Phone & Web UX Tour Belgium Sessions

Responsive Web Design: Get Started

Bram Vanderhaeghe, Simon Coudeville, Thomas Deceuninck — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:22:03 GMT

Abstract
In this presentation we'll see that many different aspects are all related to Responsive Web Design. It's not only addressing the technical implementations in the browser, there are numerous other aspects to be taken into account as for example the user experience or the design of the website. In other words, what questions do you need to ask yourself when implementing this concept and how do you get started?

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be. We apologize for the less than perfect experience.

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Speakers

Bram Vanderhaeghe

At the age of 14 Bram Vanderhaeghe created his first website. He was instantly passionate by the how and why of user-friendly, good converting websites. In 2007 he graduated as master in Communication and Media Design. At the moment he works at digital agency Netlash-bSeen as usability engineer and head of information architecture. Some of his more known accounts include AB Concerts, Jetair, Telenet, Humo and NMBS-Europe.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/bram_

Simon Coudeville

As a webdesigner at digital agency Netlash-bSeen I design websites for our clients. When possible, I convert these designs to HTML & CSS as well because thatʼs what I like the most when creating a new design. When designing, I try to anticipate the constant change in technical possibilities or restrictions related to websites. In my opinion, this is a quality every self-respecting webdesigner should have.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/scoudeville

Thomas Deceuninck

As a front-end developer at digital agency Netlash-bSeen I convert the designs, supplied by our designers, to usable websites. Existing technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript are my best partners during this process. Every single time I try to improve this process by implementing new features or specs without losing usability or cross browser compatibility. Itʼs a whole new challenge for every project which I love to tackle with lots of passion for the job.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/decthomas

BUILD. Make it XAML with Expression Blend – Windows Phone Apps.

Corrina-Black — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:03:00 GMT

Abstract
Let's keep it real. While REFINE and DESIGN are stages where most of the experience is defined, it truly is in BUILD that experiences come to life. In this session Corrina will take us into importing assets into Expression Blend, defining layout, text and animation as well as working UI controls, data binding and code.

Note: due to a technical issue with this recording we have been forced to make available only the sound and slides without the full video. We apologize for the less than perfect experience.

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Speaker

Corrina Black is a Sr. User Experience Design Lead in the Windows Phone Design Studio. She leads the developer engagement efforts, and as part of the Studio leadership, she defines strategic programs to help developers around the world build high quality applications for the phone that leverage best practices in user experience and design. Corrina has been a product designer at Microsoft for more than 10 years and has contributed to the definition of the developer experience for platforms including Silverlight, Windows Phone, Windows 8, and XBOX. Corrina studied computer science at the University of Washington, and enjoys running and sports of all kinds, art, science, travel, photography, and fashion.

http://www.twitter.com/corrinab

REFINE: Best Practices.

Corrina-Black — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:36:00 GMT

Abstract Join Corrina in this session and get a deep dive into Windows Phone application design best practices. You will learn how to improve the experience of your app by using typography to convey hierarchy and structured information, adding motion to highlight function and many other best practices. Corrina will share these concepts with design examples and then will take us into Expression Blend for implementing these best practices in a real app.

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Speaker

http://www.twitter.com/corrinab

DESIGN. Visual, Interaction, Motion and Best Practices Windows Phone Apps.

Arturo Toledo — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:14:00 GMT

Abstract
This is design time! Let's take the creative ideas we came up with during THINK and translate that into DESIGN. In this session we will explore techniques for visual language and inspiration, application patterns, controls and interaction design. We will also go through ideas for adding motion to reinforce function.

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Speaker

Arturo Toledo is a Sr. User Experience Designer in the Windows Phone Design Studio in Redmond. Arturo acts as a liaison between the magic that occurs every day inside of Studio H in Redmond and the awesomeness of Windows Phone developers around the world. Arturo has been a Product Manager for Microsoft Expression, Silverlight and Sr. UX Designer crafting exploratory and production quality experiences for multiple platforms like the web, phone, Windows 8, Kinect and XBOX. Arturo studied architecture at La Salle University in Mexico City, did additional media and visualization studies at the University of Arizona. Post-graduation, Arturo founded Milton Frank Studio, a boutique interactive development studio.

http://www.twitter.com/arturot
http://ux.artu.tv

Microsoft Design: Metro, Multiscreen Experiences, Kinect and the Future

Arturo Toledo — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:21:00 GMT

Abstract
Be a part of the Microsoft design culture and join us in creating life changing apps and experiences for consumers around the world. With Metro as the design style and user experience language, developers and designers around the world are empowered with a rich, immersive, modern and authentically digital platform that allows for the creation of experiences for phones, tablets, desktops, TV and more that reach millions of consumers around the world.

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be and we would like to apologize for that.

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Speaker

Arturo Toledo is a Sr. User Experience Designer in the Windows Phone Design Studio in Redmond. Arturo acts as a liaison between the magic that occurs every day inside of Studio H in Redmond and the awesomeness of Windows Phone developers around the world. Arturo has been a Product Manager for Microsoft Expression, Silverlight and Sr. UX Designer crafting exploratory and production quality experiences for multiple platforms like the web, phone, Windows 8, Kinect and XBOX. Arturo studied architecture at La Salle University in Mexico City, did additional media and visualization studies at the University of Arizona. Post-graduation, Arturo founded Milton Frank Studio, a boutique interactive development studio.

http://www.twitter.com/arturot
http://ux.artu.tv

What is HTML5 and CSS3 and how can I use it today?

Elijah Manor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:41:00 GMT

Abstract
You might have heard the buzz about HTML5 and CSS3 these days, but you may be confused as to where you can start. These terms refer to a lot of various technologies, as we will discuss, but unfortunately the browser support for them is all over the board. Thankfully there are techniques and tools, such as Modernizr, you can use to confidently use some of these technologies. We will also discuss various ways you can approach your web application and how to develop them in light of all of these new features.

The slides of this session are available at http://elijahmanor.github.com/talks/html5-and-css3/index.html.

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be and we would like to apologize for that.

Speaker

Elijah Manor is a Christian and a family man. He develops at appendTo as a Senior Architect providing corporate jQuery support, training, and JavaScript consulting. He is an ASP.NET MVP, ASPInsider and specializes in jQuery development. He has written several articles for the MSDN Script Junkie website and enjoys blogging about the things he learns. He is also very active on Twitter and Google+ providing daily up-to-date tech resources.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/elijahmanor

6 Things Every jQuery Developer Should Know

Elijah Manor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:38:00 GMT

Abstract
This session provides an overview of several in-depth concepts that developers need to learn to bring their jQuery development to the next level. We review six things that you should know, such as: "What Is This?", "Am I Referencing the jQuery Object or a DOM Element?", "Understanding Selectors", "Ins and Outs of AJAX", "Different Ways of Storing Data", and "The Dos and Don'ts of Events". Along the way, we share several helpful websites and tools to make your job as a jQuery developer easier.

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be and we would like to apologize for that.

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Speaker

Elijah Manor is a Christian and a family man. He develops at appendTo as a Senior Architect providing corporate jQuery support, training, and JavaScript consulting. He is an ASP.NET MVP, ASPInsider and specializes in jQuery development. He has written several articles for the MSDN Script Junkie website and enjoys blogging about the things he learns. He is also very active on Twitter and Google+ providing daily up-to-date tech resources.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/elijahmanor

Bite on the Mango: what’s new in Windows Phone 7.5

Gill Cleeren — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:36:00 GMT

Abstract
With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft amazed the world. Its innovation brought us a new mobile OS that's different from anything that we've seen before. Now Microsoft has released the first major update to the OS code-named Mango. In this session, we'll look at the new features brought to the platform such as using sensors, the improved emulator, changes to the application lifecycle and much more.

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be and we would like to apologize for that.

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Speaker

Gill Cleeren is Microsoft Regional Director (http://www.theregion.com), Silverlight MVP (former ASP.NET MVP) and Telerik MVP. He lives in Belgium where he works as .NET architect at Ordina (http://www.ordina.be). Passionate about .NET, he's always playing with the newest bits. In his role as Regional Director, Gill has given many sessions, webcasts and trainings on new as well as existing technologies, such as Silverlight, ASP.NET and WPF at conferences including TechEd Berlin 2010, TechDays Belgium – Switzerland - Sweden, DevDays NL, NDC Oslo Norway, SQL Server Saturday Switserland, Spring Conference UK, Silverlight Roadshow in Sweden, Telerik RoadShow UK... He's also the author of many articles in various developer magazines and for SilverlightShow.net and he organizes the yearly Community Day event in Belgium. He also leads Visug (www.visug.be), the largest .NET user group in Belgium. Gill recently published his first book: "Silverlight 4 Data and Services Cookbook" (Packt Publishing) and is currently working on a new book on Silverlight 5. You can find his blog at http://www.snowball.be and his Twitter on http://twitter.com/#!/gillcleeren.

Good JavaScript Habits

Elijah Manor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:32:00 GMT

Abstract
It seems that far too many people come to JavaScript thinking that their previous knowledge with object-oriented languages like C# or Java will help them be successful at client-side scripting. In many cases, you can be successful with this approach, however, the more JavaScript you write you will inevitably find yourself uncovering strange bugs because you didn't take time to learn JavaScript properly. This session is targeted for developers that want to use JavaScript or frameworks like Query, but haven't invested adequate time to learn some of the foundational JavaScript concepts that differ from C#. If you would like to avoid some of these common mistakes when bringing your existing expertise to JavaScript, then please join me as I try to explain some of the differences.

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be and we would like to apologize for that.

The slides of this session are available on http://elijahmanor.github.com/talks/good-js-practices/index.html.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/elijahmanor

Windows Phone Development Journey from Development to Publishing

Christophe Peerens — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:37:00 GMT

Abstract
In this session we go from building an app from scratch up to finalizing and publishing it.

Note: due to a technical issue at the event location the quality of the recording is not as it should be and we would like to apologize for that.

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Speaker

Christophe Peerens, specialized in system development, is working in the mobile business for more than 15 years. Passionate about technologies, he was in charge of the Strategic, Research & Innovation at EZOS. Confirmed teacher, Microsoft Certified Trainer, he trains professional developers for more than 15 years. Today, he is also a pillar of the technical User Group "Mytic" http://www.mytic.be