Microsoft Mira Smart Display OS Interface - 2002

Mira is Microsoft’s consumer facing eHome wireless smart display solution. The Mira user interface is comprised of a full-screen dashboard that facilitates managing profile selection, host PC connectivity and external media playback. The Mira user interface compliments the Windows XP user interface, allowing users to feel as though they are seamlessly using their desktop computer while interacting with the smart display.

Microsoft looked to Agency.com to develop the overall visual language and button iconography for the Mira user interface. We had to work within a limited Windows CE environment, a pre-defined architecture and a tight project timeline. We developed three interface concepts; "flat monitor", "utility PDA" and "metallic PC", resulting in a highly refined final design seen to the right.

As the Senior Interaction Designer on this project, my responsibilities were to guide the interface concept exploration, translate the technical architecture constraints and lead the interaction design development of the dashboard and setup wizard.