Learning Claris FileMaker

Every design requires preparation.

As tempting as it is to just “dive in,” you will create a much better finished product if you take some time at the beginning to understand what you will be building, and brainstorm some ideas.

In Part 1 of this 4-part course, you will learn about important design principles and how they apply to FileMaker development, how to define the scope of your design, and some methods of generating preliminary designs.

This FileMaker Interface Design course will provide you with a logical set of steps that will bring clarity to your UI design process and help you create a product you can present with confidence and pride.

Whether you’re designing from scratch, or redesigning an existing application, the design concepts and decisions you will learn about will help you develop more efficiently and effectively.

Colour, space and typography — these elements are the building blocks for a solid design system.

But, first things first…

What we’ll be covering…

Part 1 — First things first
Part 2 — Colour
Part 3 — Size and spacing

Part 4 — Typography
Part 5 — Bonus elements

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Design for how people are, not what you want them to be.

There are lots of ways of structuring FileMaker Relationship Graphs.

A topic worth discussing...

How does the structure of the FileMaker Relationship Graph(s) affect the speed of a FileMaker solution?

What is the effect of the number of:

• Table Occurrences (boxes)?
• Relationships (lines)?
• Paths?

Have you ever needed to create a FileMaker icon from scratch because you can’t find the specific one you need?

This post will tell you what you need to know to get you out of your pickle. <> �

It can be hard to find an icon set that has every symbol you need.

I use the ones that come pre-loaded with FileMaker, but sometimes I need one that isn’t included in the default set.

Since I want all my icons to blend in with each other, I’m left scouring the web to find something that fits in well with my chosen icon style.

(There’s nothing that says “sloppy design” quicker than mis-matched icons…but maybe that’s just me.)

The FileMaker Database Design Report is an essential tool for all FileMaker Developers, and all FileMaker developers can use this tool to better understand their custom apps.

As you start using it, you’ll find that you can’t live without it.

Have you ever been frustrated trying to add new furniture to your work space?

Often new stuff doesn’t fit perfectly with the old stuff. The colours or sizing is wrong.

It just doesn’t work.

Software is the same way.

Trying to add new features and modules to a system not built with modular design in mind is a challenging task that can consume a lot of time and money trying to get the new to work with the old.

Join us we discuss the advantages of a modular approach to software development in FileMaker, the best practices of modular design, an awesome starting place – Baseline CRM with built in modules