When Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) determined it was time to start a massive website upgrade project, including building 1,400 microsites, they selected Tuesday Creative to drive the process beginning by creating a deep definition study and ending with the launch of Dignity Memorial powered by Interwoven TeamSite. Our project management, design and development teams collaborated with SCI to produce a content rich resource of relevant and respectful information about very sensitive subject matter. SCI is North America’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services.
Whether you have a massive news website or a personal blog, it is critical that new content is frequently added to keep your site fresh, relevant and at the top of search indexes. Unless you have a small army of developers standing by, the most efficient way to keep sites current is to use one of the many Content Management Systems that are available. When it came to the OneWest Bank redesign, we worked within their Ektron CMS400.NET platform to rapidly translate wireframes and designs into functional, easy-to-update templates. A key advantage of Ektron was that it fit nicely into our existing design and development process, allowing us to quickly adapt to the platform and focus on design, not technology. Even better, the way it handled HTML and CSS made it possible to execute many layouts directly in Ektron which allowed for a faster production cycle. Once the site was complete, we handed the keys over to OneWest and their marketing team was able to immediately take control of the site and update its content in real time.
Use Flash to build iPhone applications (image from http://www.mikechambers.com)
With the next iteration of Flash (CS5) developers will be able to build, compile, and submit complete applications for the iPhone, using the Flash code libraries. Included in Flash CS5 are code libraries for smartphone support, multi-touch, accelerometer, screen orientation and RAW microphone access. Support is not just limited to the iPhone, the Palm Pre, Android, and Windows Mobile devices will also be supported. Building iPhone apps through Flash will be similar to building AIR applications. The build of the project will almost be the same except for a few new guidelines to follow, but compiling and testing iPhone apps built in Flash is slightly different. The time spent compiling is longer than average Flash or AIR builds. In order to compile, the developer must have the proper certificates and developer seeds installed. Once compiled, the application will have to be added to iTunes then synced to a device. Adobe is working on a device simulator to mimic the accelerometer and allow GPS testing from the desktop. A public beta for Flash CS5 is promised by the end of the year.
– Chris
Source:
http://theflashblog.com
http://www.mikechambers.com
http://www.gotoandlearn.com
