Lynda - EaselJS First Look

EaselJS is a free JavaScript library that makes creating interactive web content for HTML5 more straightforward and intuitive. This course transitions web designers, animators, and content creators who may be used to working with Adobe Flash and ActionScript to this new open web standard. Author Ray Villalobos first explains the capabilities of the EaselJS framework and the HTML5 Canvas element, and what they mean for web design. The rest of the course shows how to use EaselJS's helper classes and hierarchal display list to load images, draw, animate, and handle mouse input from visitors.

Topics include:
Installing EaselJS
Understanding how Canvas draws and animates
Drawing lines and strokes
Drawing with graphic primitives
Using the chaining and compacting commands
Animating shapes
Working with text
Importing bitmaps and vector graphics
Working with sprite sheets
Handling mouse events