Adobe Edge Quickstart Guide: Quickly produce engaging motion and rich interactivity with Adobe Edge Preview 4 and above with this book and ebook

Joseph Labrecque

Mar 2012 · Packt Publishing Ltd

About this ebook

Quickly produce engaging motion and rich interactivity with Adobe Edge Preview 4 and above with this book and ebookKey Features

• Learn to use Adobe's newest application to create engaging motion and rich interactivity
• Familiarize yourself with the Edge interface and unleash your creativity through standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Add motion and interactivity to your websites using Web standards
• A quickstart guide for creating engaging content with Adobe Edge

Book DescriptionWith the advent of HTML5 and CSS3, web designers can now create sophisticated animations without the need of additional plugins such as Flash. However, there hasn't been an easy way for creating animations with web standards until now. This book enables even those with little knowledge of HTML or programming web content to freely create a variety of rich compositions involving motion and interactivity.Learning Adobe Edge will quickly get you up and running with this professional authoring software to create highly engaging content which targets HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Content created in Adobe Edge does not rely on a plugin ñ so it can be run within any standard browserñ even on mobile.Learning Adobe Edge begins with an overview of the shifting web landscape and the Edge application. We then move on through the variety of panels and toolsets available, and explore the many options we have when creating motion and interactivity using Edge.The book presents the reasoning behind engaging, standards-based web content and how Edge fills the need for professional tooling in this area. In the book we'll examine content creation and how to achieve fluid animation and advanced transitioning through the Edge timeline. Sprinkled throughout the book are tips and references for those coming to Edge from a background in Flash Professional. Whether you are coming to Edge from Flash Professional or are totally new to motion graphics on the web, Adobe Edge Quickstart Guide provides a solid foundation of motion and interactivity concepts and techniques along with a set of demo assets to build upon.What you will learn

• Gain an understanding of the shifting Web landscape
• Effectively compare Adobe Edge to Adobe Flash Professional motion tools
• Become familiar with all elements of the Edge application interface
• Use the drawing tools in Edge to create and manipulate elements on the Stage
• Import rich graphics for use in Adobe Edge compositions
• Animate a range of elements with full transitioning through timeline keyframes
• Employ JavaScript to add interactivity to your project through Actions and Triggers
• Author a range of expressive compositions using nothing but web standards

Who this book is for

If you are interested in creating engaging motion and interactive compositions using web standards with professional tooling, then this book is for you. Those with a background in Flash Professional wanting to get started quickly with Adobe Edge will also find this book useful.

About the author

Joseph Labrecque is a creative developer, designer, and educator with nearly two decades of experience creating expressive web, desktop, and mobile solutions. He joined the University of Colorado Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information as faculty with the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design in Autumn 2019. His teaching focuses on creative software, digital workflows, user interaction, and design principles and concepts. Before joining the faculty at CU Boulder, he was associated with the University of Denver as adjunct faculty and as a senior interactive software engineer, user interface developer, and digital media designer. Labrecque has authored a number of books and video course publications on design and development technologies, tools, and concepts through publishers which include LinkedIn Learning, Apress, Peachpit, Packt, and Adobe. He has spoken at large design and technology conferences such as Adobe MAX and for a variety of smaller creative communities. He is also the founder of Fractured Vision Media, LLC; a digital media production studio and distribution vehicle for a variety of creative works. Joseph is an Adobe Education Leader, Adobe Community Expert, and member of Adobe Partners by Design. He holds a bachelor's degree in communication from Worcester State University and a master's degree in digital media studies from the University of Denver.