Flash Online Resources

Adobe Home

Adobe's corporate site features software updates, documentation, tutorials, a searchable database of tech notes, profiles of Flash work, and a dedicated developer center.

Adobe Flash product site
Adobe Flash Developer Center

General Resource Sites

You can find just about anything and everything related to Flash on the Web, but you can start your search with these sites. Most offer tutorials, FLA source files, news, links to even more Flash sites, resources such as music clips and fonts, and message boards organized by topic and experience level, where you can post questions. Connect with the international community of Flash fans through these portals.

www.Flashkit.com
www.Were-Here.com
www.ActionScript.org
www.Flashguru.co.uk
www.Flashmagazine.com
www.ActionScript.com
www.ShockFusion.com
www.Kirupa.com
www.GoToAndLearn.com

Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

Subscribe to a mailing list or newsgroup to receive and view daily messages and take part in ongoing discussions regarding Flash.

chattyfig.figleaf.com
Yahoo Flash mailing list

Flash Blogs

Read what's on the minds of many bloggers doing Flash and enjoy their random musings, opinions, tips, current work, rants, and raves.

Adobe Weblogs, the launching point for many blogs
Emmy Huang, Product Manager for Flash Player
Lee Brimelow (the FlashBlog)
FlashForward Blog
Colin Moock
Peter deHaan
Paul Robertson, contributing author for the previous version of this Visual QuickPro book

Design, Experimental, and Inspirational Sites

See what other designers, animators, and programmers are doing to push the limits of Flash. Although you'll find a mix of Flash version content, they are still noteworthy for their creativity and aesthetics. Many of these sites

www.Yugop.com
Joshua Davis
www.natzke.com
www.Orisinal.com
Nosepilot
www.VectorPark.com
www.wireframe.co.za
www.Imagedive.com
www.electrotank.com
I Know Where Bruce Lee Lives
www.Hillmancurtis.com
www.Ultimatearcade.com

Flash Galleries

Explore the many more excellent Flash sites showcased and collected in this Flash conference film festival.

www.FlashForwardConference.com

Sound Clips

When you need a sound effect or a music loop to put into your Flash movie, start your search at this site, which offers royalty-free sound clips.

www.flashkit.com/loops