Hey Chicago need some Windows 8 app design help?

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Some of my colleagues are helping to an event to help you learn now to properly design a fluid and cool Windows app 8.  Details and registration are below.

Chicago Windows 8 UX Design Camp | View invite.

  

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Unleash your creativity on a new digital canvas
     

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Chicago, IL May 7 – 8, 2013 Event Time: 9 am - 5 pm Welcome Time: 8 am

Event Location Gleacher Center 450 North Cityfront Plaza Dr. Room 600 on 6th Floor Chicago, IL 60611

Notes This event is free of charge. Attendees are responsible for booking and paying for their own travel and accommodation.

Questions Email your questions to maboiteu@microsoft.com.

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Please join us at a FREE Windows 8 UX Design Camp Windows 8 is a new digital canvas where you can showcase your creativity and flair with apps that reach hundreds of millions of people. The platform provides unique features like Live Tiles, Contracts and Cloud services, so you can engage your audience more deeply in new and creative ways. There's never been a more exciting time to be a designer and we're pleased to invite you to a Windows 8 UX Design Camp to learn how to design great apps. What is a Windows 8 UX Design Camp? Windows 8 UX Design Camps are free, fun, no-fluff workshops for designers, by designers. In this camp you'll learn from experts on Windows Store app UX design and apply what you've learned by designing your first Windows Store app. During the course of the workshop, we'll have experts on Windows Store app design on hand to review your design and answer your questions.

What can I expect? Windows 8 UX Design camps are workshops where your time will be split between discussing key principles of Windows Store app design and applying what you've learned in design exercises. All design exercises are done sketching with paper and pencil to provide you a way to quickly apply what you've learned and get feedback from camp mentors.

What's the agenda? In this design camp, we'll cover:

  • Windows Store App Design Principles
  • Designing a Great Windows Store App
  • Navigation
  • Layout
  • Commanding
  • Snap and Scale Beautifully
  • Win as One
  • Tiles and Notifications
  • Touch
  • Animation
  • The Windows Store

How Do I Register? To secure your seat in this event, please register here. We can accommodate up to two people from the same organization.

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