Improvements to the platform in the Windows 8.1 Preview – such as an expanded common controls set with greater design flexibility – make it easier than ever for developers to create compelling apps that stand out from the crowd.
In a post over on the Windows App Builder Blog, Moneta Ho Kushner, senior design lead in Windows, writes about how the Microsoft design language is evolving in key areas of the Windows user interface – personality, patterns, principles and platform.
“Windows Store apps have visual and interactive design personality. Personality helps to differentiate your app, strengthen your company’s brand, and create a positive emotional connection with your users. To achieve a great personality, be creative with the composition, typography, color and motion of your app,” Kushner advises.
To learn more about the four Ps of design, read this post over on the Windows App Builder Blog.
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