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Designers & Developers SIG (D2SIG) - August 2010

Houston-Area D2 SIG Meeting for Silverlight & WPF Designers and Developers

Where:   Microsoft-Houston Offices (2000 West Sam Houston Parkway)
When:   August 3 (first Tuesday of each month) - 6:00 – 8:00PM
Why:   A free discussion on the latest Microsoft designer and developer technologies

This special interest group (SIG) is a community effort open to all interested participants. Each month, a different presenter from various organizations will present to interested attendees. The group is dedicated to exploring modern user experiences (UX) which are part computer programming and part artistic design. While traditionally there has been little overlap in the two disciplines, users now expect a good experience with a professional look. Covered topics will range from development in Silverlight, WPF and related technologies such as Microsoft Surface to design of rich interactive experience for graphical designers. The group strives to provide a good balance of content that appeals to both developers and designers.

This month's meeting will be presented by Jonathan Birkholz and Toby Atkinson of DataFace Inc

The sessions will be:

The Silverlight PivotViewer Control by Toby Atkinson

Toby Atkinson’s been playing around with the Silverlight PivotViewer control and I asked him if he’d like to share his experiences with us.  Toby’s agreed and will be giving a short presentation on the control.

and
Developing Colors Programmatically in WPF by Jonathan Birkholz

WPF = Rich App. You go from having the simple color options (mostly battleship gray) to having every color and shade imaginable + gradients and everyone expects us to start turning out rich beautiful applications.

But at the end of the day we are developers. We code. We don’t design. But that isn’t the expectation from our users. Well, let’s roll up our sleeves and start working at becoming a devigner (developer / designer). We will first start with an introduction to the basics of color theory and how it applies to our applications. Next we can dive into understanding how we can leverage WPF to apply our new found knowledge. This presentation should have a bit for everyone at every skill level. We will demonstrate resources, styles, and custom markup extensions. If you ever had a hard time making a color palette, or making a good gradient, or want some tips on managing colors in a WPF application, then this is a presentation for you..

Tonight's sponsor is DataFace

... not only is Toby sharing his experience with us, he's paying for the privilege by buying the pizza!  

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Questions?
Phone: 832-717-4445 x 32
E-Mail: info@d2sig.org