Windows Phone 7 UI Design and Interaction Guide Updated

Just wanted to point folks to the newly updated Windows Phone 7 UI Design and Interaction Guide (PDF). To quote a summary mail:

The UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7 v2.0 has been updated for beta. With additional information and a new layout we hope you will find more readable, this guide provides detailed information about UI elements and controls, UI system behaviors, and the interaction model for the touch interface based on the design system codenamed “Metro”. Designers and developers should read this guide to learn about the dos and don’ts of UI implementations for their Windows Phone applications.

The Design Templates for Windows Phone 7 are a collection of 28 layered Photoshop template files and system fonts that can be used to create pixel-perfect application layouts, to help guide UI development, or to pitch an idea. These design templates showcase many controls that are a part of the Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta. They also include examples of controls that are a part of Windows Phone, but are not available as a part of the Windows Phone Developer Tools.

In addition, I’m pleased to say that some of the work I’ve been doing around game developer guidance made it in on pages 18-19 – woot! As always, let us know if you have any questions!

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