Microsoft says it is now taking a new, more collaborative approach to design

Microsoft says it is at present taking a new, more collaborative approach to design

The new approach sees the Surface, Windows and Office design heads working closely together

Microsoft is changing how it handles pattern in hopes of moving towards a more coherent design philosophy.

The recently redesigned Office icons are a first expect at a more substantial design overhaul happening within Microsoft. However, that overhaul comes with a more collaborative effort.

Microsoft'due south head of Office pattern, Jon Friedman, told The Verge that in that location is a cantankerous-company effort happening with the Windows, Office and Surface teams. Focused on pattern, the initiative has already seen the Function icons and Outlook iOS app redesigned and will soon redesign the Windows icons likewise.

At present, Friedman works aslope Windows design leader Albert Shum and Surface design head Ralf Groene. "We operate similar an internal open source team," Friedman says.

Further, Friedman says this new arroyo ensures that every team gets the all-time of everyone's piece of work.

The other part of the new blueprint approach is not to rush it. In the by, specifically with Windows viii and the Metro pattern, the visitor rushed an incomplete design to marketplace that users didn't like.

With its new Fluent pattern system, Microsoft is taking its fourth dimension. Friedman said that if the company had to do everything at once, information technology would never happen. Instead, Microsoft's design will use a slow, continuous overhaul from dissever, highly coordinated teams.

"It's about bringing the software to the place it needs to be," Friedman said, "and and then doing hardware and software together at a high polish and high arts and crafts."

In other words, we should see a more unified design coming from Microsoft, specially now that the head designers are working closely together.

Source: The Verge