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Fluent in Fluent

Microsoft answers your burning questions about Fluent Design

Microsoft is answering questions about Fluent Design as part of its inaugural Fluent Friday Tweet chat. Here's a rundown.
Dan Thorp-Lancaster
20 Apr 2018

One of the more exciting additions to Windows 10 in the last year was Microsoft's Fluent Design System. Since its debut, Microsoft has been slowly rolling out aspects of the new design language across Windows 10, but it's a constantly evolving process.

As we look toward the future of Fluent Design, Microsoft today kicked off the inaugural Fluent Friday chat with Principle Design Lead Joey Pitt and Senior Dev Writer Mike Jacobs on Twitter. Both are currently fielding questions about Fluent Design on Twitter, and we're collecting the answers right here.

Welcome one, welcome all to our inaugural #FluentFriday #TweetChat with special guests, Principle Design Lead @JPitt and Senior Dev Writer @MikeTheSnowbean! Thanks for joining and don't forget to use #FluentFriday. Let the questions begin...

— Microsoft Design (@MicrosoftDesign) April 20, 2018

Will more materials be introduced?

Emphasis on the word family. We are making sure that the new materials we add all work together to help make your app look and feel great. #A1

— Joey Pitt (@jpitt) April 20, 2018

Can Fluent Design be used outside of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP)?

We hear this feedback a lot, and we've been working hard to make Fluent more accessible wherever you are. Like @MikeTheSnowbean said, tune in to Build for more info. #Q2

— Joey Pitt (@jpitt) April 20, 2018

Some of our Fluent Design guidelines, such as creating a strong visual hierarchy and responsive designs, can be applied to any platform. We'll be talking about Fluent Design for other platforms during our BUILD conference May 7th-9th: https://t.co/LyCNxlEjpg #A2

— Mike Jacobs (@MikeTheSnowbean) April 20, 2018

Will Office incorporate Fluent Design?

We're also working hard to incorporate the great work Office is doing into the platform so that the whole ecosystem can use it. Some of these features will be announced at Build. #A3

— Joey Pitt (@jpitt) April 20, 2018

Why is Fluent Design iteration so slow?

I recently sat down for an interview on this very topic (and others). Take a look here - https://t.co/XTX7joXPKD #A4

— Joey Pitt (@jpitt) April 20, 2018

How does Fluent Design incorporate inclusive design?

Inclusiveness is at the core of Fluent Design. By adapting to different hardware and, even more importantly, to people, Fluent Design help create experiences that feel natural and intuitive to a diverse audience. 1/2 #Q5

— Mike Jacobs (@MikeTheSnowbean) April 20, 2018

You can learn more about our commitment to inclusive design here: https://t.co/DK2bFJ8ACs
Also check out our accessibility guidelines for creating inclusive apps: https://t.co/VqcTb5HclL #Q5 2/2

— Mike Jacobs (@MikeTheSnowbean) April 20, 2018

We also work to make sure all of the controls and patterns that we build into the platform are as inclusive and accessible as possible. The Fluent and Inclusive design teams are in the same physical design studio here at Microsoft! #A5

— Joey Pitt (@jpitt) April 20, 2018

When will Fluent Design be applied to the OS?

We've incorporated some elements and we're working on more. We'll be talking more about the specific updates coming to Windows soon during our BUILD conference May 7th-9th: https://t.co/LyCNxlEjpg

— Mike Jacobs (@MikeTheSnowbean) April 20, 2018

We've been working with the Windows shell team on some awesome new #Fluent features coming this fall. #WindowsInsiders can see some of this work now. #Sets and #Timeline - https://t.co/Uixa2FQbOL #A6

— Joey Pitt (@jpitt) April 20, 2018
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