Windows Phone 7 Series' cutting room floor is an extravaganza of bright colors and chunky fonts

It's hard to argue that Windows Phone 7 Series' Metro UI concept isn't utterly unique in the mobile world, but it was wasn't the only option Microsoft considered -- far from it, in fact. The company has published a bunch a design concepts it churned through on its wild, wacky journey to finalizing Metro as we know it today, and one thing's for certain: they'd clearly planned on simple, square lines, partially-obscured typography, and in-your-face colors pretty much from day one. After careful consideration of everything they've got here, we still think we like the production design best, but that's kind of besides the point -- why, pray tell, couldn't these have just been user-selectable themes?

[SecretlyFat Posted Mar 17th 2010 11:54PM]

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[shizzledmg Posted Mar 18th 2010 2:09AM]

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[Dr Spaceman Posted Mar 17th 2010 11:55PM]

I'm trying to use my phone, not grade first year graphic design student projects.

This shit is awful.

[magic6435 Posted Mar 18th 2010 12:24AM]

@Dr Spaceman
Amen that's just what I was coming to say. Tufte FTW
http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0003cy&topic_id=1&topic=Ask+E.T.

[ashleythehottiest Posted Mar 18th 2010 12:11AM]

Damn I'm tired of this windows phone crap. I'd rather see tacky Chinese products.

[namkyu Posted Mar 18th 2010 1:07AM]

This thing better support unicode. Seems like the UI was completely created and set up for the English type-face.

[inertone Posted Mar 18th 2010 1:18AM]

ughh
im completely turned off from WM7
part of the reason why android is doing so well and rising in popularity is its NOT apple
most apps are accepted
copy and paste exists
like 99% customizable
and windows mobile USED to be like this
but now...
i see apple being re born
sad...

[spaz1 Posted Mar 18th 2010 7:29AM]

These look nicer to me. I can't be the only one who thinks that??

[Gi Posted Mar 18th 2010 8:49AM]

erm typefaces?

[Pies Posted Mar 18th 2010 12:52PM]

Is there any particular reason to think there won't be any user-selectable themes on WP7?