ActionScript for Designers

This page will be updated as the date of the first class meeting approaches. You can view the course description and register for the course at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design website.

Useful Links:

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

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

The Adobe Labs site

FlashKit – A Flash Developer Resource Site

30 ActionScript Examples

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

Did Make

Red Interactive Agency

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)