User Interfaces in VB. NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls goes beyond simple coverage of the Windows Forms and GDI+ namespaces by combining a careful treatment of the API with a detailed discussion of good user-interface design principles. After reading User Interfaces in VB. NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, youll know how to design state-of-the-art application interfaces, program graphics, and much more. This book contains the following: An overview of how to design elegant user interfaces the average user can understand A comprehensive examination of the user interface controls and classes in .NET Best practices and design tips for coding user interfaces and integrating help Although this book isnt a reference, it does contain detailed discussions about every user interface element youll use on a regular basis. But you wont just learn how to use .NET controlsyoull learn how and why to extend them with your own custom controls. As a developer, you need to know more than how to add a control to a window. You also need to know how to create an entire user interface framework thats scalable, flexible, and reusable.