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The Zune software is from 7 years ago, and you can see every element of its design in that blog post (sans-serif typography as UI hierarchy, no title bars, flat
by dangrossman 14y ago
The Zune software is from 7 years ago, and you can see every element of its design in that blog post (sans-serif typography as UI hierarchy, no title bars, flat minimize/maximize/close buttons, back arrows, neon color bars). It stuck out like a sore thumb against Windows XP and the recently released Windows Vista, yet fits right in with Windows 8 where the exact same elements are used throughout Metro.
- Tyrant505 14y agoIt's cluttered, has lack of whitespace. Round buttons. Horrible grid. Flat does not mean undesigned.
- Gigablah 14y agoYou're missing the point. Whatever nitpicks you have with that design is irrelevant to his speculation that it's the precursor to Microsoft's current UI design language.