Symbian Anna & Windows Phone UI mash up creates a beautiful UI [Concept]
by JaganP on May 8, 2011
Before you all get excited, let us tell you that this fictional design would perhaps never make into this real world. But, we can dream about it, right? So, you see there are indeed some people out there who don’t like Metro UI. Finnish designer Tommy Incrosnatu is one of them. He mashed up Symbian Anna’s updated UI (those round icons) and Windows Phone 7’s Metro UI to create something new, which we must say looks beautiful. The concept features a background image, live tiles that display more than just numbers and a grid style apps page with Symbian Anna’s round icons.
This design is actually possible, as we already know that Microsoft granted Nokia full permission to customize anything in the UI. But still there is one flaw in this concept. The hardware keys, look again, there is just one key, the home button. Tommy thinks that those hardware keys are “redundant” and its function can be executed by multi-touch gestures. But, removal of back and search button is definitely not going to happen, Microsoft is strict with its hardware rules for WPs.
Let us know what do you think about this concept.
Via: Phoneboss.net
Source: sciant.net
Category: Windows Phone | Tags: Colorful Metro UI, Nokia, Nokia Windows Phone 7, Nokia Windows Phone 7 concepts, Symbian Anna and Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 16 comments »
May 8th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Omg this concept is really nice I love and hope Nokia or Microsoft see this and use it. I especially like his idea for the apps list page its way nicer then what we have currently. And the home screen looks awesome like that. Maybe someone can make and app that can do this or something if Microsoft doesn’t do it lol :D
May 8th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
eww… I think this completely destroys the idea of windows phone in the first place. It makes it look cluttered and unorganized like android. Please don’t let this happen Microsoft.
May 8th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
I think it looks like complete and utter dogshit. It’s awful. Metro UI is far, far better, and no, Microsoft is not going to allow Nokia to completely fuck their UI up. As for the Finnish designer who doesn’t like the Metro UI, who cares? Let me guess, he is partially responsible for that godawful Symbian UI. The last thing WP7 needs is anything from the completely shit Symbian. There’s a reason it’s dead and dying.
May 8th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
The Symbian crowd, in case you were worried Joe, seems to regard the software you use with that same degree of disdain.
The funny thing is that the place you’re most likely to see this first is on an Android phone. Though the Metro UI came to us second.
May 8th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Doug, despite my disdain for Android, it’s UI is superior to this cluttered nonsense. As for Symbian users not liking WP7, then go get Android. It’s a simple answer to their problem.
To be honest, I’m sure I agree with you. Symbian is largely responsible for Nokia’s woes. I doubt the problem was Nokia hardware. The problem was the awful Symbian OS that few people wanted. Everyone who reviewed it just tore it apart. I never saw a positive review for Symbian, although I’m sure some exist. It was that bad.
May 8th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
“To be honest, I’m sure I agree with you.”
I meant I’m not sure I agree with you. Anyone ever thought about an edit button?
(Edit: Appears someone did, Joe)
May 8th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Symbian Anna & Windows Phone UI mash up creates a beautiful UI [Concept] – http://bit.ly/iVa9er
May 8th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Symbian Anna http://tinyurl.com/3vvf2go
May 8th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
It hilarious to see someone taking Metro straight back to 1996ish grid of icons retrograde look that Metro is designed to move past.
>The Symbian crowd
That crowd disdaining any other UI is totally laughable.
May 9th, 2011 at 1:05 am
Symbian Anna http://tinyurl.com/3vvf2go #wp7 #nokia
May 9th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Symbian Anna & Windows Phone UI mash up http://goo.gl/dkAGy
May 9th, 2011 at 4:59 am
Symbian Anna & Windows Phone UI mash up creates a beautiful UI [Concept]
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May 9th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Symbian Anna http://tinyurl.com/3vvf2go
May 10th, 2011 at 5:06 am
The collaboration spells it all —> Anal Widow!
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