Data Visualization with Flash Builder

"This book gives you a thorough introduction to the latest Flash Builder tools and shows how to use the built-in wizards, MXML, or pure ActionScript 3 to build information-rich applications for the browser or AIR applications. Tutorials guide you through each iteration including building user interaction, charting, incorporating audio and video, customizing the UI; and a code repository provides reusable code that you can modify and deploy in your own applications."--Dr. Dobb's Developer's Reading list "This book gives you a thorough introduction to the latest Flash Builder tools and shows how to use the built-in wizards, MXML, or pure ActionScript 3 to build information-rich applications for the browser or AIR applications. Tutorials guide you through each iteration including building user interaction, charting, incorporating audio and video, customizing the UI; and a code repository provides reusable code that you can modify and deploy in your own applications. -Dr. Dobb's Developer's Reading List

Cesare Rocchi is a designer and developer specializing in web and mobile applications. Winner of the 2009 Adobe RIA Application contest for students, he runs Studio Magnolia (www.studiomagnolia.com), an interactive studio that designs and developments compelling web and mobile applications. Cesare also provides corporate training for clients that want to adopt Flex/AIR technologies. Recently, his focus has been on the design and development of mobile applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Section 1Your first Information Rich ApplicationProject 1: Music Store BrowerSection 2: Building User InteractionProject 2: Tweets on a MapSection 3Charting and Multimedia Project 3: YouTube InspectorSection 4Building AIR ApplicationsProject 4: Flickr with Cache Section 5Customizing the User InterfaceProject 5: Customizing Projects Companion website: www.datavisualizationflashbuilder.com