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Thanx for the compliment. Yes, I use Flash. It is a challenge to create a good loading strategy. The size (quality that they are saved, not actual dimensions) of the graphics is key. That's where most designers go wrong. You can have the most brilliant graphics, but if the page doesn't load quickly the user gets bored and leaves. Many sites break that rule.
In the Fraggle menu, nothing but the background is visible until the last frame loads. It's a neat way of keeping the user's attention. The loading notification in the date slot helps cue the user that there is more to come. I make sure to compress each Flash menu to 20-80k so it will load up in only a few seconds on a 56k modem.
I broke my size rule with the Fraggle menu. It is actually 100k because I had no time to optimize it, but I hope you think it's worth the wait. I wanted it to be a worthy tribute to the show that brought such joy into the lives of people all over the world. You know, Fraggle Rock was the first American television series to run in the USSR. Cool, huh?
Thanx for the compliment. Yes, I use Flash. It is a challenge to create a good loading strategy. The size (quality that they are saved, not actual dimensions) of the graphics is key. That's where most designers go wrong. You can have the most brilliant graphics, but if the page doesn't load quickly the user gets bored and leaves. Many sites break that rule.
In the Fraggle menu, nothing but the background is visible until the last frame loads. It's a neat way of keeping the user's attention. The loading notification in the date slot helps cue the user that there is more to come. I make sure to compress each Flash menu to 20-80k so it will load up in only a few seconds on a 56k modem.
I broke my size rule with the Fraggle menu. It is actually 100k because I had no time to optimize it, but I hope you think it's worth the wait. I wanted it to be a worthy tribute to the show that brought such joy into the lives of people all over the world. You know, Fraggle Rock was the first American television series to run in the USSR. Cool, huh?
