Windows Phone 7 Design and Metro

During MIX10 I saw a session called Windows Phone UI and Design Language by Albert Shum, Michael Smuga and Chad Roberts who are part of the design team for Windows Phone 7.  The design language is called Metro and here is the philosophy behind it

METRO IS OUR DESIGN LANGUAGE. WE CALL IT METRO BECAUSE ITS MODERN AND CLEAN. ITS FAST AND IN MOTION. ITS ABOUT CONTENT AND TYPOGRAPHY. AND ITS ENTIRELY AUTHENTIC.

Being a long time developer for Windows Phone and Windows Mobile I found this session a welcoming change to the existing platform and should allow Microsoft to better compete in the mobile market space.

If you want to get a good idea on what the whole design philosophy of Windows Phone 7 I recommend you check out the MIX10 session.

Some of the key takeaways for me during this session are

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