Microsoft’s Design Language – Tiles and Chromelessness – Prospects for Windows 8

By tim, on November 19th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

Among the most illuminating sessions at Microsoft’s BUILD conference earlier this month was Will Tschumy’s presentation on the Microsoft Design Language.

Tschumy says that Microsoft began a new focus on design back in 2003 (think Office Ribbon). Then came Windows Phone and Metro (only he did not call it that), and now:

Microsoft is

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November 19th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: microsoft, professional, windows | 4 comments

Book Review: Smashing UX Design (a great read for developers too)

By tim, on July 10th, 2012 Follow tim on Twitter

That the abbreviation UX can appear in a book title without expansion says a lot about the extent to which user-focused design is now embedded in the web development industry. The theory behind it is that User Experience is primary when designing a web site. The word "experience" suggests that this is not just about

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July 10th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: design, development, software development, web authoring | 3 comments

Review: Tapworthy – designing great iPhone Apps by Josh Clark

By tim, on August 26th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

Developing for iPhone is a hot topic. Many developers are not only having to learn Apple’s Objective C and the Cocoa application framework, but are also new to mobile development. It is a big shift. Josh Clark is a iPhone designer, and his book Tapworthy is about how to design apps that people will enjoy

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August 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: apple, iphone, mobile, software development | Leave a comment

Bill Buxton, Windows Phone 7 hits at Mix10, say attendees

By tim, on March 26th, 2010 Follow tim on Twitter

I recall seeing conversations on Twitter about whether it is worth going to conferences, especially vendor-led ones such as Microsoft’s Mix10 which took place earlier this month. It’s expensive, it’s marketing, and many of the sessions are available for free online soon after they take place.

In that context it’s interesting to see some off-the-cuff

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March 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: microsoft, software development | Leave a comment