Designing for Windows 8: Fundamentals of Great Design in Windows Store Apps

by Brent Schooley

Overview

Designing for Windows 8 is a fast-paced, 150-page primer on the key design concepts you need to create successful Windows 8 apps. This book will help you design a user interface that is both delightful and effective, feels ‘right’ to your users, and encapsulates a great Windows 8 experience.

In this book, you will:

• Meet the building blocks of solid Windows 8 UI design in a well-designed sample app.
• Learn how to incorporate key design elements into your apps, such as the app bar, charms and subtle animations from the animation library.
• Find out how to deliver the core experience that your users expect from Windows 8.
• Learn how to make your app stand out from thousands of others in the Windows Store.

It’s now time to create the next generation of Windows applications. Arm yourself with design tactics and join in on this wonderful opportunity!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781430249597
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	02/27/2013
Series:	Expert S Voice in Windows 8
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Brent Schooley is a software developer who has been working with Microsoft technologies since 2004. His interests include client and mobile application development and user experience design with a recent emphasis on Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Other platforms he has worked with include WPF, Silverlight, Windows Forms, and iOS. He is an Evangelist working for Infragistics with a focus on mobile platforms. He has a passion for making people s experiences with software the best that they can possibly be.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Microsoft Design Style Inspirations

Chapter 2: Microsoft Design Style Principles

Chapter 3: Design Strategies for Windows 8 Chapter 4: Basic Building Blocks of Windows 8 Design

Chapter 5: Windows 8 Platform Considerations

Chapter 6: Bringing Existing Apps to Windows 8