Flash. You can do amazing things with Flash. The music video, Magniv, was produced in Flash. It’s not just about animation though. A great many websites employ Flash to create rich, interactive and programmable experiences in a variety of flavours. Without doubt, it is not going to go away and I’d say that it should not be ditched for the sake of purism as advocated by the minimalist guru types. Yes, there is of course accessibility to consider and a whole slew of other reasons why Flash should be demonised. As any reasonable person knows, extremism does not result in very much other than tears, frustration or guilt. Speak to any crash-dieter, and you’ll hear it all coming out. A balanced approach is perhaps a reasonable approach and that’s what we are here today to talk about. A balanced approach.
What might this balanced approach be?