subject: Web Designing Question Does Flash Still Work [print this page] Website designing has seen a lot many changes since the past few years. When websites were first launched, they had a huge flash introduction that would take around two to three minutes of the users' time before they actually reached the content part of the website. Add to this the fact that most countries did not have the bandwidth power that they have today and one would begin wondering how flash websites and websites in general would work. With the surge of minimalist designs and ideas, many graphic design companies are passing the heavy flash templates. Also, the fact that using website design advertising in website flash templates is difficult makes it makes logical not to use flash for websites.
While Flash is not used much for websites, the technology is still very much in use for web advertising, online games, etc. however, there are still some concepts that are best understood and presented with a flash website. Therefore, Flash is a very important aspect of web designing even today. Here are three ways how to use Flash and make the user experience better.
Dual Versions
Nothing defines a product than a nicely made flash presentation or a site that runs of flash. In fact, many automobile companies have created some benchmark designing in flash for their latest products. The main issue with flash, along with the fact that it does nothing for the search engine optimization of the site, is that it takes up a lot of resources and bandwidth on the user's end. However, webdesigners have passed through this by making broadband and narrowband versions of the websites. The narrowband version is essentially a stripped down version of the website, which can be viewed at even the most basic of computers and Internet connections.
Half Flash:
With bandwidth becoming a major problem for viewing of quality websites, webdesigners have begun to implement Flash in only a portion of the website. Of course, this has the risk of creating an incomplete' experience to the user, but it is a lot of help for companies and products that are already well known in the offline market. Basically, these websites have a simple flash file playing in the website, but keep the standard links in a non flash environment, so that people can click to where they want to get in the site while ignoring the flash file.
Blogs:
Blogs are the best way to infuse and optimize the content of the websites. Many web designers end up making a blog on the site, where they make a minimalistic design, while still providing the better enhanced web experience on the main site. Blogs are also the best way to create a buzz around the product, as well as create a connect with the younger crowd that uses the Internet.
These are the three important ways in which a web designer can use flash and implement newer technologies into their websites
