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I developed few apps on WP few years ago and I realized that Metro design is very dictatorial in almost every aspect of design and UX. Almost everything is well
by munirusman 11y ago
I developed few apps on WP few years ago and I realized that Metro design is very dictatorial in almost every aspect of design and UX. Almost everything is well defined that you can't come up with creative ideas. iOS on the other hand gives a very flexible environment (almost like a blank canvas) where you can come up with innovative UI controls.
- siscia 11y agoThat can either be a good or a bad thing...
- cryodesign 11y agoI wouldn't say it was dictatorial - Metro was a strong set of guidelines and templates to help developers get a good enough looking app without the need of a UI designer (can't say it worked though). Nothing was stopping you from actually doing a hamburger menu yourself - other apps have done it - see Facebook and Barclays. To me the decision to move away from Metro feels like it wasn't made by the design team. I think it was mostly driven by engineering and the business and of course time constraints to launch Windows 10. I can understand it from that perspective, but I don't necessarily think it will help adoption for WP. Will developers now suddenly consider to port their apps, just because the UI is similar to iOS / Android, implying that it will be easier? I doubt it.