Lethal Liz is an action science fiction story I’ve been developing for years. It’s taken many shapes, and I’m still not sure which medium it will formulate into a final work. Last summer, I got it in my head that I could tell the story in comic form with completely vector illustrations. Needless to say, it took forever to do each page and I had to put it on the back burner.
Onward! This star map was designed as a by-product really. I was interviewing at an interactive studio and wanted to prove I could do something in Flash. I’ve tinkered with Flash for years, but my day jobs have kept me from ever really needing to use it on a regular basis. But, I digress, animation is an entirely different monster…and it is HUGE. Not just something you can pick up and work with without some serious dedication.
I designed the layout in CorelDraw and made it work in Flash. Follow this LINK to see it in action. The map is interactive and informational.
Method
CorelDraw, Adobe Flash