Windows Phone offers a compelling approach to bringing distinctive apps to its customers, offering an experience not found on other platforms. Similarly, the Windows Phone developer platform is designed to help you build apps that extend the experience throughout the phone in easily discoverable ways. Check out this podcast on designing great Windows Phone apps using our design team's philosophy of "fierce reduction" – making the most out of animation, pivots and other key Windows Phone visual elements.
For even further guidance on how to build outstanding apps for Windows Phone – check out our favourites below.
Windows Phone UX Guidelines
Windows Phone Design Resources
Design Day Event
Windows Phone UX Style Design
Designing Apps
App Design Best Practices
Prototyping in Blend
Windows Phone Design Assets
PSD Templates
PNG Grid (Useful in Blend)
SDK (contains Blend and icons)
Windows Phone Tool Kit (contains extra controls for prototyping)
Faculty and Student Resources
FREE Windows Phone developer kit and store accounts from DreamSpark and teaching resources and curriculum from Faculty Connection
Windows Phone Developer Support Did you know you can visit our forums and connect with the community of Windows Phone developers to ask questions and get answers? For the top issues and answers being discussed, check out the following:
Register and manage account
Submitting and publishing apps
Payouts and reporting