# Flash site / first look

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-first-look/180410>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [February 28, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-first-look/180410 "2006-02-28T14:33:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![certainfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@certainfate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/certainfate)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-first-look/180410/1 "2006-02-28T14:33:34Z")

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Generally sites that I have designed have been really simple in the presentation and also in the construction. Mainly because I like a simple aesthetic… a clean presentation. I have also never used flash entirely for a site. Some CSS, html and a few flash experiments. Well, i am redoing my portfolio, on-line and also analog. I decided to try something different. This site is bound by borders, meaning that it is contained in a box with a defined amount of space for presentation. Something that I have never done for my ownself. The design is somewhat more complex with the use of darks and white and some color. I like having a navigation feature for links/buttons/information that will remain the same and never change - “permanent”. Then, I also like an area to show new projects, ideas, etc… but something simple. I do not want to get into a news section or anything like that. I am looking for critique on design, the style of locking up all the information vs a more open, white no borders site, size, color, etc. The use of flash in this case vs a css or html based site. I am planning on using some transitions and other motion based graphics… again, probably very simple, subtle and fast.

This is the quick, non-functioning site and layout. This is one page, the portfolio page.

[http://flat22.com/2006site/06test.html](http://flat22.com/2006site/06test.html)