PE7_Flash CS5

Michael Werner, the student whose story is featured in PE6, went on to become the first Mac Lab legend. Second in the legendary artist list is Jeff Micklos, classmate of Michael's, pictured at left, and animated here. Both created a wealth of incredible work over the three or four years they spent in the class. Both excelled at Photoshop and Flash and both pushed the quality/expectations bar in the Mac Lab sky-high.

Jeff graduated with honors from the Art Institute and is currently working in in San Francisco. Michael branched out on his own and currently freelances.

Those two weren't the only exceptional students in the early years but they helped open the door for all who followed, like Brian Sweat and Daniel Fields, the next in the series of Flash gurus in the Mac Lab. It's been a few years since anyone has pushed Flash as we've focused on other tools in the Creative Suite arsenal.

And that brings me back to my own return to Flash. With step four, the journey—or at least the initial part of it—is now complete. Here are the results:



Flash Example | Higher Quality Version of the Video

Credits: Image courtesy of Michael Werner.