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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: Expression
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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An easy way to preview your HTML in the WP7 web browser
This is an easy to preview what your HTML will look like in the version of IE used as the browser in Windows Phone 7. There is a feature in Expression Web called SnapShot that provides a way to easily preview … Continue reading
Comparing onion skin features in Microsoft SuperPreview and Adobe BrowserLab
This is not a very deep comparison of the two views or even the two tools, consider this more a look at what’s available. This is actually my first time taking a look at BrowserLab. Having access to both BrowserLab and … Continue reading
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Tagged BrowserLab, Expression, SuperPreview, thinkpixellab
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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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