Whereas some tablets will only run Windows 8 applications with the Metro UI, others will be able to switch “modes” between the traditional Windows desktop (Aero UI) and the Metro UI. Windows 8 will be installed on a wide variety of devices, from tablets to desktops. Through trial, error, and multiple iterations, we learned how to reconcile the needs of Rhapsody’s users, the scope of their application, and the rather-strict Metro guidelines.
We scoured the Internet for articles and videos, attended Windows 8 developer events, spoke with Microsoft evangelists, and spent a good, long time using Windows 8 on both tablet and desktop computers.įinally, we conceptualized a Windows 8 version of Rhapsody, an online music provider (and Blink client). In April we were hired as interns by Blink Interactive, a UX research and design agency in Seattle, to become their resident Windows 8 experts. Microsoft’s new, touch-oriented design language opens the door to designers, giving them a chance to reconsider their existing applications.Ĭhristina and I are graduate students in Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. Its release also marks the first time that Microsoft has significantly evolved its design since 1995.
Windows 8, expected to be released in October 2012, is the latest version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.
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