Bridging the gap between application developers and Web designers has always been a problem for companies building high-impact Web sites. Now Microsoft thinks it has the answer through its use of an XML-based language called XAML.
Multimedia developer Jered Cuenco calls it the "gray box application" phenomenon: when a developer, befuddled by a graphic designer's computer-drawn mockups and unclear instructions, comes back with a prototype full of generic gray buttons, plain white backgrounds, oversize headlines in blinking Times New Roman text and other such crimes against user interfaces.
“Protect Seals” is this year’s theme for Design Against Fur (DAF), the fourth annual international art poster design competition presented by the Fur Free Alliance (FFA), which includes the Animal Protection Institute (API), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
EULDA, the European Logo Design Annual, is a new awards scheme aimed at graphic designers across Europe. The awards are decided by an innovative three-tiered structure that lets members of the general public decide on the overall winner.
Microsoft Tuesday released public beta versions of two of the three applications comprising its upcoming Expression suite of Web and content design software.
With a new conference slated for March, Microsoft will attempt to woo a developer segment that's traditionally been a hard sell – creative types who build and design multimedia Web applications.
The merger between Adobe and Macromedia marks a huge change in the landscape of creative tools, not least web development.
Alien Skin Software has released Eye Candy 5: Textures, an assortment of 10 texture generator plug-ins that are compatible with Adobe Photoshop 7, Photoshop Elements 2, Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 and Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 on Mac or Windows.
