Windows Future Concept - Codename Jakarta

[Debapriyo Sarkar]

Hello everyone,

 

I have never been an ardent fan of the new Metro UI that Microsoft is showcasing in it's latest release of Windows. So I have come up with my idea of how Windows can look like in future as a true PC OS and not a PC/Tablet hybrid

 

(Please note that the content in this post is not officially related to Microsoft or Windows. Windows remains a proprietary OS of Microsoft while this is just my idea of how I want to see it in future)

 

 

Windows Jakarta

 

 

 

 

Windows Jakarta booting

 

 

 

Thanks for viewing

[Nick H. Supervisor]

I imagine that this is your own concept? Just saw the watermark.

First off, I can't say that I'm a fan of the start menu. The fact that the bubble just seems to appear wherever you click on the start button rather than the same place each time - at least, that's the impression I get from the screenshot - just doesn't work for me.

Continuing with the start menu, I don't like the highlights on the letters that, when used in conjunction with the Windows key, will open the various categories. It looks out of place, especially when I see MisscelaneOus. :/

Next up, the space between the open applications - in the screenshot, console and MSpaint - is unnecessary for me, I look for saving space, not spreading out the applications across the taskbar.

Finally, the top bar and the widgets on the right remind me of Vista. That's not good or bad I guess, just an observation.

[+virtorio MVC]

You managed to capture the exact opposite of where Microsoft is going with Windows.

[Debapriyo Sarkar]

@4089 III

 

LOL... is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[Tomo]

Erm, no thank you. It looks very very very dated.

[Guest]

Nope. 2006 called, wants its pop eye-candy glass back.

[Dick Montage]

What an absolute mess with no coherrant design

[HawkMan]

Honestly, this looks like a terrible Linux distro. The graphic design is overall bad, in places terrible(ugh, the bordering window widgets) and no cohesive design.

 

And the start bubble makes no sense.

[Knife Party]

not sure if trolling or being serious... :s

[AnotherITguy]

Nice attempt, but I concur with the previous poster, it is a hot mess.

[Torolol]

thats more like some extra-incoherent linux gui,

and beside the 'codename Jakarta' are looks like an outdated codename from Java platform before they being acquired by Oracle.

[Mugwump00]

Too much going on chap - it might have been well received 12 years ago tho.  Your example app, "Console" is a tiny window, yet is penned-in visually by the other eye-candies.  People obviously feel intimidated by absolutely-full-screen Modern apps on desktop, but this illustrates the other extreme nicely.  Keep it simple, keep it clean.

[jamieakers]

If your UI needs textual explanation like "Click picture to sign out" or "Press Win + Highlighted Key" then it fails as a concept.

 

From a user perspective, a UI should be unobtrusive and not present a boundary between what they are trying to do and achieving that goal.

 

If you are serious about pursuing these concepts, please please stop Photoshopping things together.  Grab yourself one of the many books on the subject (there are dozens I could name) and take a look at Google Design or Microsoft's UXGuide.  You don't have to agree with their design ideas, you should however look at these documents as a guide on how to design.