Designer

The buzz word is REIMAGINATION. The list of new products and technologies launching is endless. Windows 8: Pure Imagination will bring developers, designers, game builders, students and start-ups entrepreneurs together to explore the possibilities of Windows 8. At Windows 8: Pure Imagination you'll…

In Windows 8, performance and battery life are important factors so we wanted to offload as much as possible on to the machine's graphics hardware to speed up everything you do.  That's why we invested in DirectX to hardware accelerate almost every aspect of the user experience. Graphics…

In Windows 8, people who are blind can use Narrator to access their machines. This video discusses some additional design aspects on how you as an app developer can design your app to work well with Narrator.  These considerations will help to ensure that people with vision…

When starting to design a Windows 8 app, the most important thing to do is pick out a best-at statement. To create one, answer the question: "This app is the best app in its category at what?"   Take the time to come up with a great best-at statement because many of your…

Learn the 8 traits of building great Windows Store apps including how to embrace the Microsoft Design Principles. If you follow these guidelines you'll not only build stunning Windows Store apps, but also delight your customers. For more information on the Microsoft Design Principles, see the…

Scott Stanfield, CEO of Vertigo Software, joins Tim Huckaby to discuss how to successfully manage a team comprised of designers and developers, and create a bridge between the two vastly different work styles.About ScottScott Stanfield is the CEO of Vertigo Software, Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified…

Tracey Lovejoy, Experience Researcher in Windows Phone team shares her research on Anna and Miles, the Life Maximizers who need a Windows Phone. This video is part of the Windows Phone Design Days series.

Computer screens in laptops, desktops and phones are now the targets for application developers yet they represent challenges as the resolution, size, among other factors. In this episode, Director of User Experience at Infragistics Dr. Komischke  describes how using Fluid UI allows…

$0Windows Phone 7 constitutes a dramatic new user experience paradigm. The Metro UI design language and the Windows Phone UI design together promote seamless interactions and great end user experiences. As developers, we have the option to follow the Metro guidelines and create Windows Phone…

dezineforce (http://www.dezineforce.com) recently completed a proof-of-concept with Microsoft to look at how they could overhaul their user experience using Silverlight 3.dezineforce offer a scalable, on-demand engineering design capability over the web. Backed by a powerful HPC cluster, their…