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• Live Messenger - Login Screen UI

  2 days ago I set myself 1 simple task, to build the UI for the Login screen of windows Live messenger! 1 day later I was done! Equipped with the knowledge gained from my control skinning adventures I set out on creating the UI as best I could pixel for... Posted Mar 28 2008, 12:41 AM by Community Blogs Filed under: Blend, Design

• How to make a spiral xaml asset with Design

  This is going to be a simple post BUT I thought I’d share it because I have been racking my brain for so long trying to work out how to do something like this in pure xAML. This shows why design is just as important to the UX toolset as blend is... Posted Mar 24 2008, 10:34 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, Blend, Design, Technology

• Showing off the power of Silverlight 2.0 - Windows Media Player redone

  A couple of months ago I recreated the Windows Media Player interface using Blend and Silverlight 1.1 alpha refresh, I wired up the UI so that it behaved similar to the actual application. It had a lot of code in the code behind that managed the resizing... Posted Mar 17 2008, 05:23 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, Blend, Technology, Blend Candy

• Blend Candy - Windows Media Player

  In a previous post, “Blue glowing glass button”, I confessed my adoration for the user interface of windows media player 10. I talked about how I loved the dark coloured theme, the glowing effect of the buttons and the glass effect overall... Posted Jan 01 2008, 04:07 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, Blend, Technology, Blend Candy

• Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 Wish List

  Well, the year 2007 is nearly at the end and I have my short wish list for Microsoft Silverlight . The following (maybe not complete) unsorted list would be nice to see in 2008 with the next CTP or final version: When building Silverlight 2.0 Web applications... Posted Dec 20 2007, 02:21 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: WPF/E, Silverlight, WPF, Media, WPFE, DLR, .NET, Flash, UI, Blend, Expression Studio, Controls, Pocket PC, Mobile

• Silverlight 1.1 in Action - Blend

  I would like to begin this post by SINCERELY thanking everyone that posted a comment on the last post. Your comments were sincerely helpful and provided valuable insights. After reviewing all of the comments, I wanted to provide an update with the direction... Posted Jul 21 2007, 04:42 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Chad Campbell, Blend, Silverlight 1.1, Silverlight 1.1 in Action

• Silverlight 1.1 in Action - The Book

  Hello! I am currently working on a book that will target Silverlight 1.1, called "Silverlight 1.1 in Action" and I am seeking some feedback from the community. The first half of the book will address the UI elements of Silverlight, while the... Posted Jul 14 2007, 08:14 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, Blend, Silverlight 1.1, Silverlight 1.1 in Action

• Expression Studio in German

  The German trial versions of Microsoft Expression Studio are now available. The full versions will be available in about 6 weeks, Expression Web is already available. Expression Blend (Windows, 180 days) Expression Media (Windows/Mac, 60 days) Expression... Posted Jun 14 2007, 05:37 AM by Community Blogs Filed under: WPF/E, Silverlight, WPF, Media, WPFE, Blend, Expression Studio, Design