Design for developers! Whatever next?
I’ll tell you what next – they’ll have us working on Macs and wearing flowery shirts, that’s what next!
Deep breaths… and relax.
So what got me so up tight? I was browsing the Silverlight community area and happened upon this blog post from Arturo Toledo, a Microsoft Product Manager on the UX Platform & Tools team. They have produced a series of short videos called UI Design for Developers in cooperation with Total Training and having watched the first 5 (from 13) I have to say they have done a pretty fantastic job. Here is what Arturo has to say:
“…we produced these 13 video series with quick tips & tricks for non designers to learn more about design. This is something I officially consider Part I because teaching design takes longer than just 13 videos but I hope these help you to get a little deeper into design.”
Not only do the videos take you step-by-step through some of the fundamental principals, but they are a great tool for getting some familiarity with Expression too.
Maybe, just maybe, us developers and those designers don’t have to be divided by Macs and PCs, combats and flowery shirts anymore?
