Today I saw some new screenshots from Windows 8 that all come from the Metro part of Windows. Now I don’t know if these images are real screenshots or just a very good concept shot being passed off as screenshots, I do know though that there isn’t really anything in any of these images that [...]
I was sent an email yesterday by a reader of MML letting me know that Microsoft has tweaked the Metro design of its homepage and I have to say that it is a nice improvement over the cluttered design that went before it. However, its still not perfect, there is still too much happening on [...]
You can now apply to be a tester of the new Xbox update that will bring a new, Metro inspired UI to the entertainment system. This update does bring more to the Xbox than just Metro though, users will be able to use their Kinect accessory throughout the system and it also incorporates a new [...]
Microsoft has today announced a new web site aimed at keeping people safe online and the great thing for Metro fans is that this new site is completely Metro in design. This new site is called Your Browser Matters. Not only are there lots of rectangles, blocks of colour and Segoe font used but also [...]
A few days ago a video appeared of the new update for the Xbox that is rumoured to be arriving on November 15th. The new interface is very Metro bringing the typography and squares we used to on Windows Phone 7. Along with Windows 8’s radical new design we see that the three screens (and [...]
When browsing Microsoft.com (US version) today I noticed that the site’s design has been tweaked since the last time I looked at it. I don’t know how long the site has looked like this. Gone is the background image and in are flat, block backgrounds which bring it much more inline with the Metro UI [...]
With the Windows Developers Preview do you miss actually having physical media to hold on to? Well the below image might go some way to appeasing you as you could print it off and put it into a DVD case. This box artwork concept comes from @Windows_Romania or misaki2009 on Deviantart. What do you think [...]
Here is a great concept for a Steam client a Metro style app on Windows 8, this comes via Paul Thurrott. What do you think of these concepts? I think they are pretty stunning, only reinforcing that Metro can work with nearly any kind of app.
Today the BBC have announced a new beta version of their homepage which I think looks excellent, that might of course be because it bears a striking resemblance to the Metro UI. Check out the new homepage (I’m not sure if its accessible outside of the UK). In fact I’d go as far to say [...]
Just in case you hadn’t already seen it but Microsoft is making Windows metro which is very exciting. You can read all about Windows 8 and my thoughts about it on MML but I thought I’d share with you some of the images from yesterday’s keynote. What do you think of Windows 8? We’re likely [...]



