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• 05.06.11
  The most important design talk you’ll see this year Announcements | (0)

  From MIX11 – August de los Reyes, Design Director of Artefact Group (formerly of Microsoft Surface) outlines his vision for the future of design. It’s 10 minutes that will change your life.
• 12.03.10
  Intro to Metro, the design language of Windows Phone 7 Announcements | (0)

  Now that Windows Phone 7 is in market, I can talk a little about some of the work I’ve been doing.  Part of being in DPE means that I’m responsible for helping the early adopters build great experiences on new products.  I’m a big fan of the design work that went into Windows Phone 7 – it’s incredibly smart – it’s also different from everything else out there.  While the team has done a great job building documentation (the Metro UX Guidelines), I’ve found in my customer work that they need a voice over. One area where Windows Phone differentiates itself ...
• 06.20.10
  Speaking on launches – if you haven’t used eBay Simple Lister, what are you waiting for?! Announcements | (0)

  икониканализация??????? As long as I’m ending my long spell of not blogging, I wanted to also make sure everyone knew about the recently launched eBay Simple Lister application, powered by Silverlight 4 and built by our fantastic partner, Cynergy.  Check out the video overview here: This video was taken at MIX10 this year.  Cynergy and the eBay Simple Lister were also featured at Sliverlight 4’s launch as well as Expression Studio 4’s launch at InternetWeek in NYC two weeks ago. I was deeply involved in the project, co-leading it with my great colleague, Raj Ramabadran.  Working with Cynergy is consistently a ...
• 06.20.10
  Schematic’s 2010 Cannes Lions Touchwall Launches, powered by WPF Announcements | (0)

    Following its introduction at last year’s Cannes Lions festival, Schematic’s high-definition, multi-user Touchwall has been updated using Microsoft Windows 7 and returns to Cannes in 2010 as a faster, more efficient technology platform.  In addition to reprising its central role as the information hub of the event, the 12 foot long by five-foot high Touchwall will be used to showcase the future of experiential, digital marketing as it debuts two, large-scale branded experiences created in partnership with Nokia and Dell.  The Touchwall will be centrally located on Level 1 of the Palais ...
• 03.15.10
  Oh yeah, it’s on: welcome to the party, Windows Phone 7 Series. Announcements, Event, Expression, MIX, Mobile Experience, Silverlight, UI, User Experience, Windows Phone 7 Series | (0)

      Today marks a sea change in Microsoft’s mobile device strategy and how we are going to market in the smartphone space.  This change is fundamental rather than incremental; we have completely re-written the book on how a Windows Phone looks, behaves and interacts with a user.  With the MIX10 opening keynote (you can watch the on-demand video here), we introduced the details on how designers and developers can create incredible and immersive solutions for Windows Phone 7 Series.  I don’t think I can stress how different this new offering is to not ...
• 02.16.10
  Wait, that’s a Windows Phone?!? Announcements, Designer, Developer, MIX, Mobile Experience, UI, User Experience Design, UX, UX Design, Windows Phone 7 Series | (0)

  Yesterday was a pretty big day for Microsoft and one that I had been anticipating for a long while.  At the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, we finally unveiled to the world what our next generation of Windows Phones will look and act like – we introduced the Windows Phone 7 Series mobile operating system (watch the announcement here).  This introduction represents a truly radical change in Microsoft’s mobile strategy and already it has been garnering very positive feedback from the public (read Engadget’s review here; my initial search on the Twitter tag #wp7s is extremely positive as ...
• 02.12.10
  Heralding in the Immersive Online Olympic Experience in Canada Announcements, Bing, CANADA, Internet Explorer, RIA, Silverlight | (0)

  Today represents a very important day for our country – the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.  Over the next 2 weeks, we are going to be witness to some incredible athleticism and stories with the world united through sport. I can remember vividly watching previous Olympic Games in front of the television, marveling at the sheer talent and determination of the Olympic athletes in their quest for not only Olympic medals, but also personal bests and the pride of representing their country.  The television networks did a very good job at covering all of the activity in a way ...
• 01.01.10
  A New Year and A New Beginning Announcements | (0)

  Happy 2010 everyone! I wish all of you a healthy, joyful, and successful new year. 2009 has been a year of pursuing my dreams both personally and professionally. On the personal side, I had a fairytale wedding in my hometown in China. The wedding was a true mix of Eastern and Western cultures. On the professional side, I was searching for my next career step at Microsoft. It was not an easy year for a career move considering the economy. However, the hard work paid off in the end. I got a dream job to go with my dream ...
• 12.09.09
  MIX10 and Call for Content Announcements | (0)

  It’s not too early to think about MIX and MIX10 has a great theme – A Designer/Developer Love Fest for the Web. I’m expecting great sessions around the best practices of how designers and developers can work together creating innovative web solutions. With returning keynote speakers like Bill Buxton and Scott Guthrie, ready to be inspired by the future of web user experience design and the roles designer and developers play together in it. It’s the fifth year of the conference, and I’m happy to see the increasing number of UX sessions over the years. ...
• 11.25.09
  Silverlight 4 Beta Overview Announcements, Silverlight | (0)

  It was just 5 months ago we shipped Silverlight 3. Last week at PDC, Silverlight 4 Beta was introduced. The rapid release cycle allows the team to act quickly based on developers feedback and to keep pushing Silverlight to be the best platform for delivering rich interactive and media content on the web. In Silverlight 4 Beta, I see more end-user features that were only available to client applications before. For example, Silverlight 4 supports right-click context menu, drag-drop from desktop to Silverlight app, and multi-level redo and undo. This allows users to transfer their knowledge of ...

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