XAML User Experience Blog for XAML, Xamarin Forms, Blend and Unity 3D, and HoloLens Experience leading Flash and XAML projects.
This is a blog for Designers and Developers who use XAML for designing applications user interfaces and user experience. It is written and created by Don Burnett, the first ever Expression Studio MVP, then five time Microsoft MVP for Expression Blend and Windows Embedded MVP. While working at Microsoft(2007-2009), Don helped Microsoft introduce the world to XAML and Expression Studio via Blog and
training for Phizzpop.com and the Phizzpop Design Challenges and later for Microsoft’s American Journey connected vehicle applications development program. Don has 20+ years experience with a focus on user-centered design for interactive applications including work for companies such as Disney Interactive, and MediaOne. He has a solid understanding of the benefits and limitations of Internet technologies (Silverlight, Flash, XAML, CSS, XHTML, HTML 5) and Windows Managed C++ and ..NET. Experience leading creative teams, managing resources, mentoring designers and developers (including becoming an MVP Mentor in 2013). Team player with excellent organization, communication and presentation.
• User Centric Experience Design
• Realtime Persona Mapping for UX and UI Design
• Social Networking and Social Branding
• Experience leading the design and development of Flash based projects.
• Sound Design
• Art Direction for photography and video, and animation (CD/DVD)
• Programming WPF/Silverlight in C#
• Designing and programming Silverlight in C# for Windows Phone
• Designing and programming iPhone and iPad
• Multi-touch UX Design and Development with WPF 4, and Microsoft Surface
• Windows Azure Cloud Application Services Development (including logic apps, and API apps)
• Xamarin Development (iOS, Android, Linux, Mac, Windows Universal Apps)
• Windows 10 Universal App Development and IOT for Raspberry PI and other Microsoft IOT platform devices.
• AllJoyn Networking
Specialties: Telecom, games development, marketing, brand creation, web development, DVD authoring, UI Design , Fluent in Rich Internet App Design. Sound Design, Art Direction for video and animation. Multi-touch applications with PixelSense and WPF, Silverlight and Windows Azure cloud development. Also fluent in application creation for iOS, Windows Phone and Kinect (Microsoft and OpenNI). Skills
Visual Studio, ASP.NET, XHTML, CSS, XML, XAML, HTML, C#, WEB API development, Dreamweaver, Flash, Project, MS-Office , Blend for Visual Studio, NODE.JS
