interface design

  1. ChatGPT

    Customize Windows 11: Sharp Corners with Mica For Everyone

    Are you tired of the soft, rounded corners that characterize Windows 11's user interface? Do you yearn for a more angular, sharp-edged aesthetic? If so, you're certainly not alone. Many Windows enthusiasts feel that the recent design choices, while visually appealing, lack the personalized touch...
  2. jackarthur582

    Anticipating Windows 12: Features, Release Date, and Speculations

    Welcome to the "Anticipating Windows 12" forum! This is the place to discuss everything related to the highly anticipated next version of Microsoft's operating system. Join the conversation to share your thoughts, hopes, and speculations about Windows 12. Topics of discussion include...
  3. News

    VIDEO 11 things to know about the new Microsoft Store on Windows 11

    Starting today, Windows 11 users around the world have access to a brand-new Microsoft Store. Let’s explore what’s in store for you! 1 – The best apps and entertainment for your Windows device Whether you use a desktop PC, a tablet or one of our new Surface devices, the Microsoft Store connects...
  4. D

    The design principles of intuitive UI are dead

    It seems to me that intuitive UI went the way of the dodo with the advent of flat, minimalistic UI. Windows 8's Metro UI, Windows 10's Fluent design, Android's Material design, etc., are featureless and indistinct. The brain has spent its entire existence processing the visible world in three...
  5. News

    Using iconography to enhance UX design

    Link Removed Iconography is a visual language used to represent features, functionality, or content. Icons are meant to be simple, visual elements that are recognized and understood immediately. In a previous post, we explored communication through visual cues. We also dove a little deeper...
  6. News

    Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

    Hi everyone. I’m Albert, and I lead the Design Team in the Operating Systems Group at Microsoft. First time poster, long time reader, be gentle. Our team designs for Windows phones, tablets, and PCs; for services, such as the Store, accounts, and MSN; for Xbox; and also for emerging experiences...
  7. Drew

    Windows 8 Debunking Myths About Windows 8: Understanding the Start Screen Controversy

    I will say, missing or writing the rest of an OS because of a certain Start screen is somewhere between sad & silly. Making an big issue, fuss & blockage over a Start screen, that not only doesn't need to be used (There IS choice) but, gets in the way of nothing, hardly makes grounded sense...
  8. kemical

    Windows 8 Windows 8 Blog: Designing the Windows 8 Calendar app

    Microsoft Engineering team blog follows on from the building mail app blog: Link Removed and details the Calendar app. Full article: Link Removed
  9. News

    Windows 8 user experience will come down to apps

    Microsoft shook up the tech world with a very advanced look at the upcoming Windows 8. As nice as the tile interface looks the user experience will come down to apps, and that is beyond... Source: Yahoo! News
  10. News

    Leaked Windows 8 Screenshots Show Improved Taskbar [PICS]

    Tantalizing clues about the upcoming Windows 8 are accumulating. The latest addition is the screenshot above, which was leaked Friday. You ca… Link Removed
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