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• UX designer needed (full-time at Moody’s Wall Street Analytics)

  Moody's Wall Street Analytics has asked us to help them find UX Designer for a full-time, salaried position. If San Francisco looks appealing to you, and even more importantly if you are great UX designer, looking for challenges in the financial sector... Posted sij 15 2010, 09:09 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, wpf, Random and other, job, moody's, employment, hiring, expression studio, san francisco

• Design trends for 2010: Web design trends for 2010

  From the visual and aesthetics aspect, web design trends in 2010 will be shaped by the influences from 2009. In this article 5 major trends regarding the web design are covered. From oversized headers which are serving as new kind of splash screens to... Posted sij 12 2010, 08:02 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, design, web, Featured Articles, Random and other, web development, web design, trends, minimalism, oversized footer, oversized headers, typography, fonts

• Design trends for 2010: Web development trends for 2010

  Trends appear and disappear. Here are some of web development trends that will dominate during the 2010. I’m covering 5 trends regarding the web development. From real-time web and collaboration to geo-tagging and RIA frameworks... See what is new and... Posted sij 09 2010, 05:21 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, silverlight 3, web, Featured Articles, Random and other, flex, geo-tagging, web development, html 5, real-time web, css 3, web design, trends, google goggles, google wave, gowalla, augmented reality

• WPF / Silverlight tutorial: Visibility property and binding

  Visibility property is a very powerful and yet often overlooked property available in both WPF and Silverlight. It enables you to set Visibility of certain UIElement objects to different states like: Visible, Collapsed and Hidden (not supported by Silverlight... Posted sij 07 2010, 02:05 by anonymous Filed under: ux, silverlight, wpf, howto, tutorial, silverlight 3, Silverlight / WPF tutorials, properties, visibility

• TOP 10 UX recommendations for Silverlight Command Link usage

  After I've explained how to build and design custom control – Command Link for Silverlight, I'm now sharing some best UX practices and guidelines regarding the implementation of the Command Link control. Here is the list of best UX practices for... Posted sij 01 2010, 07:15 by anonymous Filed under: ux, silverlight, user experience, expression blend, silverlight 3, usability, blend, silverlight tutorials, UX / usability tutorials, custom controls, behaviors, properties, guidelines

• Silverlight tutorial: HOW TO build CommandLink Control in Silverlight with Expression Blend 3 and Behaviors

  Command links have found their way around in Windows Vista and they are one of the key parts of the Windows 7 user interface as well. In this article I’ll show you how to create a command link control in Expression Blend 3 for use in your Silverlight... Posted pro 30 2009, 04:24 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, wpf, expression blend, silverlight 3, blend, Silverlight / WPF tutorials, silverlight tutorials, custom controls, behaviors, properties

• Microsoft’s product placements in The Big Bang Theory

  I'm a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory show. Given a fact that I do have a geek / physicist background it hardly comes as a surprise. I’ve noticed number of different several Microsoft’s products being placed and mention on the show. First and foremost... Posted pro 17 2009, 11:27 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, wpf, books, Featured Articles, Random and other, marketing, microsoft press, product placement, the big bang theory

• Design pricing: It’s never just about the price

  Setting proper pricing for your UX design work is crucial. It goes hand in hand with setting your customer's expectations. Set the price too low and you will gain reputation of the same kind. Set it high – you will also set high expectations. If you... Posted lis 14 2009, 11:22 by anonymous Filed under: ux, silverlight, wpf, user experience, design, UX / usability tutorials, biz, business, pricing

• UX ROI: User Experience Return on Investment

  Calculating and even trying to understand what all adds up to the UX ROI is difficult task. When we are faced with clients and investors – ROI is something they often ask for. How to even start thinking about return on investment in the field of user... Posted lis 10 2009, 09:58 by anonymous Filed under: ux, silverlight, wpf, user experience, usability, roi, UX / usability tutorials, biz, return on investment, business

• Expression Blend tutorial: Brushes, gradients, fills and strokes (webcast)

  This Expression Blend 3 tutorial introduces you to brushes and how to change the appearance of the specific object. You will learn how to use different types of brushes, and the special emphasis is given to gradient tools. How to create and modify gradients... Posted lis 06 2009, 04:48 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, wpf, tutorial, design, Video, blend, Featured Articles, webcast, Expression Blend tutorials, screencast, brushes

• RIA jobs market trends: Silverlight vs Flex vs JavaFX

  Several days ago I've received message with link to the InsideRIA. Mike Slinn of the InsideRIA has posted interesting article about job trends regarding Silverlight, Flex and JavaFX. If you go to the Indeed webpage and search for these keywords, you... Posted ruj 17 2009, 08:05 by anonymous Filed under: Expression / Silverlight / WPF, silverlight, Microsoft, ria, javafx, flex, flash

• Silverlight 3 tutorial: How to use ChildWindow (webcast)

  This Silverlight tutorial (webcast) will show you how to use and customize ChildWindow object. ChildWindow can be used as a pop-up dialog or window in your Silverlight 3 applications. This webcast shows how to add, launch, change background overlay color... Posted kol 30 2009, 02:31 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, Video, silverlight 3, webcast, Silverlight / WPF tutorials, ChildWindow, silverlight tutorials

• Silverlight tutorial: How to use ChildWindow (webcast)

  This Silverlight tutorial (webcast) will show you how to use and customize ChildWindow object. ChildWindow can be used as a pop-up dialog or window in your Silverlight 3 applications. This webcast shows how to add, launch, change background overlay color... Posted kol 30 2009, 02:31 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, Video, silverlight 3, webcast, Silverlight / WPF tutorials, ChildWindow, silverlight tutorials

• Silverlight tutorial: Play HD YouTube videos with Silverlight

  You can play HD YouTube videos with Silverlight 3 easily. Basically, since Silverlight 3 supports H.264 format you can create your own media player and play high definition video content directly from YouTube in your Silverlight application. Let me show... Posted kol 20 2009, 02:46 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, Video, silverlight 3, Silverlight / WPF tutorials, youtube, mediaplayer, hd, mediaelement

• HOW TO: Getting started with Silverlight 3

  Silverlight 3 is released. Once again, same questions appear: What tools and software do I need to start building Silverlight 3 solutions and experiences? Where to get all those tools and how to get started? In this short guide I am sharing with you all... Posted srp 12 2009, 01:39 by anonymous Filed under: silverlight, downloads, getting started, HOWTOs, expression blend, expression blend 3, silverlight 3, blend 3, blend