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Here you will find additional helpful resources to assist you in developing beautiful and engaging apps. Below are sections for a range of topics, including Fluent Design System, Windows UI, Insider Program, and Toolkits.
The Fluent Design System introduced in at Microsoft Build 2017 is Microsoft’s push for a bold, scalable, universal design. Below are some resources for Fluent encompassing everything from design to usage.
- Overview of Fluent Design - https://fluent.microsoft.com/
- Design and UI - https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design
- UWP Style Guide - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/style/index
- See Build 2017 Talks on Channel 9 on how the Visual Layer empowers and enables Fluent Design
We love having engaging conversations with our passionate community members! If you want to begin a conversation or stay in touch, there are a variety of options to stay engaged and informed as we continue to add exciting features to Windows UI:
- Follow us on Twitter @WindowsUI for frequent updates and to interact with like-minded developers and designers who are passionate about UI
- Signup for Windows UI Newsletters for regular email communications on what’s new
- Reach out to us and provide Feedback or have a conversation with the team then mail us at WindowsUI@microsoft.com
To learn more about Windows UI, check out some of the following blogs, videos, and docs:
- Documentation
- Windows.UI.Composition on MSDN
- Overview Windows.UI.Composition on the Windows Dev Center
- GitHub Sample Gallery and published Windows Store App
- Build 2016 Talks and Build 2016 talks referenced in our newsletter
- Build 2017 Talks
- Blogs from members of our community, including but not limited to:
- Kenny Kerr’s detailed introduction to graphics and animation using the Windows Composition APIs in MSDN magazine
- Mike Taulty has a number of blog posts experimenting with the Windows.UI.Composition APIs, with topics relating to effects and performance
- Microsoft Windows UI team member Robert Mikhayelyan talks about UWP development and the basics of the Composition APIs in his personal blog
- XAML Brewer Diederik Krols has many in-depth posts on Effects and custom Windows UI controls
- Helpful Related Repos and Toolkits
Join the Windows Insider program to get access to exciting new features before they are released.