Flash map

[mrbelfry]

I'm currently redesigning my church site and wanted to include directions from the homepage. After much thinking, even more trying stuff and failing, I managed to make a moving flash map using swish. You can see it at http://www.lighthousecc.co.uk/test/

It is essentially a gimmick masquerading as something useful. Let me know what you think?

[wbcderek]

wow, I actually really like that, the gimmick affect is perfect as the movement brings attention to it. I like the look of the redesign, everything easily accessible and read.

Derek

[David Gillaspey]

Hi mrbelfry,

I finally got around to checking out your map. I concur with Derek. It's very nice. And it makes me laugh, so it adds fun (intentionally or unintentionally) to the site.

You obviously put a lot of work into it. Kudos!

Sincerely,

David Gillaspey
President
Great Church Websites

[mrbelfry]

it makes me laugh, so it adds fun (intentionally or unintentionally) to the site.


lol - thanks for the kind words. I'm not sure laughter would have been my chosen response though! Thinking about it it is kind of goofy. If I was a proper designer it might have come out cool! I can definately live with fun though.

Thanks

[ctcdmb]

I only see one problem with the map. How is the user going to download or print such information if the file is stuck in flash/swish? maybe add some sort of click here to display in text format button. but other than that it was an interesting approach.

[David Gillaspey]

How is the user going to download or print such information....(ctcdmb's point is not that the Flash-based driving directions can't be printed at all ? they can ? but that it's like a movie that occurs over a period of time. It's like asking the question, how would you print a Quicktime movie?)

Good observation. Guess a second link, to a printable MapQuest or Google map, would be helpful, too.

Sincerely,

David Gillaspey
President
Great Church Websites

[McDLT]

I like it - the problem I forsee (besides the printing of it) is that I can't see the whole map at once.