Best Flash CS 3 Design Book?

[barrjohnm]

Hi,
I am broke student at the University of Hawaii. I am learning flash design,and I am wondering which is the best book for designing with flash CS 3? I can only afford one book(not really, but,...) and it would be great if somebody could recommended the "must have" flash book.

Thanks,
Johnny

[jasondefra]

There is no such thing as just one 'must-have' book... Flash is too versatile, from web page supplementing to full blown application development, from animating cartoons to creating games, there is too much to cover.

A good place to START is this Learning Actionscript 3.0 http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Actio...5738247&sr=8-2

For animation techniques and tips, How to Cheat in Flash CS3 is a good resource http://www.amazon.com/How-Cheat-Flas...738308&sr=8-10

When you're ready to delve into more intense interactive applications (ala game development) this book is great because it'll get your hands dirty in AS3 OOP http://www.amazon.com/ActionScript-3...5738371&sr=1-9

Then of course there are various cookbooks and reference books to get, but these ones will be for when you're comfortable with what Flash offers designers and developers.

[barrjohnm]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply, yep I am learning that flash is a huge subject, lots of things to learn. I am loving it so far.

I just bought Learning Actionscript 3.0 the other night is such a great book I love it`-`

I also found foundation for flash CS 3, it it is a really good start for learning design in flash.

Playing with drawing tonight, flash is so much fun`-`

Thanks again for your help,
Johnny