Design PrinciplesWindows Phone App

Yasmine Abdelhady

MEA DPE Intern @ Microsoft

Windows Phone 8 Design

New User Interface Design Style

Programs and Applications developed on the phone should reveal this new style

The 5 principles

Pride in craftsmanship

More with less

Fast and fluid

Authentically digital

Win as one

Pride in craftsmanship

Small things matter

Take care of details

Ensure balance and symmetry

Align to the grid

Find typography that best echoes the app’s significance

More with less

Reduce unnecessary content

Focus on the most relevant elements

Make it a clean application

Content before chrome

Display what the user is looking for

Fast and fluid

Fast response as reflex action

Delightful interface

Live tiles

Make it a real life experience

But east and simple for interaction

Authentically digital

Make use of the digital world

Make the app work in a dynamic colorful way

Make use of the cloud

Win as one

Don’t forget it’s a phone app

Fit it in the specified measurements

Reflect innovation in parallel with the user experience

Thank you