4 ms·
I was literally stunned how MS Office team was announcing icon redesign for their suite and how some part of the community was mindlessly applauding this breath
by pndy 8y ago
I was literally stunned how MS Office team was announcing icon redesign for their suite and how some part of the community was mindlessly applauding this breathtaking change as improvement in their lives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YplAU5myNP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YplAU5myNP4
Sure, it's something that looks new and good - minding how current icons are having a rather simple style to put it mildly, but that's not a technological advancement like introducing Ribbon interface in Office 2007. And sadly, that's how MS, Apple and others are trying to portray all these barely significant UI changes - as features.
Don't get me wrong, good looking UI is important but I'd be happy if cosmetic changes would remain cosmetic changes and be treated as such. I can appreciate visual improvements and work by myself and I don't need, want to be instructed by marketing teams to feel "enthusiastic" about such changes.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoVisio and Access: Kicked to the curb.
- ZebZ 8y agoThat icon video was nothing. They, literally, went full-on action movie for Office 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUawhjxLS2I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUawhjxLS2I
- pndy 8y agoOh my.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y agoSpeechless.
- GuB-42 8y agoIncidentally, that video is very nice for showing off global illumination in 3D rendering.