Sunday, February 29, 2004

Flash that I like?

Second Cup, a Canadian coffee chain, has a noteworthy website:

Second Cup has earned the distinction of being Canada’s number one specialty coffee retailer for more than twenty-five years by remaining committed to two important founding principles...

[ Second Cup Coffee Company ]

Why noteworthy? Excluding of Homestar Runner and other serial cartoon sites of it's ilk, I am always unimpressed with the use of Flash on the web. “Always” is wrong, and this site really drives that home. Its use of flash is unique but not overwhelming. The flash loads so quickly that it wasn't clear to me that it was flash until it started moving. Overall I'm impressed. But shhhh, don't tell anyone, or everyone will copy this and it will no longer impress me.

rant

Comments [3] |

Sunday, February 29, 2004 1:07:01 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Fantastic use of Flash! Every site should be done as well - don't keep it a secret...

-d

David A. Kearns

Sunday, February 29, 2004 1:29:03 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

I still don't liek that I can't "open this link in a new tab" (or window).

Not sure how Flash would be browser-aware enough to incorporate that functionality, though.

Joe Grossberg

Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:10:50 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

Actually, I like the scrolling images beneath the main navigation. The main navigation (while being neat-ish) is pretty frustrating to get around in unless you use the text links at the bottom to get the movie to center itself. Still, it is one of the better examples of Flash self-restraint that I've seen.

Nate

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