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The Story of the Microsoft Office Ribbon by Jensen Harris

March 20th, 2008 by Harry Brignull2 comments

This is a great presentation by Jensen Harris, talking through the history of the MS Office UI and the design approach that brought about the ribbon. Contains nice shots of the early prototypes from slide 60 onwards.

Read more about it on Jensen’s blog


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  2. Hanford

    I followed Jensen’s blog for a while and found a lot of the articles about redesigning word fascinating; the “Why the new UI” series in particular is a highlight. Great to see he’s sharing those early drafts ….