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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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- Interesting, the most downloaded #Win8 sample on MSDN is SplashScreen - showing you how to extend the preload time code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Sp… hmm 11 hours ago
- Exploring Windows 8 XAML today, its just familiar enough to be a little confusing. Who moved my cheese? 2 days ago
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Tag Archives: Photoshop
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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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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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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New Tutorial: Import an Adobe Photoshop File into Expression Blend
While preparing my demos for the European ReMix Tour (photos), I realized that I was missing an important tutorial in the Through the Eyes of Expression Blend series. One of the great features added in Blend 3 was the ability … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Adobe, Blend, Expression, Photoshop, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
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