Window next generation UI

About this project

When I worked in Microsoft Research Aisa, my boss Dave Vroney(the creative director of Microsoft surface and the head of UI Lab in MSRA)had been talking about Microsoft's next generation UI design. When I worked in Microsoft Redmond, Windows Shell team, luckily I would be able to work with him directly. Back to that time he was in charge of Window's Vista's design, and this concept roots from his brilliant idea - a card based-UI, I was the designer who realized his idea into concrete concepts.

Product main features

• Real 3D-based UI rendering(It largely enhanced the visual appearance of so-called traditional UI because it can changed dynamically according the environmental lighting)
• Contextual awareness - Respond to day-night lighting environment
• Informative Metadata visualization

Project Details

Project Duration: 3 months

Client: Microsoft Window Shell team

Project Time:Summer 2006

My Role: User experience designer

Team

• Project Manager: Dave Vronay
• Mentor:Yingzhao Liu
• Co-worker:Steve

Related Projects

I am now working with Bumptop as a freelance conceptual designer on 3D desktop design.

Skills involved

• Modeling and texturing 3Ds Max 8
• Programming in Open GL
• Information Visualization