Design library for Windows Phone

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Guidance for designing great apps.

Platform and ecosystem

A look at the Windows Phone platform and the types of apps that developers can create to meet specific user needs.

• App landscape for Windows Phone

• First look at Windows Phone

• Voice for Windows Phone

App design process

Usability principles that can help designers solve problems, simplify tasks for users, and take full advantage of the platform.

• App conceptualization for Windows Phone

• Implementing Windows Phone app design

Structure and navigation models

The main categories of app interaction models that you are likely to encounter in your app design.

• Central app hub with home page menu (Panorama or Pivot control) for Windows Phone

• Central app hub with panel areas (Panorama control) for Windows Phone

• App tabs (Pivot control) for Windows Phone

• List with details drilldown for Windows Phone

• Uniform page shuffle for Windows Phone

• Utility device for Windows Phone

• Game design for Windows Phone

Motion and interactions

Theme, motion, sound, and vibration can create the sensation of real-life tangibility inside an app.

• Theme design decisions for Windows Phone

• Animations, motion, and output for Windows Phone

• Navigation, orientation, and gestures for Windows Phone

• Interactions and usability with Windows Phone

• Essential graphics, visual indicators, and notifications for Windows Phone

• Tile design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Lens design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Lock screen design guidelines for Windows Phone

Controls design guidelines

Interface controls that you'll probably use in your app.

• Button control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• CheckBox control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• HyperlinkButton control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Image control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• InkPresenter control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• ListBox control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Map control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• MediaElement control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Panorama control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• PasswordBox control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Pivot control for Windows Phone 8

• ProgressBar control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• RadioButton control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• ScrollViewer control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• Slider control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• TextBlock control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• TextBox control design guidelines for Windows Phone

• WebBrowser control design guidelines for Windows Phone

Design assets

Tools, templates, and assets straight from the Windows Phone Design Studio.

• Design resources for Windows Phone