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Lesson 12 - Making final project. It is going to happen. You learned how to use Flash and now someone is going to ask you to make a web site for them. What to do, How much to charge? What about a contract? Where to start? The links on this section should explain some of these questions.

Final Project. The last 3 weeks students are to work on a final project. I will post some new lesson mostly on programming. But you should start making your own final project. Think of making a simple 4 or 5 page web site. A Flash introduction "like slide show" then main menu with buttons. Each button will go to a page or play an animation. Make something just like lesson 6 in the book.

Click out these links:

  1. http://www.bpnordstrom.com/home.asp
  2. http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/ - this is one
  3. http://www.worsthandyman.ca/

Learning - I love this link, it has great articles. http://www.alistapart.com/

 

Heres some video from the Spring semester. I have made some mistakes, but watch these and they could help with your final project idea.

I found the Colombia files I used for the video Below.

  1. colombia_flash1
  2. colombia_flash2
  3. colombia_flash3
  4. colombia_flash4
  5. colombia_flash5
  6. colombia_flash6
  7. colombia_flash7
  8. colombia_flash8
  9. colombia_flash9
  10. colombia_flash10
  11. colombia_flash11
  12. colombia_flash12
  13. colombia_flash13
  14. colombia_flash14

 

Student Examples

  1. http://www.hoerold.com/
  2. Students sample 2
  3. Students sample 3
  4. Students sample 4
  5. Jays example - uses XML and Flash - we will do several examples of this in the Flash 2 class.

1. Contracts - if you are going to make a web site for money. it is best to have a contract. This contract specifies what are the requirements of each partly. For example, in general it will explain what type of web site designer will make and how much client will pay. I have sample contracts in my office, if you want to stop by to see a detail.

Contract links -

  1. http://gag.org - Graphics artistic guild web site. How to make a contract.
  2. Heres another contract

 

2. Business - Starting you own business is hard but not impossible. Many of the students in the Digital Media program at west valley have started there own small digital media business.

  1. http://www.chwen.net/
  2. http://www.jkknott.com/

Business links -

  1. California Small Business web site.
  2. Getting Business licenses - in San Jose

3. Getting Clients - Probably one of the hardest parts of starting a business is finding clients. Probably the best place to start is to start with people you already know. Think of making web site for family, friends, churchs, neighbors, your doctor. The more web sites you make the better.

Finding clients - Networking is key.

  1. Northern California Web Guild
  2. Northern california graphic artist
  3. Western Art Directors Club

4. Proposal - Is a document that is written by designer and client. It is different than a contract. A contract is a legal document. General info. The Proposal is a specific document that specify the content of what will be design and for whom.

Proposal links -

  1. Heres links of things to include in proposal
  2. Heres another check list
   
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