Windows Phone

Consumer site www.windowsphone.com

AppHub – Developer Site for Windows Phone http://create.msdn.com

Windows Phone YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/windowsphone (Watch Social, App and Web videos)

 

Resources

Windows Phone UX Guidelines http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh202915(v=vs.92).aspx

Design Templates for Windows Phone 7 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=196225

Windows Phone Grid  http://ux.artu.tv/?p=165

31 Weeks of Windows Phone Metro Design http://ux.artu.tv/?page_id=190

 

Get started, get the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 (Mango) http://create.msdn.com/en-us/home/getting_started

Silverlight Windows Phone 7.1 (Mango) Toolkit http://silverlight.codeplex.com/releases/view/71550

 

Microsoft Design .toolbox Tutorials http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/school/tutorials.aspx

Microsoft Design .toolbox Courses http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/school/

·         Calculator http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/school/modules.aspx?lid=16&mid=46

·         Daily Awesome http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/school/modules.aspx?lid=17&mid=47

·         Air Hockey http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/school/modules.aspx?lid=18&mid=48

·         Golf http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/school/modules.aspx?lid=19&mid=49

 

Windows Phone Geek - UX Resources http://www.windowsphonegeek.com/Resources/UX#ux

Jeff Wilcox’s “Metro” design guide for developers, v1.00 http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2011/03/metro-design-guide-v1/

Quick Spacing, Margin, and Icon Tips for Windows Phone Devs http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2012/01/metroradio-design/

 

Videos

Full Day Event Windows Phone Design Sessions http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jaimer/archive/2010/08/13/windows-phone-design-day-recordings.aspx

 

Windows Phone Design Day

Metro | the foundation http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechDays/Tekniset-Esitystallenteet/TechNet-2011-Windows-Phone-UX-osa-1

Metro | the foundation part II http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechDays/Tekniset-Esitystallenteet/TechNet-2011-Windows-Phone-UX-osa-2

Think & Design | sketch, wireframe, prototype, design http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechDays/Tekniset-Esitystallenteet/TechNet-2011-Windows-Phone-UX-osa-3

Refine | Best Practices http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Design-Day-del-2-Refine-Best-Practices

Build | Building a Windows Phone App Prototype with Expression Blend http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/channel9spain/WINDOWS-PHONE-DESIGN-DAY-OPTIMIZA-Y-CONSTRUYE (Note: this video includes both REFINE and BUILD. BUILD starts at 55:15)

 

BUILD 2011

Windows Phone User Experience Design http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/BUILD/BUILD2011/APP-832T

 

MIX11

All Thumbs: Redesigning an Existing UI to Suit Windows Phone 7 http://channel9.msdn.com/events/MIX/MIX11/OPN02

Analyzing and Improving Windows Phone Application Performance http://channel9.msdn.com/events/MIX/MIX11/DVC01

Application Design for Windows Phone http://channel9.msdn.com/events/MIX/MIX11/DVC02

Windows Phone UI and Design Language (MIX10) http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MIX/MIX10/CL14

 

Design Talks

Mike Kruzeniski: Personal, Relevant. Connected: Designing Integrated Mobile Experiences for Apps and Web http://www.ixda.org/resources/mike-kruzeniski-personal-relevant-connected-designing-integrated-mobile-experiences-apps-a

How was CocktailFlow Designed? Creating a Beautiful Windows Phone 7 Application http://uktechdays.cloudapp.net/techdays-live/creating-a-beautiful-windows-phone-7-application.aspx

Albert Shum Talking about Windows Phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD8MqWvARfA

ReMIX South 2011 Keynote with Albert Shum and Arturo Toledo http://www.vimeo.com/27800521

 

Channel 9

Silverlight TV 81: Four Great Windows Phone UX Tips http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-81-4-Great-Windows-Phone-UX-Tips

Silverlight TV 69: UX and Perceived Performance of WP7 Apps http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-69-UX-and-Perceived-Performance-of-WP7-Apps

Silverlight TV 83: Using Wireframes to Visually Communicate a Windows Phone Experience http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-83-Using-Wireframes-to-Visually-Communicate-a-Windows-Phone-Experience

Silverlight TV 75: Quick and Dirty UX Testing (Design Tips Mini Series) http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-75-Quick-and-Dirty-UX-Testing-Design-Tips-Mini-Series

Silverlight TV 78: Designing Tiles and Splash Screens for Windows Phone (Design Tips Mini Series) http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-78-Designing-Tiles-and-Splash-Screens-for-Windows-Phone-Design-Tips-Mini-Series

Inside Windows Phone #24 - User Experience for Windows Phone Apps http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Windows+Phone/Inside-Windows-Phone-24-User-Experience-for-Windows-Phone-Apps

 

Twitter

Windows Phone Design Team @wpdesignteam

Windows Phone @windowsphone

Mike Kruseniski Blog http://mkruzeniski.posterous.com/ Twitter @mkruzeniski http://twitter.com/#!/mkruzeniski

Corrina Black, Windows Phone Design Lead for Developer Experience @corrinab http://twitter.com/#!/corrinab

Arturo Toledo, UX Designer Developer Experience @arturot http://ux.artu.tv http://twitter.com/#!/arturot

Windows Phone Design Twitter List http://twitter.com/#!/arturot/windows-phone-design

 

 

 

Arturo Toledo | Sr. UX Designer | Windows Phone Design Studio