Metro Pass 0001 – 8 Traits of Metro Style Apps

(For an overview of this series, please read this post.)

MSDN Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464920

Metro style apps are at the core of the user experience on Windows 8. While it may be tempting to jump in and just start coding up your first app (that’s what I usually do), it is good idea to close Visual Studio and understand the design principles that all great Metro style apps share. Microsoft has identified the following 8, yes so help me 8, traits of great Metro style apps:

1. Leveraging the Metro design style
2. Being fast and fluid
3. Snapping and scaling beautifully
4. Using the right contracts
5. Investing in a great tile
6. Feeling connected and alive
7. Roaming to the cloud
8. Embracing Metro design style principles

While I could argue that traits 1 and 8 are really the same, I won’t. I’ll let Microsoft keep the parallel with Windows 8 going. Plus it’s a good pneumonic device. The next set of posts in this series will focus on looking at each of these traits. Next up, Leveraging the Metro Design Style.

(FYI…There will be no post tomorrow due to the July 4th holiday.)

MSDN Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh464920