Any chance that you could open source the Office panel that handles the implicit animations? It seems to be a good replacement for the FluidLayout from WPF / Silverlight.
I am really glad that you are doing this series, Corrina and John!
But I don't necessarily agree with all that's been said.
For example, Corrina said that a colorful icon sticks out like a sore thumb... which is true, but we have to stick out from the thousands of apps in the Marketplace, and you simply cannot do that with one more "white-on-accent color" icon. This is a choice we consciously took with SurfCube, and even if it hurts the Metro concept, it works for us (being a top 2-5 paid nongame app).
For the splash screen, I would not use the first screen of an app. Your app may be loading for a few more seconds, and the user thinks it's done, but when he / she touches the screen, the app will not respond. Bad UX! My favorite splash screen is the one of the Beez app, which starts to animate when loading is complete into the first screen.
I agree with the other tips, but animated splash screens should be used sparely - popups are not gpu accelerated, and the animation can take a lot of CPU cycles, making the actual startup a lot longer despite the user being entertained.
If I sound a bit negative, it's because I care... It is fantastic to have more UX content on Silverlight TV, looking forward the next episodes!
Thank you guys for putting my blog post about Silverlight 3 adoption in your show! FYI: I am a guy, but if I put my entire name ("András Velvárt") on the blog, you still probably would have had difficulty figuring that out... I'll get a picture up though,
thanks for the reminder
VBandi
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XAML Case Study: Putting it All Together, Office and XAML
Great session!
Any chance that you could open source the Office panel that handles the implicit animations? It seems to be a good replacement for the FluidLayout from WPF / Silverlight.
Thanks!
Zoomcity Budapest
@alinamarginescu: Thanks, glad you like it!
Announcing BUILD 2012
@jeffsand it is really hard to make decisions without seeing the full price... and hotels, planes must be reserved NOW...
Announcing BUILD 2012
Can you share conference ticket prices?
Silverlight TV 75: Quick and Dirty UX Testing (Design Tips Mini Series)
Very nice, keep it up!
Silverlight TV 58: Windows Phone Design Tips With Corrina
I am really glad that you are doing this series, Corrina and John!
But I don't necessarily agree with all that's been said.
For example, Corrina said that a colorful icon sticks out like a sore thumb... which is true, but we have to stick out from the thousands of apps in the Marketplace, and you simply cannot do that with one more "white-on-accent color" icon. This is a choice we consciously took with SurfCube, and even if it hurts the Metro concept, it works for us (being a top 2-5 paid nongame app).
For the splash screen, I would not use the first screen of an app. Your app may be loading for a few more seconds, and the user thinks it's done, but when he / she touches the screen, the app will not respond. Bad UX! My favorite splash screen is the one of the Beez app, which starts to animate when loading is complete into the first screen.
I agree with the other tips, but animated splash screens should be used sparely - popups are not gpu accelerated, and the animation can take a lot of CPU cycles, making the actual startup a lot longer despite the user being entertained.
If I sound a bit negative, it's because I care... It is fantastic to have more UX content on Silverlight TV, looking forward the next episodes!
This Week C9: Win7 API's, Spec# and Boogie, Expression 3 Starter Kits
I plan on getting you guys to learn my name sooner ot later with further posts to cover
This Week C9: Win7 API's, Spec# and Boogie, Expression 3 Starter Kits
Thank you guys for putting my blog post about Silverlight 3 adoption in your show! FYI: I am a guy, but if I put my entire name ("András Velvárt") on the blog, you still probably would have had difficulty figuring that out... I'll get a picture up though, thanks for the reminder