CHAPTER 2
The Windows Design Language
It seems that perfection is reached not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing to remove.
Beyond the basic touch principles discussed in the previous chapter, the design teams at Microsoft developed the Windows Design Language, which is used to guide the user interface development for Windows Phone 7, for Windows Phone 7.5, and now for Windows 8. The Windows Design Language was inspired by the simple, easily understood language seen in street signs in metropolitan areas and in mass transit and strives to bring this simplicity ...
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