Expression Blend/Sketchflow training in Brisbane on March 17.

2010-02-28 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Hi all, quick plug for a 1-day course I'm teaching in Brisbane on March 17th. Prototyping Using Blend 3 and SketchFlow: http://www.itts.com.au/docs/tech/OUT-SCH-MS50299%20-%20Morris.pdf Cheers, Shane Shane Morris | http://www.automaticstudio.com.au/ Automatic Studio |

RE: xaml icons

2010-03-08 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
While being able to scale vector icons might seem like an advantage, in my experience if you plan to use icons at various sizes it is hard to produce one icon that has the right level of detail to look right at various sizes. Therefore, whether vector or bitmap, chances are you'll be designing

RE: Sketchflow for ASP.Net

2010-04-28 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
The reality is most mockup tools either don't produce target platform code (Balsamiq) or produced relatively useless target platform code (Axure). If you have Sketchflow skills already then I'd consider sticking with it. One thing that will annoy you though is that sketchflow doesn't

RE: Bob Muglias Steve Balmers statements on committment to Silverlight

2010-11-01 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
To my mind all this noise re Silverlight v HTML5 does not really affect the Silverlight v Flash argument. The reasons to choose Flash or Silvelright are pretty much the same today as they were last week. The only change is a slight dip in confidence in MS's commitment to further innovation

RE: Control thumbnails

2010-12-05 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
A processor-intensive way might be to set up your grid with 4 equally spaced rows and columns (each Size: 1*). Wrap each control in viewbox, then when the user hits the key, place each control (viewbox) in a table cell, sized to fit the cell. Downsides: - processor intensive - The controls

RE: Control thumbnails

2010-12-06 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Hey, one more crack like that about Blend and I'll withdraw all suggestions! :-) -Original Message- From: ozsilverlight-boun...@ozsilverlight.com [mailto:ozsilverlight-boun...@ozsilverlight.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Monday, 6 December 2010 10:32 PM To: 'ozSilverlight' Subject:

Contract - Expression Blend Visual/Interactive designer

2011-03-07 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Hi all, I have a contact looking for a visual designer with Expression Blend skills. Interaction design a bonus. Sydney based. If you're interested get in touch and I'll pass your details on. Shane Shane Morris | Automatic Studiohttp://automaticstudio.com.au/ |

Re: Skills

2012-02-29 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Damn straight! You don't see me coding do you? ... Well, much. Shane Shane Morris | Automatic Studio | sh...@automaticstudio.com.aumailto:sh...@automaticstudio.com.au | +61 438 818 888 On 01/03/2012, at 3:49 PM, Jordan Knight jak...@gmail.commailto:jak...@gmail.com wrote: Leave

Re: Skills

2012-02-29 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
What? My glasses not square enough for ya? ;-) Shane Morris | Automatic Studio | sh...@automaticstudio.com.aumailto:sh...@automaticstudio.com.au | +61 438 818 888 On 01/03/2012, at 4:17 PM, Stephen Price step...@perthprojects.commailto:step...@perthprojects.com wrote: I think he meant

Re: Skills

2012-02-29 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Freak Shane Morris | Automatic Studio | sh...@automaticstudio.com.aumailto:sh...@automaticstudio.com.au | +61 438 818 888 On 01/03/2012, at 4:31 PM, Scott Barnes scott.bar...@gmail.commailto:scott.bar...@gmail.com wrote: What if you can do both though? w00t. --- Regards, Scott

RE: Animating an image

2012-06-24 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Silverlight 5 can flow between text boxes. I forget the tag. From: ozsilverlight-boun...@ozsilverlight.com [mailto:ozsilverlight-boun...@ozsilverlight.com] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Monday, 25 June 2012 10:12 AM To: 'ozSilverlight' Subject: RE: Animating an image Shane et al, after

RE: Storyboard crash

2012-06-25 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Don't ask me what's wrong, but the way I would get around it is to name the Transforms you want to manipulate and address them by name. Grid x:Name=LayoutRoot Grid.Resources Storyboard x:Key=StorySpinout Duration=0:0:1.0 BeginTime=0:0:0.2 DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName=Child0

RE: Generating path language strings

2012-07-11 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Expression Design has a larger range of vector drawing tools than Blend, and can export as XAML, or you can copy and paste the XAML. Keep an eye out for scaling though. Design has a habit of exporting XAML with an overall transform, which you could probably do without if you're manipulating

RE: Generating path language strings

2012-07-11 Thread Shane Morris (Automatic Studio)
Oh, Expression Design can also trace a bitmap to produce a vector which SOMETIMES works well. From: ozsilverlight-boun...@ozsilverlight.com [mailto:ozsilverlight-boun...@ozsilverlight.com] On Behalf Of Shane Morris (Automatic Studio) Sent: Thursday, 12 July 2012 12:05 PM To: ozSilverlight