The artist formerly known as "Metro"

GOOD.  No one knew what the heck "metro" was

I have an idea - NEW START

there.  get it?  got it? GOOD!

lol

OK  (humor me )   so we would need a logo - this should do:

And everyone would ALMOST understand the new windows.

ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED

- if you put your startbar on top - the flyout for "NewStart" stays at the bottom.

it needs to follow the customized choice around the screen corners

- I really dont see the harm in making a new start button - you click with mouse or finger - that isnt hidden.

it still launches "NewStart" (old metro) but you dont have to think about where it is.  If not - at least let the hot corner be where you put your taskbar (on both sides)

?

PS - the charms bar thing - the swiping from right doesnt work for me... it only works if i put mouse in top or bottom right corner.  this will clash with above.

maybe make it so corners are ALL for New Start - and sides are for new ALT-TAB (left) or charms (? dumb name) right - SIDES

pps - call charms Quick links

*well ... i think either idea beats:  "Do more - with less"

lol

where's the star menu?

doubling down...

i keep reading about "new windows 8 UI" or whatever...

that HAS to go (ridiculous)

add to that al lthe other branding kaffufles... .net being one

New Start is what it is... less scarry - plus you can market it:  better, bigger, funner, cooler. (or whatever)

I remember win95 Start launch fondly - maybe many others do....

The start button was on every billboard in toronto

..but guess what it says
- all alone - big - top left in "metro"

.... Start!

Dont name a peach a pear.

Plus if your worried New Start - sounds like you were f*** for last 5 yrs... and now everythings gonna be ok... well... isnt it? wasnt it?

What will probably win (ha) is just calling it all windows.

which is fine...

good marketing perhaps for above

(thats how i explain it... the start menu is full screen - and it looks nice. thats it. click something = windows )

it makes even more sence when you think vista and win7 had NO START

*a tooltip flyout that says start - on hover - does not equal START

START is back!!! rock on!  lol

EDIT - imagine if - where ever possible you could have 2 billboards side by side - youd buy them - and  then run both side by side - the old original start ad - and a new one

priceless

ad for windows 8 -  "UnCool"

scene 1

bunch of old trends / people in a room... room is sterile...bland... badly lit...
- Door opens - some cool celebity - picks someone to come in - to "your cool again" room.

^ 5 piece rollingstones rip off band walks through door - "you dont know your beautiful!" .. ish

- door closes

- camera pans around room

- shot goes by gates and ballmer

- door opens

- you two... in

They go inside IceTea is behind big mixing board with computer

"From what i hear - you guys now got the hottest stuff comin down to the street - and we want a piece

(cut to snoop dog rastaman - floating off camera left - grinning

IceT: my man snoop says you got the real deal. fast..nice to look at... productive...

(bill and steve look to each other - look back and nod)

OK... well ... its hard to say this... but your COOL again

- cut to snoop nodding eyes closed grinning in cloud of smoke

ICETEA: ok now get out of here before someone sees you  - its still 3 months to release...

* bill/steve quickly shuttled out by big bouncers

(bill looks to steve in alley)

Closing tag

Windows 8

BG:  Can i go back to fighting diseases now?

SB: ya sure. and thanks

(both walk separate directions)

end of Hey bulldog  / beatles plays to fade

EDIT / Optional:

somewhere in above sequence camera goes to Slash from guns and roses.

There is a pause.

Ice tea says - why are you here?

Slash: well you guys were here and usually we all get hired to do this type of sh

Icetea - ok ok - take the camera off slash mother....quick cut back to ad

* you know... -  laurel and hardy comedy team of:

*it could even use the music (cool again)..

the...end.

by an Elk 

Funner -- are you serious ?

I barfed when Jobs used 'funnest' but my head will explode if someone resorts to using this non-word as an attempt to appeal to idiots.

Jamie needs to get his hands on Microsoft branding documents....his mockups are way off =)

2 days ago, jamie wrote

*well ... i think either idea beats:  "Do more - with less"

 

lol

 

where's the star menu?

 

Now that is a great record!

Microsoft could always call it, Yellowbox.

@rjdohnert: Are you phreaking kidding us?

-Josh

Came across this group doing a search for "fomerly known as metro" - Wanted to share the "tile" I had made to commemorate the occasion.