Archive for March, 2009


Download Mix09 sessions

So Mix is over and all the sessions are popping up online.  They’re available at http://live.visitmix.com/Default.aspx, but a friend pointed me to this extra awesome link with all the videos in a simple list as downloadable .wmv and with their slide decks too.  Extra fantastic:

Guy Burstein: Download Mix Sessions & Watch Offline

Big news in my mind is the new silverlight 3 and blend 3 features – those are definetly worth a look!

1st Design 101 Talk at CD2

I spoke at the cd2 user group tonight and promised that I would post my materials up for download if anyone was interested.  Below you will find a link to my Powerpoint slides, as well as some links for deeper reading on form layouts.  Thanks for having me out to talk!

PowerPoint deck: Design_101.pptx (396K)

Color tools:
the one I used in the demo:  http://kuler.adobe.com
a similar alternative:  http://www.colourlovers.com/

Form layout information:
Luke Wroblewski’s very awesome blog post:  http://www.lukew.com/resources/articles/web_forms.html
A review of form layout methods with usabilityeyetracking tests: http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2006/07/label-placement-in-forms.php