Microsoft Jigsaw
COMPANY Arkadium CLIENT Microsoft
ROLE Design Lead, Product Owner
TEAM SIZE 1 designer (me), 1 artist, 2 engineers
RESPONSIBILITIES product design, UX, interaction design
TOP USER GOAL Jigsaw puzzle fans want a tablet app that lets them use the same strategies they use when putting a real puzzle together on the kitchen table.
TOP BUSINESS GOAL Premiere a best-in-class jigsaw puzzle tablet app that follows Microsoft’s “Metro” Design Language.
KEY FEATURE ONE
Drawers like the ‘Yellow pieces” box shown here allow users to sort pieces exactly how they might do with the box top of a physical puzzle in the real world.
KEY FEATURE TWO “Metro” menu design makes Microsoft Jigsaw feel like a native Microsoft app.
RESULTS Microsoft Jigsaw currently has a score of 4.2 out of 5 stars with 33.8k ratings on the app store!