Flash animation on my site at DVinfo.net

Dan Burnap · July 31st, 2008, 12:15 PM

I haven´t seen many of these so I thought I'd try my hand at one and put a little animation on my site. It didnt take long to do in After Effects and I think it looks rather cool \ cheesy, haven't decided yet..

It's on the left-hand side bar.

www.danburnap.com

Thanks

Yang Wen · July 31st, 2008, 12:27 PM

Don, to me it looks like an external banner ad that was placed on your site. Which IMO devalues the site as a whole because it resembles one of those free template sites which typically have ads crawling all over them. I don't know about anyone else, but I NEVER click on those ads and I almost always pre-judge the site based on seeing those ads. I think a nicely done static banner that fits with the theme of your site can be just as effective in grabbing attention.

Dan Burnap · August 1st, 2008, 07:51 AM

Thanks Yeng, I hadn't thought of that.

George Kroonder · August 1st, 2008, 09:17 AM

It looks good to me, although the black background makes it look sort of detached from your site design (which is a bit sparse, "template-y").

I don't agree with Yang that an ad like that is a bad thing. The content clearly shows that it's for the site they're on now (yours). And people like to click on these things (more than they should, no doubt).

George/

July 31st, 2008, 12:15 PM	#1
Dan Burnap Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 335	Flash animation on my site I haven´t seen many of these so I thought I'd try my hand at one and put a little animation on my site. It didnt take long to do in After Effects and I think it looks rather cool \ cheesy, haven't decided yet.. It's on the left-hand side bar. www.danburnap.com Thanks Last edited by Dan Burnap; July 31st, 2008 at 12:16 PM. Reason: mistake

July 31st, 2008, 12:27 PM	#2
Yang Wen Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 991	Don, to me it looks like an external banner ad that was placed on your site. Which IMO devalues the site as a whole because it resembles one of those free template sites which typically have ads crawling all over them. I don't know about anyone else, but I NEVER click on those ads and I almost always pre-judge the site based on seeing those ads. I think a nicely done static banner that fits with the theme of your site can be just as effective in grabbing attention.

August 1st, 2008, 07:51 AM	#3
Dan Burnap Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 335	Thanks Yeng, I hadn't thought of that.

August 1st, 2008, 09:17 AM	#4
George Kroonder Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utrecht, NL \| Europe 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 612	It looks good to me, although the black background makes it look sort of detached from your site design (which is a bit sparse, "template-y"). I don't agree with Yang that an ad like that is a bad thing. The content clearly shows that it's for the site they're on now (yours). And people like to click on these things (more than they should, no doubt). George/