Web Design Showcase: 10 Metro Style WordPress Themes
What is Metro style?
Metro is a user interface created by Microsoft (much like Windows Phone, Zune and Xbox), which is meant to allow the user to interact directly with the content and have the same experience on all media formats. It achieves this by relying more on typography rather than graphic elements: “content before chrome” and has been adapted as a design style due to its clean and dynamic build.
Origins and principles
It’s inspired from Swiss graphic design (the Bauhaus Design School is known for highlighting minimalism and the desire to make form and function beautiful) and it relies heavily on 5 principles:
- clean, light, fast, open aesthetics
- dynamic, moving transitions and interactions
- embrace the beauty of typography
- content-focused interface
- authentically digital design
News
Due to a trademark infringement on one of Microsoft retail partners, Metro AG, the term “Modern UI” replaced “Metro” for developers since August 2012. Currently, the Microsoft Developer Network documentation refers to it as “Microsoft design language” (since September 2012). During Microsoft’s Build 2012 developer conference “Microsoft design language” was also used by the company.
Now that you’re updated on all the details regarding Metro, let’s take a look at 10 inspiring WordPress themes created in this style, gathered by Brainik’s web designer Laurentiu David:
One touch
Everest
K-boom
Novelti
Metrofy
Metro Style
Nemo
Rocket Board
Metro Mobile
Origin
Have you used Metro style in creating a website, or have you seen one that should be in this showcase? Help us by letting us know is the comments section below.
MVC is also created by M$.
Even “entities” is created by M$.
OS is also created by Microsoft.
Let me.. Oh M$ has a search engine? Then google definitely IS created by Micro$oft.
LoL, no it’s a lot if I ask search before posting something like this, just think before posting, I beg.. :(
P.S many of these designs are mason, not metro.
wow, I have no clue what any of that means, but I do know that the designs posted are metro influenced
Sorry, Surprised person, I’m not sure I understand what you think is not accurate in the article. Could you please be clearer?
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It’s a very informative blog post on Metro style. It looks pretty decent and user friendly.
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