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Former Microsoft Evangelist - now working as an independent developer focused on User Interface Design. Currently focused on HTML5, Windows Phone and Windows 8.
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Tag Archives: Blend
Metro List View double line – from PSD to Silverlight
I was recently working on a Windows Phone 7 application where one of the goals was to be very true to the Metro design guidelines. Like many applications we were using the trusty ListBox to show items with titles and … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Blend, Expression, Metro, Silverlight, thinkpixellab, WP7
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Golf Tracker and DailyAwesome – New WP7 tutorials on the Toolbox Site
The Microsoft Toolbox site has been updated with extra credit. The new material covers Widnows Phone 7 and includes 4 apps with source code, video and written tutorials. You can see a few shots from Andy Beaulieu’s Air Hockey app, … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged .toolbox, Blend, Expression, Silverlight, thinkpixellab, WP7
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Presenting at the Expression Blend online group in February
Next week I will be presenting at BlendSIG -Blend’s first virtual Special Interest Group. Here’s the abstract: Pulling Graphics and Media into Expression Blend The graphics department has emailed you a file, you purchased a new icon, or you created … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged artwork, Blend, BlendSIG, Expression, FXG, Illustrator, Photoshop, thinkpixellab
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My Top 10 Interaction Developer picks for MIX11 Open Call
The MIX11 OpenCall voting has begun and the call to action is simple: We need you to tell us which sessions you’d like to see at MIX11. Voting is open to everyone (no registration required). Vote for up to 10 of … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Blend, Expression, MIX, MVVM, NUI, Silverlight, Surface, WP7, WPF
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New Windows Phone 7 tutorials for Designers on toolbox!
One of my recent focuses has been diving into the topic of designing applications for Windows Phone 7. Although simple upon first glance, the Metro design language has strong guidelines and can make a real impact on the design of … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged .toolbox, Blend, Expression, FXG, Gestures, Metro, Photoshop, Silverlight, thinkpixellab, WP7
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Talking about Expression Blend for Devs on Yet Another Podcast
Jesse Liberty was kind enough to invite me on to his cleverly named podcast, Yet Another Podcast, to talk about one of my favorite tools Expression Blend. In YAP episode #16, we highlight how the tool can be a great help when building Silverlight, WPF … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Blend, Expression, Silverlight, thinkpixellab, WP7, YAP
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Speaking at the Portland Silverlight group on Aug 10 – Building toolable apps that enable dev/design workflow
On August 10th, Karl Shifflett and I will be making the trek down to the Portland Silverlight user group to present on building your WPF and Silverlight applications in such a way that they are tool-friendly or “toolable”. Here’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Blend, blendable, Cider, Expression, Silverlight, Visual Studio, WPF
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Import Art from Photoshop and Make into Silverlight Controls
One of my favorite features of Silverlight is the ability to completely redefine the visual elements of a control. By editing templates and visual states you can reuse the functionality of controls without having to write any custom classes or … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Blend, controls, Expression, Illustrator, Photoshop, Silverlight, templates, thinkpixellab
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My Last Day at Microsoft
Wow – I can’t believe it has already been 5 years at Microsoft. I have had a great time here and learned so much from the smart and passionate people I work with as well as the incredible developer community … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Storytelling
Tagged .toolbox, Blend, Channel9, Events, Expression, Silverlight
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Expression Studio 4 Launch keynote videos are available
For those of you who were not able to make it to Internet Week last week, the Expression Studio 4 keynote video is now available! (And my condolences to you, since that means you likely also missed the best Microsoft … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Blend, Encoder, Expression, Silverlight, Web, WindowsPhone, WPF
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