I finally got a chance to comb through all the session topics posted on the Mix10 Session Calendar and here are the ones that interest me the most. These topics include design / user experience / animation / multitouch / workflow & collaboration. Total Experience Design Media Processing Workflow Great user Experiences: Seamlessly Blending Technology [...]
Like winning prizes? If yes, then you should know about several Silverlight contests you can enter to win big. You could win a few MIX10 passes, t-shirts and even $50,000 cash. It seems like new Silverlight contests keep popping up every day. I like seeing more crowd-sourced pitch competitions. If you have the skills and [...]
My session topic has been entered into a ballot for the 2010 MIX Conference. Please vote for me! Session Abstract: Discuss how to create innovative interface designs using Blend for Silverlight. See how to convert artwork to components with ease. Explore custom skinning, state transitions and fluid animation. Apply behaviors to change states and properties [...]
In this brief tutorial I will show how you can create your own custom accordion menu from scratch. We will be using Behaviors so that you won’t need to program a single line of code. Please be aware that there are many ways to create custom controls depending your desired end result, and this particular [...]
This a good question with many different answers. First, always remember the basic rule of “garbage in, garbage out“. With that said, the first place to start is with a clean and organized PSD. That means naming layers appropriately, deleting unnecessary and hidden layers, flattening complex layers, and most importantly, good design. For beginners, the [...]
I’ve been using Expression Blend for a couple months now and have been collecting a wish list of feature requests and UI updates that would help make Blend become a more competitive design tool. Blend has a lot of potential, but it’s still a long way off from becoming the tool of choice for most [...]
The Atlanta Silverlight community came together to share tools, tips, and tricks of the trade for the 1st Annual Firestarter. In addition to several notable local Atlanta presenters, we were also lucky to have the support of Tim Heuer from Arizona and Rob Zelt from North Carolina. This was my first debut on the Microsoft [...]
There has been a decent bit of chatter on the interwebs lately about the advantages and disadvantages to the rival platforms of Adobe’s Flash & Flex versus Microsoft’s Silverlight. There are many strong feelings, mostly from coders, on both sides of the debate with valid points supporting their standpoint. I view this level of competition [...]
I’ve been working in Expression Blend for a couple months, and I can definitely say that I’ve “seen the light“. Sure, there are a few bugs for Microsoft to iron out, but I can certainly say the same thing for Adobe’s Flash. I’m not necessarily trading teams over to Microsoft, but I do enjoy the [...]