Related Local User Groups

• Seattle Flex Group
• Captivate Seattle
• Greater Puget Sound Macromedia User Group www.gpsmmug.org
• Seattle ColdFusion User Group www.seattlecfug.com

Important Flash Tech Announcements

• Preparing Websites with Active Content for Announced Browser Changes

Contracting and Employment Agencies

• Aquent
  www.aquent.com
  1109 North 36th Street Suite A Seattle, WA 98103-8957
  tel: 206 632 6931
  fax: 206 632 6927
• Allyis
  www.allyis.com
  320 108th Avenue NE, Suite 400, Bellevue, WA 98004 (careers@allyis.com)
• Cobalt Group Inc.
  (no link)
  2200 First Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134 (800)909-8244
• COMSYS
  www.comsys.com/career/career_home.html
  11245 SE 6th Street, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004 (425)372-5100
• Corestaff
  www.corestaff.com
  600 University Street, Suite 2525, Seattle, WA 98101 (206)623-1750
  11100 NE 8th St. #520, Bellevue, WA 98004 (425)454-4467
  7200 S 180th St., Suite 104, Tukwila, WA 98188
  10116 36th Avenue Ct SW, Suite 105, Tacoma, WA 98400 (253)582-2577
• Creative Group
  www.creativegroup.com
  (Ryan Pirkle/account manager) 601 union street, suite 4300, Seattle, WA 98101 (206)749-9046
• Filter Talent
  www.filtertalent.com/contactus/seattle.asp
  701 Pike Street, Suite 1675, Seattle, WA 98101
  (T) 206.682.6005 (F) (206)682-5830
  www.filtertalent.com/contactus/bellevue.asp
  505 106th Avenue NE, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004
  (T) 425.688.0098, 1.800.336.0809 (F) (425)688-0095
• kforce
  it.kforce.com
  3001 112th Avenue NE, Suite 101, Bellevue, WA 98004 (425)889-5003 / (800)234-1136
• Parker Staffing Services
  www.parkerservices.com
  605 Fifth Ave. South, Ste 850, Seattle, WA 98104 (206)-447-9447
  
• Sakson & Taylor
  www.sakson.com
  1109 North 36th Street, Suite A, Seattle, WA 98103, (206)632-6931
• smartdept. inc.
  www.thesmartdept.com
  Tai Hubbert, managing consultant,
  tai@thesmartdept.com
  105 South Main street, suite 204, Seattle, WA 98104
• Volt Services
  jobs.volt.com/Locations/locations.cfm
  21520 30th Dr. S.E. , Suite 100, Bothell, WA 98021 (425)806-1900
  3455 South 344th Way, Suite 220, Federal Way, WA 98001 (253)568-7800
  11261 Willows Rd. NE, Ste 200, Redmond, WA 98052
  12101 Tukwila International Blvd. , Ste 210, Seattle, WA 98168
• Wilson Smith
  www.wilsonsmith.com/searches.asp
  PO Box 12463, Mill Creek, WA 98082-0463, (425)486-2900
• Write Image Inc.
  www.write-image.com
  10230 NE Points Drive, Suite 200, Kirkland, WA 98033 (425)636-0300

Flash (General)

• About.com (Animation)
• Brendan Dawe's Headshop
• Computer Arts
• FlashKit
• FlashSupport.com
• Best Flash V2
• Flash99%Good
• Flash Film Maker
• FlashGeek
• FlashGoddess
• FriendsofED
• FlashGuru.com
• Flash Magazine
• gprime
• Kirupa.com
• Lynda.com
• Macromedia
• Macromedia (tutorials)
• Moock WebDesign
• Orange County Users Group
• PeterJoel Samples
• Steve Tutes Animation
• Tutorialized
• UltraShock
• W3Schools
• WACOM
• Were - Here.com
• Yahoo Groups Flash

Flash (ActionScript)

• ActionScript.org
• ActionScript.com
• ActionScript Toolbox
• Code Snippets
• Flash Creations

Flash Certification

• Forta.com (mock test)
• GonathGroup.com (the company that creates the test)
• TomKitta.com (MX 2004 prep guide)
• Pearson Vue (testing company)

FlashMobile

• Flash Mobile (Flash lite)
• Macromedia
• Macromedia Flash lite
• Macromedia Forums
• Steve Tutes Animation
• Yahoo Groups Flash Lite

Dreamweaver

• CSS Validation
• FriendsofED
• Lynda.com
• Macromedia
• Tutorialized
• Web Developers Virtual Library

Photoshop

• Adobe Press
• Adobe Resource Center
• Computer Arts
• Design Tutorial By EDE
• Designer Today
• FriendsofED
• Good Turtorials.com
• Grahic Comm Central
• Graphic-Design
• InsiderGraphics
• myJanee.com
• Lynda.com
• Plantet Photoshop
• Photoshop Guys
• Pragt.net
• Sketchpad
• Tutorialized
• WACOM
• Web Developers Virtual Library

Illustrator

• About.com (Illustrator)
• Adobe Press
• Adobe Resource Center
• DesignerToday
• Huntfor.com
• Tutorialized

Premier Pro

• Adobe Digital Video Curriclum Guide
• Adobe Press
• Adobe Video/Audio Primers
• Graphic Comm Central
• Tutorialized

After Effects

• Designer Today

Other

• Macromedia Captivate
• Macromedia Fireworks

Podcasts

• learnflash.com/wp/
• www.photoshopguys.com

Misc

• Animation World Network
• Black Rabbit Video FAQs
• DigitalVideo. com
• FilmSound.org
• Storyboarding
• Video Production Planning
• Planning, Running a Web Design Business
• Starting a Video Production Business
• The Business Side of Design
• nolo.com (good business site)
• Choosing the Best Ownership Structure for your business
• www.iloveseattle.org (Seattle networking guide)

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Schools

• 911 Media Arts Center
• Art Institute of Seattle
• Bellevue Community College (425) 641-2263
• DiscoverU
• Edmonds Community College (425) 640-1423
• Everett Community College (425) 388-9219
• Highline Community College (206) 878-3710
• Lake Washington Technical College
• Mesmer Animation Labs
• New Horizons
• Lightpoint Learning Centers
• North Seattle Community College (206)527-3693
• Renton Technical College
• Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences
• Seattle Central Community College (206) 587-3800
• Seattle University
• Shoreline Community College (425) 485-8668
• South Seattle Community College (206) 764-5300
• SVC School of Visual Concepts
• University of Washington
• University of Washington Extensions

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Net Learning

• Distance Learning on About.com
• Distance Learning on Yahoo.com
• Petersons.com
• Smart Planet
• CyberU
• hungry minds
• Free-Ed.net
• Eduardo Peirano's list of free online courses
• DegreeDirectory.org - Search our directory of degree and career education articles and information.