Metro is the name of the new design language originally created for the Windows Phone 7 interface and now also used for the Xbox 360 Dashboard and Windows 8. From its inception in 2003 as a "enormous strategic approach to design," Microsoft has used the Metro concepts throughout a number of its products over the years. Zune, Media Center, Windows Phone, and Windows 8 all contain the principles, with Live Tiles marking an instant visual connection to a simplified interface.
Concepts of metro design language
Clean, Light, Open, Fast
Unlike previous incarnations of the Windows interface where stuffing everything on one screen and making maximum use of your screen real estate was considered a good thing, Microsoft’s new direction is that interfaces should be very simple and have a good deal of white space. Focus the user on the primary tasks and reduce clutter. This makes the UI feel smart, open, fast, and responsive.
Typography
Typography is a very key principle in Metro. As a user interface, Metro swaps out traditional icon-based design for navigation which is comprised solely of text. With the reduction of graphics in favour of text, Metro influences the use of text at all levels.
Alive in motion
The Motion aspect of Metro as a design language is something focused for applications, and its influence on your design is dependent on how much interaction a user has and the level of transition that interaction invokes
Content, Not Chrome
Content, Not Chrome reminds us that no button, slider, background or layout is more important than the information we are presenting to the user. By avoiding chrome in the design, a site can benefit from more seamless scaling and work effectively at smaller screen sizes, as part of a responsive design.
Authentically Digital
Microsoft believes in something very different. The Metro language is designed so its principles don’t try to resemble something that it’s not, and instead embrace its digital nature through design. So, instead of making a list of contacts look like the address book you might buy in a store, it should look like a list of contacts on a phone or computer to comply with the principles in Metro.sss
It should also be borne in mind that the system is very young and actively growing. So, now, it is not worth discussing small details of the interface, they may be well modified in the future.
Concepts of metro design language
Clean, Light, Open, Fast
Unlike previous incarnations of the Windows interface where stuffing everything on one screen and making maximum use of your screen real estate was considered a good thing, Microsoft’s new direction is that interfaces should be very simple and have a good deal of white space. Focus the user on the primary tasks and reduce clutter. This makes the UI feel smart, open, fast, and responsive.
Typography
Typography is a very key principle in Metro. As a user interface, Metro swaps out traditional icon-based design for navigation which is comprised solely of text. With the reduction of graphics in favour of text, Metro influences the use of text at all levels.
Alive in motion
The Motion aspect of Metro as a design language is something focused for applications, and its influence on your design is dependent on how much interaction a user has and the level of transition that interaction invokes
Content, Not Chrome
Content, Not Chrome reminds us that no button, slider, background or layout is more important than the information we are presenting to the user. By avoiding chrome in the design, a site can benefit from more seamless scaling and work effectively at smaller screen sizes, as part of a responsive design.
Authentically Digital
Microsoft believes in something very different. The Metro language is designed so its principles don’t try to resemble something that it’s not, and instead embrace its digital nature through design. So, instead of making a list of contacts look like the address book you might buy in a store, it should look like a list of contacts on a phone or computer to comply with the principles in Metro.sss
It should also be borne in mind that the system is very young and actively growing. So, now, it is not worth discussing small details of the interface, they may be well modified in the future.
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