Comments on: Tjeerd talks Vista UX at Designertopia http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:09:18 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Imran http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/#comment-20614 Imran Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:53:13 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/#comment-20614 Aussie retailer pretends Xbox 360 is a PS3 http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37692 ;) lol Aussie retailer pretends Xbox 360 is a PS3

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37692

;) lol

]]> By: tino http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/#comment-20595 tino Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:18:54 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/#comment-20595 Thanks for this, Long. It is really interesting how different the design goals between the Windows and Office UX teams were. If you have read Jensen Harris' blog, you know that the Office team started by using paper UI prototypes. The Windows team seems to use stock photos with strange phrases ("beauty is eyecatching") and perfect drawed concepts to start with. Windows Vista is really beautyful on some areas but it is so inconsistant in many ways. Especially the usability between Vista and Office is extremly different. Or why can't we close those new menus in Explorer by clicking on the same button for the second time? In Office 2007 it is even possible to double click on a radio button to choose that option and close the dialog with only one action! That is beauty in UX design for me ;P Thanks for this, Long.

It is really interesting how different the design goals between the Windows and Office UX teams were. If you have read Jensen Harris’ blog, you know that the Office team started by using paper UI prototypes. The Windows team seems to use stock photos with strange phrases (“beauty is eyecatching”) and perfect drawed concepts to start with.

Windows Vista is really beautyful on some areas but it is so inconsistant in many ways. Especially the usability between Vista and Office is extremly different. Or why can’t we close those new menus in Explorer by clicking on the same button for the second time? In Office 2007 it is even possible to double click on a radio button to choose that option and close the dialog with only one action! That is beauty in UX design for me ;P

]]> By: Alexander Baine http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/#comment-20590 Alexander Baine Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:52:27 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070217/tjeerd-vista-designertopia/#comment-20590 I think you mean "I can dream" and yes I would love to get my hands on that presentation as well. I think you mean “I can dream” and yes I would love to get my hands on that presentation as well.

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