Pimp My App
A premium design workshop for developers to create better user interfaces for their touch-based applications
Join us for a day of design and technology as part of the European Windows Phone Design days, kicking off in South Africa.
Using Windows Phone 7 tools and platform, Arturo Toledo and Corrina Black will lead you through a half day of design considerations, tips & tricks to enhance the UX quality of your applications.
We finish up the afternoon with a run through of your existing apps; looking at design and user experience and how you can improve.
With touch-based applications becoming increasingly commonplace, we give you the edge on how to improve the overall user experience of your apps.
Friday, 21 October 2011
Microsoft South Africa, 3012 William Nicol Drive, Bryanston
Agenda
08h30 – 09h00
Registration
09h00 – 12h30
Sessions
Metro Foundation
The Basics
Pivot/Panorama, Controls, Iconography, Typography, Motion, Layout
Make it your Own
Tailoring Metro UI’s depending on your app scenario
12h30 – 13h15
Lunch
13h15 – 15h15
App Review
Show us your existing app and we’ll help you take it to the next level
15h15 – 15h45
Wrap Up
About the Presenters
Arturo Toledo and Corrina Black are both User Experience Design Leads with Microsoft, based in Redmond. This workshop forms part of their European tour on Windows Phone Design Day sessions.
What to Bring
Register for the workshop here
*This event is being offered free of charge. If you are unable to take advantage of this offer, please let us know by return mail, that we can invite other attendees.