Parleys.com: JGoodies

As architect and designer of Java tools, demos and several professional Swing libraries, Karsten Lentzsch is considered a leading expert in Java user interface technology and pluggable look&feel. He brings a wealth of experience in designing usable and elegant Java application to JGoodies. This talk describes how to build a Swing application that looks good and works well. We present the most critical Don'ts - things you should avoid, and the most important Do's - guidelines you should follow. You learn about simple steps how to improve the appeareance of your visual design, and how to compete with or outperform decent native desktop applications. Several examples for good and poor design demonstrate the effect of the techniques described in this session.