Free! - Mini-review and win a copy of Flash Math Creativity Second Edition

About the book
Flash Math Creativity is all about graphical patterns using mathematical patterns. It uses interesting formulas to produce amazing effects. The book is written by major Flash Gurus who are famous for their Flash experiments.

This book is the second edition of the well-received Flash Math Creativity book. This edition uses AS 2.0 for the mathematical experiments. If you missed the first edition, check out the FMC minisite to see what it's all about.

Who should buy this book?
Flash Math Creativity is for anyone with Flash and ActionScripting experience who loves to experiment and tinker with Flash, to create beautiful and interesting patterns and visual effects. It's a fun book!

To get the most out of the book you need to be able to understand the math behind the code. The book shows some amazing effects and is quite unique. The downside of the book is that the math isn't explained thoroughly, so it isn't for beginners. The graphics are great but the font size is rather small. However this ensures that the 266 pages of the book are packed with useful information.

Conclusion
"Flash Math Creativity 2nd Edition" is an unique and interesting book for people who enjoy experimenting with code and aren't afraid of ActionScript math and scripting. The book produces amazing graphical effects and is well worth the read!

Overview

Flash Math Creativity competition! The friendly people of friends of ED are giving away 5 books! All you need to do to enter the competition is to download the extract answer the following question:

      • Which formulas are use to change the motion of master for trails2.swf?

Send your answer to this e-mail address before Thursday 14th of April 2005.

Good Luck!

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