Windows Phone 8 owners, post your start screen!

[Dadstar0410]

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I have quite a long home screen... I'll probably be changing it up soon but I've had it this way for about 2 weeks

My OneNote tile is different.

 

[Kavu2]

Here's my latest rendition of WP8's freedom of expression. I've gravitated lately to a bit of organization for quicker selection/utility while still hopefully maintaining some creativity of layout.






HTC8X
Titles done w/ 'Tile Label' (very intuitive)
Tile Label | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

 

[clbarker10]

My OneNote tile is different.

So is mine.

 

[clbarker10]

My favorite color. They call it Crimson, I'm old school so I call it Maroon.

 

[JerseySal]

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C64FBAB03666E62A!499&authkey=!AJbZdaIN91rujIY

 

[markfern811]

me today.

 

[Tainted Clone]

Hers mine, still moving things around and adjusting things at the moment

 

[Fuzzeke]

I liked the headers at first on my Start Screen, but I later realized that it greatly reduces/limits customization imo. And if you want to change the order of the sections, it takes you FOREVER if you have a lot of them with a lot of tiles under each. I just had more fun without them. Just my $.02.

Yeah you got a good point. At this point I did fine-tune it a little bit, but I can see myself struggling when I want to re-arrange my tiles

 

[TomWilliams]

Here's my latest...

How have you managed to get the titles in there?

 

[Westiemom]

The Microsoft Store has the Incipio Feather in yellow. I have in grey and it's a great case. I may get one in yellow for my black 8X

The Microsoft Store has the Incipio Feather in yellow. I have in grey and it's a great case. I may get one in yellow for my black 8X

Thanks, I found the Rock Hard case on Ebay and it is exactly the same yellow/lime as the HTC color. It is made very similar to the Incipio Feather - very minimal. It looks great with the gray body of the phone and the yellow/lime earpiece bar. The blue Doubleshot was my favorite, but now I can't get away from using this one, it looks too good!

Some pics....




And my latest screenshot:

 

[bashbaliga]

What do you guys think of mine ?

Keep changing every week.

http://i.imgur.com/RzufAHu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fAVf24W.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTefaFt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1Unh8vm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rlaf1xO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NnXUB71.jpg

 

[Kavu2]

How have you managed to get the titles in there?

As I noted at the bottom of my prior post...
I made the titles with 'Tile Label'
Tile Label | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)

They insert like any Live Tile. You'll note I used a medium sized Medium Live Tile in order to get larger text. And I had to leave space above the title which appears as black backgound even tho it's really part of the title tile. That required some maneuvering but also provided unexpected interesting layouts. I wanted to move to a grouping format of apps(with a title) for easier locating of apps. I got tired of the shotgun location system. This format is a bit closer to a 'tabbing' system. I do find that I can find my apps quicker.

One word about the title app. Altho it's written in Chinese(?)...it's very intuitive and easy to use. And I chose it b/c it had some title variations not seen in other title apps.

One weakness in this title-app-grouping system is that as you add apps, your layout will likely change and creativity is once again called upon. But I consider that a good thing since I consider the WP8 layout system to be a work-in-progress...always changing as apps come and go etc. And, for me, the addition of 'white space' as a design element is what separates WP8 from any other standard app grid formats. True, the Live Tiles and different sizes add dramatic departures from identical iOS and Android formats...but I think the additional freedom in WP8 and the use of 'white space' is one step further. Even tho I'm up to 4 'screen' lengths, it's still but a flick and a second or so with WP8's fluid scrolling to get to my most remote app grouping.

Bottom line, I think titles are a big aid in organization in lieu of Folders...which might even be a step backwards at this point.
Hope this is helpful.

 

[Wakka212]

Here are some shots of mine! Great screens guys, very creative.

 

[kashan_mobeen]

Lockscreen Wigitizer
LockScreen Wigitizer | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United Kingdom)

 

[peacefulberry]

I love how everyone is so creative! Its funny because the Microsoft saying is true...there are no 2 Windows phones alike! Lol.

 

[Narse77]

 

[moc426]

 

[Andre Heizer]

Love this idea, I like to imagine windows home screens like I imagine bedrooms. Pretty much used for one thing, but everyone has a different way of doing it.
Lockscreen:


Homescreen

 

[eduardopl]

Here is mine
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[ygtgngr]

What do you guys think of mine ?

Keep changing every week.

http://i.imgur.com/RzufAHu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fAVf24W.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NTefaFt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1Unh8vm.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rlaf1xO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NnXUB71.jpg

this is not an 8x...