The Whole Brain Developer
Published September 6th, 2010 Under User Interface | Leave a Comment
This session looks at the importance of right-brained thinking in UI design and suggest strategies for left-brain-tending developers to learn to tap into right-brain skills. It’s a truism in our industry that many developers just can’t design user interfaces. Why not? Because most developers are classic left-brain thinkers. They are skilled at procedural logic and deductive logic, and they hone their left-brain capabilities every day by writing code. However, user interface design, particularly in the era of advanced UI technologies such as Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Silverlight, requires right brain skills too: visual sense, pattern matching, and empathy with users. The ideal UI designer marries the best of both sides of their mind.
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Authoring for Windows Phone, Silverlight 4 and WPF 4 with Expression Blend
Published August 19th, 2010 Under User Interface | Leave a Comment
Explore how Expression Blend lets you design and build rich, vibrant Windows Phone, Silverlight 4 and WPF 4 applications. Take advantage of a host of new platform and tools capabilities to produce better user experiences, with less code.
C# for Designers
Published November 25th, 2009 Under Coding, User Interface | Leave a Comment
Having some programming knowledge as an interactive professional can set you apart from the rest. Come learn the essentials of C# for creating interactivity in Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation in this session, and add another weapon to your design arsenal.
Out and About: XAML and being a Software Startup with Richard Godfrey
Published August 20th, 2009 Under User Interface | Leave a Comment
An interview with UK based startup IPrinciples who specialise in rich UI using XAML. We discuss the need for designers, the importance of Expression Design and why they favour WPF over Silverlight before talking about how useful Microsoft BizSpark is for startups.
Data-driven applications in WPF and Silverlight
Published August 11th, 2009 Under User Interface | Leave a Comment
Come delve into Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Microsoft’s latest frameworks for building rich internet experiences and desktop applications. Topics covered include: data binding and tips for writing data-driven applications; using styles and templates to customize the appearance of standard controls; and getting the best performance from your data bound application. This presentation assumes you’re already familiar with the XAML markup language and the basics of the object model shared by Silverlight and WPF.
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