1. Building Graphical User Interface with Swing a short introduction

2. JFC Java Foundation Class (JFC) Swing GUI components Java 2D API
Pluggable Look-and-Feel
Accessibility API
Internationalization

3. Swing Swing: a user interface widget toolkit Involves many packages
javax.swing
javax.swing.event
And many more

4. Model-View-Controller
Model-View-Controller (MVC): A software architecture used in software engineering

5. Model-View-Controller
The model is used to manage information and notify observers when that information changes.
The model is the domain-specific representation of the data upon which the application operates.
View
Typically a user interface element.
Controller
Receives input and initiates a response by making calls on model objects.

6. Model-View-Controller
Swing
Uses the MVC pattern, where the view and controller are combined, but the model is separate.

7. Visual Guide to Swing Components

8. JFC/Swing tutorial