A BlackBerry 10 UI guidelines PDF, that is made for developers who are wanting to create an app that works well with the new platform, is now available. The document covers all of the possible gestures that allow the user to navigate around the UI as BlackBerry 10 will not have any physical buttons on the screen. Thank goodness! How many times have we heard about homescreen buttons/trackpads failing. Just more thing that won't go wrong in BlackBerry 10.
The document also includes many tips and tricks for design principles, UI framework, patterns, components, and visual style. You can view and download the entire PDF here.
The document says it has been updated on 9/25/2012, so it's very much current for the time being.
The Table of Contents includes:
What's new -
Design principles
Cinematic experience
Communication at its core
Content is king
Fluid workflow
Efficient ergonomics
Visceral performance
Moments of charm
Bringing the design principles together
UI framework -
Devices and screen sizes
Designing a UI for different screen sizes
Screen views
Application structure
Portrait and landscape
Gestures
Touch targets
Notifications
Sharing and the invocation framework
Cards
Patterns -
Menus
Forms
Sheets
Progress and activity
Saving
Deleting
Handling errors
Highlight behavior
Keyboards
Settings
Language
Components -
Drop-down lists
Lists
Dividers and headers
Buttons
Text fields and text areas
Activity and progress indicators
Check boxes, radio buttons, and toggle switches
Sliders
Pickers
Visual style -
Application icons
Application covers
In-app icons
Typography
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