Flash animation offers impressive effects that can bring your website to life. We’ve all come across some very impressive examples on the net and we are constantly seeing new ideas that push the boundaries of imagination to the limit.
Along with these impressive examples of flash animation, there are also many examples of poor flash animation. The decisions as to why, where, and how much flash animation to use on a website once again separates the pros from the amateurs. Poor flash animations result most often from inexperienced designers who are using flash animation design programs for the first time.
Another potential problem involved in using flash animation on your website involves load time. While a concept might sound good to someone who envisions what they would like to see their site become, load times affected by flash animations and connection speed can be very frustrating to someone viewing the page once it has been completed. One very valuable piece of advice for someone considering the inclusion of flash animation on their website is to offer the viewer the option of bypassing any flash animation that loads on the landing page. Although technology continues to evolve and allow faster data transfer speeds, the trend towards accessing websites via mobile devices limits the complexities a site might contain and still be easily accessible to the average user.
It is wise to consider the benefits versus the potential complications caused by sophisticated flash animation. Although impressive the first time one views it, flash animation for return viewers often becomes a time consuming annoyance if it takes more than a few seconds to load. For someone who needs to demonstrate his or her ability to create impressive, flashy colorful flash animation, excessive load times might actually be justified. However, the majority of businesses and organizations do not fall into this particular niche category. As a rule of thumb, one flash animation on your landing page is enough. Anything that takes more than five seconds to load runs the risk of casual internet users and those with limited connections speeds clicking their back button and looking for another similar site that does not take so long to load.
If you are considering flash animation for your site, take a look at what successful site are doing. Connection speeds available to mobile devices, not to mention broadband cables user who share bandwidth should always be taken into consideration. During peak hours, the latter are susceptible to very slow speeds in worse case scenarios being comparable to dial up connections.
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