The Gosselin Internet Group offers several
Flash products to meet your needs. We believe flash can
be used to enhance any website. With that said, our
stance is "Less Is More".
Lets start with the
Pros. Contrary to what many believe the Flash
Plug-in is currently installed on over 96% of all
computers connected to the Internet. That is a
whopping 414 million computers world wide.
So what are the real benefits? I think this
question is, why should you put Flash Animation on your
site? At Gosselin Internet Group we believe
Flash is definitely an asset, but only when used
correctly.
Please read through the PROS and CONS below.
Number one, Flash provides seamless cross
browser and cross platform consistency. In
layman's terms it looks great on all computers and
browsers.
Flash gives you the ability to be more creative with
your site. Traditional websites have to work
within the confines of HTML, thus limiting design.
Flash is vector based. It doesn't rely on a
specific number of pixels, but rather formulas that can
be increased or decreased without effecting file size.
This helps keep file size small.
Speaking of file size, if a Flash site is developed
properly the site will load very fast and once loaded
your browsing experience is seamless. No more
waiting for pages to download.
Flash is a great way to add high impact messages to
your site. The kind you see on TV commercials and
think to yourself, how do they do that.
Flash makes a great tool for creating eye-catching
marketing and advertising materials. Whether you
need to create innovative banner ads or a small
promotional site, Flash can be the perfect solution.
Unless your using Flash MX the traditional back and
forward navigation that makes browsing web pages so easy
does not function. This is why 100% Flash based
sites rank so low in usability. Make sure
your working with a developer that is using the
latest Flash software to ensure this functionality
works.
Another navigational issue is that link colors don't work. Given this, you cannot easily see where you've been and which links you've yet to visit.
Flash reduces accessibility for users with disabilities.
So if you feel this may make-up a sizeable portion of
users on your site, consider a traditional HTML website.
The "Find in page" feature does not work. In general, Flash integrates poorly with search.
Because Flash sites are more complex to develop and
maintain you loose control over managing the site.
If your company plans on making changes make sure
you have a qualified flash developer on site or consider
developing with standard HTML site and integrating Flash
elements within that structure
100% Flash sites are among the lowest ranked with
search engines. This is definitely something to
think about before leaping into a 100% Flash based
solution.
Gosselin Graphics Internet
ksg3 interactive, llc. |
610.797.7909 tel. | Lehigh Valley, PA |
Flash Banners - $149
