Microsoft updates Surface Duo Design Kit

Microsoft has introduced the newest launch of the Floor Duo Design Equipment, which is a set of design patterns, pointers, parts, and extra for creating twin display apps. 

Model 2.2 of the package contains an replace to the machine body dimension and new element variations.

In accordance with Microsoft, machine frames are helpful for prototyping and sharing in-app screenshots. With this replace these screenshots will extra precisely mirror what the app would appear like on an actual machine. 

The element library now contains variations for Floor Duo 2 and makes use of Figma’s element set characteristic to make it simpler to search out the mannequin, orientation, theme, and sort that you just need to use. 

For example, in model 2.1 of the Design Equipment, if looking for the App bar element, you’d be given a listing of 32 comparable app bar thumbnails with lengthy names. With this replace, while you search there will probably be one thumbnail consequence after which you’ll be able to select the property to develop a drop down menu. 

“For instance, I want a darkish theme app bar for Floor Duo 2 in panorama mode. I would choose Floor Duo 2 in Mannequin dropdown; Darkish in Mode dropdown; Single in Display screen dropdown; and Panorama in Orientation dropdown. And there you go! The element is prepared so that you can fill in along with your design contents,” Yuran Liu, designer for Floor Duo Developer Expertise at Microsoft, wrote in a weblog put up.