"ok, i see.. all the text links are orange... but some of them go somewhere and others only show information.... how is the user going to know if the link goes somewhere?" …

ok, we want a flash intro with six animated words to fly across the screen. one at a time. and we need a 'soft landing' of our slogan on the home page. were trying to tell a story here." ok. "but can you make it less than 7 seconds? we were at a trade show and they said you lose attention after 7 seconds!" hmm.. well, 7 seconds /6 animated words + 1 slogan =umm.. like half a .75 seconds per word. i guess you dont mind if the user cannot read the content of the intro then, right? "well...do what…