Welcome to ActionScript for Designers!
The course meets five times during the Spring 2009 semester, on Wednesday evenings 6-10pm, March 25-April 22. If you haven't registered yet, you may do so at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design website.
Though it's subject to change, you may find it useful to download and view the Fall 2008 Course Syllabus (69K PDF File)
Recommended Books
Learning ActionScript 3: A Beginner's Guide by Rich Shupe
Essential ActionScript 3.0, by Colin Moock - the best thorough introduction to programming in ActionScript, completely rewritten for AS3.
Learning About ActionScript
EXCELLENT Tutorials by Rich Shupe, author of Learning ActionScript 3.0 – buy the book!
Adobe Developer Connection – ActionScript Tech Center
Adobe's Design Center Video Workshops (including 34 Flash videos)
Tips for Learning ActionScript 3 from Adobe
Getting Started with ActionScript 3.0 in Flash CS3 by Senocular, a long-time Flash developer
ActionScript 3 Tips of the Day at Kirupa.com – a great web site for Flash
Detailed Chart – the Differences between AS2 and AS3
Lee Brimelow's GotoAndLearn has a bunch of video tutorials for AS2 and AS3
Betaruce's Tutorials and Resources for AS3
FlashKit – A Flash Developer Resource Site
ActionScript.org – a collection of articles and tutorials all about Action Script
Advanced Flash Components – a collection of pay-to-use AS3 components
Flash Inspiration
WordCount – great example of a simple, dynamic, useful design
Smashing Magazine's 65 Excellent Flash Designs
Favourite Website Awards – many of these use Flash
Yugo Nakamura's Flash Experiments
Kashiwa Sato's Crazy Portfolio
Groups & Tools
SWFObject – a JavaScript library for embedding Flash content in HTML pages
SWFAddress – a set of JavaScript and ActionScript libraries that work with SWFObject to support "deep linking" in to SWF files
AS3 MouseWheel Support for Mac OS X, works with SWFObject to provide mousewheel support on the Mac
swiffit, works with SWFObject to intelligently and easily resize your Flash movie if the user's browser window is resized
Boston Flash Platform Users Group (BFPUG)
Sound Effects Libraries (FLA file)
Northern Essex Community College Website, by Betsy Mazzoleni, Spring 2008
Portfolio by Justin Blinder, Fall 2007
Ozspirations by Jennifer Fuchel, Fall 2007
Portfolio by Brian T. Moore, Spring 2007
Zones of Separation by Glenn Ruga, Spring 2006
The Dice Group by Judge Dice, Spring 2006
DJ Drego by Vidya Lakshmipathy, Spring 2006
Spinto (Band) by Tito Bottitta, Fall 2005