MIX is in the air (I’m referring specifically to the mix of fragrance and air that gets pumped through the lobby at Mandalay Bay). It’s a big one this year. We can all tell that there’s something big brewing inside the mothership and we’re hoping to get a glimpse. That makes things fun, but also [...]

The IE9 launch party tomorrow will be awesome. Why? First IE9 is a really great browser and Microsoft deserves our hats off for that. It matters. There are more people using IE in the world than any other browser so changes matter. And IE9 is a big change. It’s a streamlined UI, has great standards [...]

What’s the spring in my step this morning? Today kicks off the spring conference season for me. Hooray! Here’s the rundown:   First up is SXSW. In fact, I’m here right now! I registered for this long before Microsoft announced the RTM of IE9 at the conference, but it’s fortuitous because we’ve been able to [...]

This is the talk that I gave at MIX 2010. It’s a little bit about how I approach the design process: 10 things I wish that I could have told myself when I was starting down the path of doing design.

This is a workshop that I gave at MIX09 and then again at MIX10. You can watch this at the MIX site or else as part of Microsoft’s Design Toolbox along with some other really great content for up and coming designers. Here’s the MIX 2010 description for the workshop: Design is all around us [...]

This is a panel that I was invited to join at MIX08. Haven’t watched this recently, but if memory serves I have a hunch that I wouldn’t necessarily stand by some of the thoughts I shared here. I’ll let you be the judge though. Here’s the official session description: “How do you combine a designer’s [...]

This is the talk that I gave at MIX 08 The official description was: Learn how to increase what a designer can do with WPF and Silverlight using our designer’s code “toolbox.” Here are 10 simple concepts that will give you an edge when making your best ideas a reality. We share the code, teach [...]

This is a Channel 9 interview I did a while ago about the designs and developers and the rise of a new role, the Integrator. The official teaser: “You may be a developer who sometimes does layout or has to spend time slicing images to stuff into your UI. Or you may be a designer [...]

Come see us demonstrate the development of the comic reading experience using Microsoft Expression suite of design tools. Just as the NY Times Reader project dramatically improves the newspaper reading experience, our WPF-based approach to comic reading does the same thing for traditional print-based comic books.

The Kevin button lives in infamy! Here’s the official teaser: “With Windows Presentation Foundation, we want to make it possible for you to build a more emotional connection with your users. In this video, Kevin Moore and Robby Ingebretsen take this to its extreme as they show you how to build KevinButton using styles and [...]