Designing windows metro style apps
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Focus on what you are GREAT AT
First step to designing a great Windows app is to create a “best at” statement
This app is the best app in its category at _____________ .
One sentence
Specific
Truly differentiated
Example: News Reader
One sentence
Specific
Truly differentiated
Example: News Reader is the best app in its category at helping users view
latest headlines from a personalized set of news sources
One sentence
Specific
Truly differentiated
Example: News Reader is the best app in its category at helping users view
latest headlines from a personalized set of news sources
Focus on what you are GREAT AT
Put content before chrome
Where does chrome come from?
1. Layout
2. Interaction
3. Navigation
Create visual clarity with crisp graphical elements
Remove lines and boxes as a way to group and organize content
Give content breathing room through intentional use of space
Integrate command with content
Integrate command with content
Leverage the edge
View should be about where you are at, not where you might go
Integrate navigational elements into the content
Avoid persistent way finding chrome (such as tabs)
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