In an email from “Microsoft For Partners” today, I was alerted to a new site called PhizzPop. From the email “We created Phizzpop.com to support Web and Design Agencies with training and resources, facilitate collaboration, and showcase great work.” A quick look at the site shows that it has samples of work that other people have done, as well as articles on designing web sites for Web 2.0.
I would like to go back and review the site more thoroughly, but for now, I’m just adding to a list of potential Silverlight and Web 2.0 design resources. It will be interesting to see how much the site grows in the next 4-6 months, especially with respect to independent contractors and designers posting portfolios. As technologies like Silverlight and flash (UI portion of Web 2.0) start to infiltrate the enterprise web application space, the need for hiring or contracting a designer will become a reality.