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Microsoft Office 15 UI Leaked

Troy Broas — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:30:11 +0000

Screen shots of the updated UI for the upcoming Microsoft Office 15 have been obtained by The Verge. The new UI has a very clean minimal look that incorporates the Metro UI style that the company is rolling out for Windows 8. By default, Microsoft’s ribbon is collapsed and the suite is being developed to run as a full screen app. In addition, the use of text and typography is being heavily incorporated as opposed to icons. This is still an early build and the UI will likely include some additional changes, but overall I like the direction that Microsoft is going. Jump on over to the Verge to view the full gallery of screen shots.

[Via TheVerge]

Goodbye Start Menu?

Troy Broas — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:51:23 +0000

According to various blogs, the latest build of the Microsoft 8 beta has revealed that Microsoft is planning to do away with the Start Menu. As you probably know by now, the next version of their OS, Windows 8, will introduce the new “Metro UI”. The lower left corner where the Start Menu normally is positioned will now be a “hot spot” or “hot corner” that can be used to toggle between the Metro UI and the traditional Windows Desktop UI. It will be interesting to see what the team at Microsoft implements in the final release of Windows 8. Jump over to the official Building Windows 8 Blog to read a post from last October about evolving the Start menu.

Free Windows 8 UI PSD

Troy Broas — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:25:37 +0000

Web Design Shock recently released a free Windows 8 UI PSD. This free set includes over 100 UI elements and will definitely come in handy and help you to quickly create Windows 8 high-fidelity mockups. Jump over to Web Design Shock and download it now.