The Great Modern UI Debate Thread

[DeadEndAccount]

Anyone get the impression that those who complain about Windows 10 'flat' appearance probably would design a car looking like this:

 

[Luc2k]

Anyone get the impression that those who complain about Windows 10 'flat' appearance probably would design a car looking like this:

 

No.

 

[+Zlip792 MVC]

New File Explorer UI concept from Deviant Art

 

Source: http://metroversal.deviantart.com/gallery/

[Kyang]

New File Explorer UI concept from Deviant Art

 

Source: http://metroversal.deviantart.com/gallery/

 

Want to append, thread from the creator here as well:

 

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1247512-mockup-windows-10-project-please-vote-on-uservoice/

[Jub]

New File Explorer UI concept from Deviant Art

 

What would be REALLY cool is if the wallpaper was blurred like that when another window is active. I can never use "pretty" wallpapers because the sharp details distract my eyes.

 

Apart from that

[Dot Matrix]

Well, not sure if this is the right place, but rather than start [another] mockup thread, here's my finished piece:

 

Dark Theme:

 

Light Theme:

 

[BajiRav]

^^ How will it look/work with the expanded ribbon?

[Dot Matrix]

^^ How will it look/work with the expanded ribbon?

I took some design cues from the Windows 8.1/Windows 10 Tweetium app with designing the Ribbon tabs. The underline notes the active tab.

I initially designed two icons to outline that the Ribbon icons would take on the highlight color (Blue, in this case), but I'm changing them to match the new iconset in the Settings panel.

 

[remixedcat]

seen that on DA and I like the feel... just need to manage the dead spacea  lil better by shrinking the icons or adding more to the same line...

[Dot Matrix]

seen that on DA and I like the feel... just need to manage the dead spacea  lil better by shrinking the icons or adding more to the same line...

Are you talking about the file tiles?

[remixedcat]

where it says "pin to quick access" and  "copy" that area has a ton of space to where it can be used for other things so it doesn't look too "top hevy'

[Dot Matrix]

where it says "pin to quick access" and "copy" that area has a ton of space to where it can be used for other things so it doesn't look too "top hevy'

Heh yeah, it's only empty because I got lazy, and didn't finish drawing all the Ribbon icons.

[remixedcat]

oh.ok

[Ian W]

I took some design cues from the Windows 8.1/Windows 10 Tweetium app with designing the Ribbon tabs. The underline notes the active tab.

I initially designed two icons to outline that the Ribbon icons would take on the highlight color (Blue, in this case), but I'm changing them to match the new iconset in the Settings panel.

 

Explorer_Ribbon.png

I love that your concept doesn't remove the Ribbon in favor of a "hamburger" menu. I don't know why anyone thought that would be a good idea.

[Dot Matrix]

I love that your concept doesn't remove the Ribbon in favor of a "hamburger" menu. I don't know why anyone thought that would be a good idea.

I don't either. The Ribbon brings too much functionality to Explorer that people might not otherwise know was there. In my mind, the burger menu here brings up a slide out that has the same functions the File Menu in Explorer has now, plus a Settings option, which unifies file functionality currently found in various Windows 9x properties dialogs that still plague the OS.

[remixedcat]

hamburger menus belong in red robin, not an operating system..

[DConnell Member]

red robin

 

Yum

[LittleNeutrino Veteran]

[Thread Cleaned]

 

Try to keep on topic folks. No warns or anything everything was polite and friendly just off topic.

[Dot Matrix]

New update to the Explorer mockup: Custom colors with Black/White themes.

 

 

[Jim K Global Moderator]

New update to the Explorer mockup: Custom colors with Black/White themes.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice pictures of the dog.

 

Yikes on the rest.

[Ian S.]

New update to the Explorer mockup: Custom colors with Black/White themes.

 

 

I really hate the color... especially the green.

[Dot Matrix]

That's the best part of custom colors.

Dirty mockup using the new Settings app, with modifications to match Explorer. Whoops, how did Calculator get in there?

EDIT: Drats, just realized I have two active Windows here, I'll have to go back and correct that.

[DeadEndAccount]

New update to the Explorer mockup: Custom colors with Black/White themes.

 

Absolutely gorgeous - now that is the kind of user interface I'd love Microsoft to embrace because honestly it embraces the essence of what Metro design language is all about. The great thing I like is the fact that it is perfect for a professional environment and yet it isn't too conservative in that I could imagine consumers downloading themes for their favourite football team or television show, retro themes etc.

[Michael Scrip]

It might be time to combine the title bar and the menu bar.  There seems to be a lot of height that doesn't really need to be there:

 

 

 

 

[Dot Matrix]

It might be time to combine the title bar and the menu bar. There seems to be a lot of height that doesn't really need to be there:

HM, generally I don't really like things living in the title bar, but I may go back and toy with the idea.

Absolutely gorgeous - now that is the kind of user interface I'd love Microsoft to embrace because honestly it embraces the essence of what Metro design language is all about. The great thing I like is the fact that it is perfect for a professional environment and yet it isn't too conservative in that I could imagine consumers downloading themes for their favourite football team or television show, retro themes etc.

Thank you!