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Background Information
This is a concept I made based on Microsoft's Metro UI. This concept brings Metro to the desktop and includes something I would love to see in future versions of Windows.

Windows - Social Sidebar
A Social Sidebar has been integrated into the desktop, which can be shown or hidden by clicking on the gradient strip on the right-hand side of the sidebar. When opened, you can easily view and interact with any social network you choose. I left Twitter selected as an example. I feel that this would be something nearly every Windows user would make good use of.

Windows - Taskbar
The taskbar is mostly the same, and you would have the option to combine applications and hide labels ala Windows 7. I just feel that the expanded text view would better match the Metro design. The Photoshop picture popup represents the preview of that particular window, I left it blank in this concept.

Steam - General Information
Also included in this concept is a Metro version of Valve's Steam platform. It basically takes all it's cues from the Zune Software by Microsoft, and follows the exact same design.

Steam - Friends List
The friends list is a little mashup of my own that uses a mini picture that the Zune Software uses for the album art to show your friend's avatars. I tried to integrate the side gradient in a feasible way by putting it behind your information making it easily recognized and discernible from your friends.

Steam - Chat Window
The chat window is fairly simple, and has the options Steam currently has built-in. You can toggle between multiple conversations by selecting the name of the friend you would like to chat with in the titlebar.

It took a lot of time to make this concept, but I feel that I did a decent job accomplishing my goal; bringing Metro to the desktop while keeping usability in-tact.

Note: Those tweets are not real, regardless of how much I wish they were. :(
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~BoneyardBrew May 17, 2011  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Thank you so much!
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~Rock0 Apr 6, 2011  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Fantastic! Love the concept! :D :D
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~Mukuroko Mar 12, 2011
beautiful
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~BassUltra Dec 20, 2010  Hobbyist Interface Designer
One more thing I would like to ask: When an item in the taskbar is selected or hovered (like a minimized task), does it change its background color? Or is it still white? If it doesn't change, how will you know what you've clicked on in a notification area if there is no visual indicator of it being selected?
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~ReksVeks Nov 29, 2010
awesome love the steam skin, don't know if steam can be skinned but will go google it now.
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~BassUltra Sep 10, 2010  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Why is there no notification area and why is the search where the notification area is supposed to be?
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~BoneyardBrew Sep 10, 2010  Hobbyist Interface Designer
You know, that's one thing I overlooked with this concept. I am terrible at designing icons, so I try to avoid it anytime I can.

Thanks for pointing that out though.
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Mood: Joy !Sevenposses Sep 2, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
it looks awesome, but umm is this going to be released as a windows 7 theme?
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~Isaac-Weyard Aug 27, 2010
What kind of drop shadow are you using?
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~wojtekmaj Aug 13, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I deserve it so much
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