1. From Concept to Production: Prototyping with Blend 3 & SketchFlow
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From Concept to Production: Prototyping with Blend 3 & SketchFlow
Christian Schormann
Director of Program Management
Microsoft Corporation
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2. Design Process Great Design -> Great Products!
Design process is important
Sketching and prototyping:
Explore a multitude of ideas
Rapidly, timely, inexpensively

3. SketchFlow Tools for sketching and prototyping
interactive applications
SketchFlow is part of Expression Blend

4. SketchFlow Goals Quickly experiment with dynamic UX
Fast, plentiful, disposable, inexpensive
Communicate design intent
Collect and evaluate feedback
Provide immediate business value:
Deliver compelling proposals to clients
Quickly and cost effectively

5. SketchFlow
An Overview: Demo

6. Summary Fast and easy prototyping
Evolve from storyboards to rich prototypes
Present and collect feedback
Make prototypes real with navigation, data, behaviors
Significantly lower cost
for design exploration

7. Thanks for coming! See my blog: www.electricbeach.org

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© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.