Yup. Juan Sanchez and I are writing a book about creating visual experiences with Flex. If you saw our 360|Flex presentation in Seattle, the book is an expanded and formalize version of that. Basically, we’re covering:
- Styling
- Graphical Skinning
- Programmatic Skinning
- Effects
- Transitions
- Filters
- Fonts
- Dynamic Layout
- More!
We’ll go in depth about each of these things; show samples of how they’re used in the wild; discuss how they support the fundaments of Rich User Experience; and tie it all together in a cookbook-like walk through. We’ve also got some ideas brewing for some really handy reference stuff in there too; things that’ll make this book worth having even if you know Flex UI development inside and out.
This should be a great, long, exhausting, exciting journey. We’ve already received some excellent support and feedback from the Flex team, David Coletta and other really smart folks. We’re going to have a thank you list that is a mile long.
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Andy, friggin awesome dude! Good job on getting a styling book on the radar, you Rock!
Btw, I didn’t get to thank you for the recommendation, but the Flex Roadmap session with Ely at MAX was da bomb…can you say MVC?
-Jun
Congrats!. Who’s the publisher? Hopefully some good chapters on ‘Thermo’ as well….
Awesome! Let me know if you need someone to read it or help in any way! I am onboard with Flex and am learning daily! Thanks so much for helping us n00bs out
God Bless!
Chris,
Addison-wesley is our publisher. We’re working with the great Chuck Toporek
Andy, Juan – congrats! Looking forward to finding my inner designer….
Congrats to you both! I’m with Deepa, can’t wait to find my inner designer… though I think mine might actually have died from neglect, so maybe you’re book will help bring him back like in pet Cemetery, minus the creepy/scary
congrats again guys!
Congragulations. Good job on getting a styling book on the radar.
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