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WP8 tile design


Can't figure out how do I prepare the images for the Iconic tile on WP8. The guide is here. My tile is very simple - no counter, no variable text. Just the image and the app title.

So I should provide two image files - IconImage and SmallIconImage (the XML elements in the manifest are called differently, by the way). But which size should I make them? The guide says the tile is 159x159 and 336x336, respectively; but the icon within the tile is 110x110 and 202x202. The rest is text and counter, as overlaid by the Windows Phone shell.

Which size should I use for my two images? Should I just draw the icon, or a larger image some blank space and the icon in the required boundaries?

EDIT: relevant discussion here.


Solution

  • The correct size would be: Small: 72×110 Medium: 132×202

    You can find more details here http://mikaelkoskinen.net/windows-phone-8-iconic-tile-image-size-comparison