendy fx done in flash like many other books, it shows how to approach the creation of entirely flash-based websites. Workflow, concept development, designing, optimization techniques, dynamic database driven flash-sites, Flash with XML, it's all in this book. It is not a complete manual and reference type of book. If you want to know flash inside out read the macromedia manual or one of these 1000 pages hefty, hard-to-digest books with loads of code written by programmers. But if you want to know how to actually use the tools, when to use them and how to make the best out of it in a real project then this is the right book for you. This wasn't my first flash-book, so i already had a basic understanding of that program but i believe it is good for beginners too because it also explains the actionscript-basics with short, easy-to-understand chapters. However, i believe it is best for those that are not totally new to flash but lack the routine of creating entire websites with Flash.

A Must for all Flash developers

Juxt Interactive's book Flash deConstruction in a nutshell is an awesome book that all flash developers should have if they plan on taking their flash users and interactivity to a whole new level. With its cool, edgy, and progressive approach the book is a great tool to have if you want to learn all of flash's capabilities. Furthermore, the book does a wonderful job at showcasing the uses of ActionScript through various case studies making it really easy to learn from the best. Be sure to pick up this book if you are looking to improve as a Flash developer or if you are thinking of getting started with Flash

Helpful for all firms!

Mark it down as one for start-ups as well as firms looking to energize their work-flow.This book combines great images, a top-notch informative web site, and useful information on the process of advanced Flash design. It uses Juxt Interactive as a means for a case study, but the processes described could be implemented by almost anyone.A must read for Flash developers.

Great resource

This book offers a unique opportunity to get inside a truly accomplished design house. Purgason is generous with the insight, and the illustrations are extremely helpful to designer of any level of skill.

Excellent all rounder

With such a range of Flash books on the market these days, new ones either have to find a niche or simply be very, very good. This one is very, very good.Flash deCONSTRUCTION covers just about everything and doesn't skimp on the details. There's plenty in there for every level of Flash user. The newbies will get a lot out of the extremely designer-friendly explanations of ActionScript techniques. ActionScript gurus will get a lot out of the insights into the Juxt process. Anyone in between will be very well served.Highly recommended.