So… you want to make your app metro?

There are two excellent videos on Channel 9:

Jensen Video – 8 traits of Metro style apps – http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/BUILD/BUILD2011/BPS-1004

Samuel Moreau  – Designing Metro style: principles and personality – http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/BUILD/BUILD2011/APP-395T

These videos summarize Microsoft’s current thinking on Metro style.  I strongly recommend that anyone interested in developing for Windows 8 watch them.

Also, you can read my summary of Jensen’s talk here:

http://gusclass.com/blog/2011/12/26/rehash-8-great-traits-of-metro-style-apps/

Of course, there’s the foundation of Metro started in Surface and Windows Phone:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26713

http://www.microsoft.com/design/toolbox/tutorials/windows-phone-7/metro/