Here's a quick list of a few tips & tricks for Expression Blend that I use to help speed up the design process and get most out of this awesome tool. 1. Tab to hide panels. Hitting Tab while not having any properties selected will hide all the panels allowing you to focus on the artboard. 2. Resource...
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20 useful Expression Blend tips & tricks
Wednesday, May 04 2011 - Resources
My 10 tips for designing phone apps
Sunday, March 27 2011 - Resources
I have been designing apps for a while now, including apps that target lots of different devices and form factors. I thought it would be good to write a list of the top 10 things I keep in mind when designing and building phone applications. Most of these apply to any application in some way though....
7Metro: Silverlight Theme
Tuesday, March 22 2011 - Resources
Woot! Free stuff! Lately I have been playing around with Metro style templates in Silverlight 4 and I thought it would be cool to share. This is a free theme based on the Windows Phone 7 Metro style . It's a Silverlight theme, so feel free to download and use for your Silverlight apps or just pull it...
Designing Windows Phone 7 Applications
Monday, September 27 2010 - Resources
There is a lot to consider when moving into design for Windows Phone 7. If you have ever worked on mobile platforms you probably have some idea what you are in for, but for those who have stuck to the desktop, here is a few tips to get you started on WP7 design. First thing is to learn about the phone...
A Gesture Language
Thursday, July 15 2010 - Resources
Unknowingly we’ve acquired a lot of terminology regarding the use of a computer mouse. Apart from clicking, right-clicking and double-clicking, we’ve learned about dragging and dropping. Pushing two mouse buttons at the same time never reached much acceptance, but it is called a ‘chord...
Getting the most out of the Vector tools in Expression Design.
Monday, May 04 2009 - Resources
This post is planned to help you create great vectors and get the most out of the tools you have in Expression Design. Here is 2 simple shapes I am going to use for the examples, with a blue gradient, corner radius of 20px and a stroke thickness of 5px Compound Paths Compound paths take the existing...
Silverlight 3 - Get an early start
Tuesday, March 31 2009 - Resources
Blend 3 and Silverlight 3 has been released as a beta for all the designers and developers to get an early look into how it works and be ready for its release and it's worth having a look into. You can grab the new tools here: http://silverlight.net/getstarted/silverlight3/default.aspx Some of the features...
C# Cheat sheet for designers
Tuesday, March 31 2009 - Resources
When it comes to designing for Silverlight applications, it's not just about drawing up some pictures and sending it off to be processed into a working application. Now, using Expression Blend by Microsoft, you the designer have full control over every graphical element in the project. You still need...
