calla

Are anyone interested in the coming SharePoint 2013 or Office 15 release?

From the leaking news that this new release will include following new feature by OOB:

SharePoint Duet (OOB experience contecting SharePoint and SAP)

Suport viewing BI content via iPad devices

Web app support and market

Metro style user UI

Rights Management Services

Project Online

Visio Online

Is there any feature you think it should inlcude to the new release?

Let's have a discussion here.

Microsoft use the phrase - Windows reimagined - to highlight their ambitious new operation system.

The Metro style approach provides a totally different view from current application development.

They thing the current UX shows less content but too many chrome controls for navigation, layout, interactions, etc.

They want to provide content before chrome which means content comes first and immerse users in the things they love.

It leaves only the most relevant elements on the screen to minimize distractions

 

Couple points from their design resources (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/design)

Give content breathing room: intentional space frames the content and allows your eyes to focus on the right thing and remove lines and boxes as a way to group and organize content

Use Typography: create a sense of structure and hierarchy in your content

Let content flow from edge to edge: pan only on a single axis to create a sense of stability and to support the selection model

Create visual alignment: align elements on a grid to create a structured and consistent layout

Integrate commands into the content

Leverage the edge

Provide commands contextually

I can provide more examples later to visualize all this concepts.