For years websites have stood still - literally! Static texts and images have done what they could to entice and entertain us - but more and more, animation and video are usurping the old guard - making the most of ever increasing bandwidths (download speeds) to bring us motion and dynamic imaging - and whilst they can be time and labour intensive to create - the impact on the page is fabulous!
One great thing about animations is their size - it's tiny compared to video which means you can employ them throughout a website without slowing things down at all. Furthermore, they are 'streamed' which means that as soon as the first few frames are downloaded they begin to play with the remainder loaded as you watch...
With the latest Flash animation software we can create complex 2-dimensional animations (such as the header of this page) and even complex 3D lighting and movement such as the gears seen here.
Music, sound, movement, graduated colours, lighting effects, blends, morphing and more can be integrated into a single 'movie' to play once or repeatedly on a loop. Buttons, stop and start events and numerous interactive elements can also be included - as in our own intro page...