Zune HD: Effective Use of Animations

Microsoft’s new Zune HD uses animations to make it obvious what exactly is happening with its on-screen elements and to convey the navigation model, but also to create an aesthetically pleasing user interface. Check out this movie:

Here’s another movie.

Truly great and very effective animations help make the best possible use of the Zune’s limited screen space. Your move, Apple.

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Lukas Mathis

Hi. My name is Lukas Mathis. I studied Computer Science/Software Engineering and Ergonomics/Usability at ETH Zürich. I work as a software engineer and user interface designer for a swiss software company creating workflow management software. My first computer was a Performa 450, my first programming language was HyperTalk, my first electric guitar was a cheap Peavey, my first videogame was a VCS 2600 and my current snowboard is from Lib Tech. I live in a small cottage in a remote part of the Swiss Alps, and you can reach me at or on twitter.

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