# Where do I start?

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**Created:** [October 26, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-do-i-start/298825 "2009-10-26T02:22:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![dawood77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@dawood77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dawood77)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-do-i-start/298825/1 "2009-10-26T02:22:20Z")

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Hey folks…

I would like your help in figuring out how and where to start developing a specific flash website.  
I use flash mainly for simple crappy tweens etc, slide shows, banners, etc. So I do know my way around flash. I am a fairly decent designer, illustrator, css html ajax etc.  
I am beginner AS3.

I have done some tutorials on building flash sites etc.

I figured the best way to learn is to pic a site I like and try to recreate it in flash, bit by bit.  
So here is a site that I like [http://www.32round.com/](http://www.32round.com/)

Here is what I like (click in the projects link.)

1.) Full browser scroll bar ( I have found some tutorials on how to do this.)  
2.) Each portfolio piece is build as a “component”  
3) How would you pull the images in using xml database etc (as a wizz programmer mentioned that it would be best to do it this way)  
4) Once you click on an image, it shows a fulll screen work.

So am I thinking of this the right way, ie is my approach right? Too complicated?

Anyways, any help direction is appreciated!