Andy Anderson is a graphics designer and illustrator who has worked with Flash since it was released. A university professor, Andy is a sought-after lecturer in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The remainder of his time is split between writing graphics and fiction books, and developing graphics, animations, and resource materials for various corporations and seminar companies. His clients include designers and trainers from the U.S. Government, Boeing, Disneyland, and other Fortune 500 companies.Mark Del Lima is a visual and user interface designer. He has produced games and animation for a variety of clients including Apple Computer, Macromedia, LucasArts, and Goodby Silverstein & Partners. His award-winning work has been featured on Macromedia's SOTD and the Flash-Forward Film Festival. He is lead Flash designer at Orange Design, Inc. and co-founder of ersatzdesign, an art and design collective. He lives and works in San Francisco.Steve Johnson has written more than twenty-five books on a variety of computer software, including Microsoft Office 2003 and XP, Microsoft Windows XP, Macromedia Director MX, Macromedia Fireworks, and Web publishing. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve founded Perspection, Inc., which writes and produces software training. When he is not staying up late writing, he enjoys playing golf, gardening, and spending time with his wife, Holly, and three children, JP, Brett, and Hannah. When time permits, he likes to travel to such places as New Hampshire in October, and Hawaii. Steve and his family live in Pleasanton, California, but can also be found visiting family all over the western United States.
