Last 30th of May took place “Beyond Tiles” an event in Madrid drived by Arturo Toledo. As it promised
WIndows 8 and Windows Phone are more than just tiles
Find below some of the most interesting links which where referenced during the 1-day session.
Books
- The Design of everyday things – Don Norman
- Sketching User Experiences – Bill Buxton
- Designing with the mind in mind – Jeff Jhonson
Icons
- Modern UI Icons – http://modernuiicons.com/
Mobile development
- App Campus – http://www.appcampus.fi/
Inspiration
- http://www.swissted.com/
- http://gerdarntz.org/isotype
- http://vignelli.com/canon.pdf
- http://connectingthefilm.com/
Personally, I’ve found it one of the best design event I’ve attended ever. First of all because it talked about design history not only about the last 4 weeks technology history, which provide a real rationale to the current design approach of Microsoft and beyond. Secondly, it didn’t mention one hundred times the word Bauhaus and I love colours, but he really provided lots of examples where Swiss design beats any trend with a solid style and aesthetic.
Although I still don’t agree that airport signals is a good argument to be presented as a Modern UI inspiration I entirely agree with the vision of simplicity and content presentation.
Finally, we also had the opportunity to talk with Arturo Toledio and Brady Voss who also presented a short but promising session.
