Microsoft's latest experiments with the Windows 11 Start menu demonstrate a renewed focus on personalization, streamlined usability, and an interface that resonates with mobile operating systems. Drawing inspiration from the layout strategies of Android and iPhone, the redesigned Start menu...
Microsoft is rolling out a significant update to Outlook that promises to make reading your emails a more fluid and visually appealing experience across devices. This change, which centers around an enhanced email subject header component, underscores Microsoft’s commitment to user-centric...
The evolution of Windows 11’s user interface continues, and the latest update under review is turning heads with a fresh, mobile-inspired take on battery monitoring. Microsoft is setting the stage for a more intuitive, visually engaging indicator system that not only informs but also aligns with...
Before moving to Seattle with her husband seven years ago, Priya Chauhan had never worked in digital design. She came from the print publishing world, where she worked on children's books, coffee table books, travel guides, catalogs, window display posters, chocolate and biscuit tins and all...
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In the past several posts, we have covered user interface (UI) design concepts such as typography, visual cues, and design thinking. In today’s blog, however, we will look at a topic that has much less to do with solving UI design problems and much more to do with solving user experience (UX)...