XAML Files for Location Visualizations in Silverlight and WPF
In the comments of my Silverlight unemployment visualization, someone asked about where I got the US outline. I got it from the WikiCommons website which has an SVG (scalable vector graphics) version that I pulled into Adobe Illustrator and then exported as a XAML file using Mike Swanson’s Illustrator-to-XAML plugin. I realized this might not…
Code for MIX10 Information Visualization Talk Demos
As promised, I’m posting my code for the demos from my MIX10 “Creating Effective Information Visualization in Silverlight” talk. Unemployment Data Demo Code Bing Maps Twitter Demo Code In case you want to take a look at the unemployment visualization, I’ve added it below. I’m looking for a place to do ASP.Net hosting because my…
MIX10 “Information Visualization in Silverlight” Slides
For everyone who wants to take a look, here are the slides for my MIX10 information visualization talk. MIX10 “Effective Information Visualization in Silverlight I’ll post the code from the presentation when I catch my breath.
Mobile Phone Development Rap Battle: Native Code vs. Web Apps
I haven’t posted in a while due to my schedule. But I have also clearly lost my mind as evidenced by the fact that I managed to write and perform half of a rap battle without once thinking to myself, “This is clearly an insane idea.” Jason Alderman and I wrote and performed a rap…