When Microsoft announced their Fluent Design System back at Build 2017, I was very excited. I love subtle translucency/visual effects, smooth animations and shadows — and Fluent should deliver all of those. However, like everything, Fluent can be improved. While this is in no way a comprehensive deep-dive on everything…

The humble navigation view (NavView). Arguably one of the most staple parts of the Windows 10 user interface — and used in many apps to provide…well…navigation between different sections. However, these NavViews come with two problems: Consistency between inbox apps — not all use the standard NavView. Hamburgers — something…

The system tray (or “notification area”) has been a quintessential part of the Windows shell since Windows 95. It contains icons that are useful to the user, and that offer important system information.