I’m writing a book!
About 5 months ago I gave a talk on Design for Software for DevSum11. It was a great event and I was pleasantly surprised at positive attitude the community had towards design. Shortly there after I...
View ArticleWindows 8 Photoshop Templates
Windows 8 is coming in hot! And here at Clarity we just couldn’t wait for MS to publish the official design guidelines. Our clients want to see their brand on Windows 8 now. So we meticulously picked...
View ArticleWindows 8 from the Trenches
Last week Clarity was invited to the Windows 8 Developer Launch event in here in Chicago. Matt Hidinger and I were asked by some good friends at Microsoft to give our 2-cents on why we’re excited...
View ArticleDesign for Software – Slides from That Conference
Thanks to everyone who attended my design talk at That Conference. It’s always great to see the dev community genuinely interested in learning about design. That Conference was awesome, the support of...
View ArticleBlob Tracking: WPF + Kinect + OpenCV
With the latest SDK release, the Kinect platform has become pretty robust – skeleton tracking, gesture support, and access to the raw infrared stream all come “out-of-the-box”. Which is great, because...
View ArticleRally Keeper – Kinect Based Ping Pong Visualizer
Following up on my last post, I mentioned that we are creating a fun installation that involves tracking small fast-moving objects. So without further ado I give you Rally Keeper: Overview Before I...
View ArticleFreebie: Microsoft Surface RT PSD and Ai Template
We produce a ton of artwork for Windows 8 and when we present ideas to our clients I like the artwork to look as good as possible. One way we do this is by placing the designs within a device frame....
View ArticleDesign for Software the book – available now!
Today is a big day, I’m pleased to announce that “Design for Software: A Playbook for Developers” is finally available to the public! It was a long journey taking nearly 14 months to complete, but...
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