Roman Patutin: Подготовка к экзамену 70-511: TS: Windows Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Часть 1: Building a User Interface by Using Basic Techniques

Требования к знаниям:

Choose the most appropriate control class.
This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluating design requirements and then selecting the most appropriate control based on those requirements; recognizing when none of the standard controls meet requirements; item controls, menu controls, content controls
This objective does not include: designing a custom control
Implement screen layout by using nested control hierarchies.
This objective may include but is not limited to: using panel-derived controls, attaching properties
This objective does not include: items controls, control customization
Create and apply styles and theming.
This objective may include but is not limited to: application-level styles, overriding styles, style inheritance, Generic.xaml, theming attributes
This objective does not include: data-grid view style sharing
Manage reusable resources.
This objective may include but is not limited to: fonts, styles, data sources, images, resource dictionaries, resource-only DLLs
Implement an animation in WPF.
This objective may include but is not limited to: creating a storyboard; controlling timelines; controlling the behavior when the animation completes; double, color, and point animations; starting an animation from code and from XAML
This objective does not include: direct rendering updates, implementing key frame animations

Ссылки на MSDN:

Choose the most appropriate control class.
Evaluating design requirements and then selecting the most Appropriate control based on those requirements;
Recognizing when none of the standard controls meet Requirements;
Item controls;
Menu controls;
Content controls;
Implement screen layout by using nested control hierarchies.
Using panel-derived controls;
Attaching properties;
Create and apply styles and theming.
Application-level styles;
Overriding styles;
Style inheritance;
Generic.xaml;
Theming attributes;
Manage reusable resources.
Fonts;
Styles;
Data sources;
Images;
Resource dictionaries;
Resource-only DLLs;
Implement an animation in WPF.
Creating a storyboard;
Controlling timelines;
Controlling the behavior when the animation completes (Ну и собсвенно AutoReverse и RepeatBehavior);
Double animations;
Color animations;
Point animations;
Starting an animation from code and from XAML;

Статьи/Блоги:
Вводное руководство по WPF - Часть II (Layout)
Вводное руководство по WPF - Часть V (Стили)
Свойство зависимости в XAML
Работа с пропорциональными размерами в WPF
Стилизация приложений WPF
Windows Presentation Foundation : #013 Стилизация контролов WPF / Работа с ресурсами
Присоединенные свойства

MSDN Magazine/RU:
Настройка элементов управления для Windows Presentation Foundation
Настройка элементов управления WPF при помощи шаблонов
Шаблоны для редко используемых элементов управления
Расширение классов анимации WPF

Video на TechDays/RU:
Лекция: Основы Windows Presentation Foundation
Основные принципы разработки приложений на WPF
Лекция: Шаблоны расположения элементов пользовательского интерфейса в Windows Presentation Foundation

Roman Patutin