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QuarkXPress 8 works magic with free Flash resources

March, 23rd 2010 posted by ilovedesign

In order to enable users to use QuarkXPress 8 for the most appropriate Flash projects, the microsite identifies 10 types of interactive project that users might build using QuarkXPress 8. These include online design portfolios, product microsites, multimedia Web sites, digital signage, interactive CDs/DVDs, banner adverts, photography Web sites, interactive eReaders, small business/personal Web sites or interactive elements within a Web site. To make things even easier, the downloadable resources can be filtered according to such types of projects.

Downloadable Flash Resources

The Magic Toolbox section of the microsite enables QuarkXPress users to access hundreds of downloadable Flash resources. These include everything from generic buttons, to menus, video and audio players through to complete Web sites. As the downloads are all QuarkXPress Projects and Libraries, users can use them ‘as is’, customise them entirely to their specific needs or simply use them as a learning aid.

Exclusive Resources

While some of the downloadable Flash resources are freely available to all, others, marked as Exclusive, require a Magic Password to unlock them. The Magic Password is provided to anyone who purchases and registers QuarkXPress 8 as well as being hidden away on various social media Web sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Become a QuarkXPress Magician

QuarkXPress 8 users are encouraged to become QuarkXPress Magicians by demonstrating their Flash design skills in QuarkXPress 8. The microsite already features a range of real-world Flash projects undertaken in QuarkXPress 8 but by submitting their work, users have the chance to have their own work featured, receive a LinkedIn recommendation, a QuarkXPress Magician certificate and 2 years free QuarkXPress maintenance.

 

The website http://www.quark.com/magic is itself an example of the exciting opportunities that QuarkXPress 8 offers for Web and Flash projects. The majority of the site has been built in QuarkXPress 8 enabling everyone to see the possibilities that Flash design in QuarkXPress 8 has to offer from exciting animations to video playback. The microsite and campaign was developed by Gravity London, part of the Gravity Global Network (www.gravityglobal.net). Creative professionals can see exactly how Gravity developed the project and how they found the experience of learning Flash in QuarkXPress 8 by watching the videos in the ‘Magic showcase’ section of the microsite.