“Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines” – aka the UX Guide for Windows 7 and Vista free eBook

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“Download the Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines (UX Guide) for Windows 7 and Windows Vista.

File Name:	UXGuide.pdf
Version:	1.0
Date Published:	1/27/2010
Language:	English
Download Size:	35.0 MB - 76.6 MB*

 

Use this page to download the Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines (or UX Guide) for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. These guidelines contain information on design principles, and guidelines for controls, commands, text, interaction, windows, messages, aesthetics, and the Windows environment. They help designers and developers create high-quality Windows applications with a consistent “look and feel.”

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The goals for these official Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines for Windows® 7 and Windows Vista® (or “UX Guide” for short) are to:

• Establish a high quality and consistency baseline for all Windows-based applications.
• Answer your specific user experience questions.
• Make your job easier!

What’s new
The following guidelines have been added since our last update:

• Animations and Transitions
• Setup

UX Guide is downloadable and printable!
By popular demand, we have UX Guide in PDF format.

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Only 876 pages of UX Guidance… :|

I liked though how “new” technology is included, like guidance UI/UX for Touch app’s as well as other Win7 features like the Taskbar/Jump Lists, etc.

(via meraTechPort - Free E-book: UX Guide for Windows 7 and Windows Vista)