Designers & Developers SIG (D2SIG) - August 2010
August 3, 2010 | Houston, TX
This event took place on Tuesday, August 3, 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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