Designer Dinner (Nov. 7 in Reston, VA): SilverLight for Designers

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When:

November 7, 2007 - 6:00PM – 8:00PM

Where:

Microsoft Innovation and Technology Center
12012 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA 20190

Register today for this FREE Seminar!

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032357997&Culture=en-US

Speaker: James Chittenden

Background

Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new cross-browser/cross-platform (e.g., Windows, MAC, and Linux) technology for delivering the next generation of web media experiences. Based on the Microsoft .NET Framework, Silverlight enables developers and designers to easily use existing skills and tools to deliver media experiences and RIAs for the Web with role-specific tools: for designers, Microsoft Expression Studio, and for developers, Visual Studio.

Abstract

This Designer Dinner will be heavily demonstration oriented, and is focused on the web/multimedia designers who are interested in learning about the Silverlight platform and how to leverage their existing skills sets to build Silverlight solutions.

What you will learn:

  • How to leverage your existing Adobe Flash/Flex skills using Silverlight
  • How to creation of a RIA (Rich Interactive Applications) using Expression Design + Illustrator
  • Creating User Interface animation using Expression Blend
  • how to leverage the designer elements of Silverlight
    • Streaming video
    • Animating, and ultimately
    • How to hand off your UI to your development team

Who should come:

This event is geared towards Designers who want to learn about the capabilities of Silverlight and how they can leverage their existing Adobe Flash/Flex knowledge, however developers are welcome. 

Attend this event for your chance to win a Wacom Intuos3 4x6 Wide Format Pen Tablet!

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Wacom Intuos3 4x6 Wide Format Pen Tabletwill be raffled at the conclusion of the dinner.

~ Robert Shelton