Archive for September, 2005

Microsoft Expression Sparkle

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

OH MY GOD! I expected Microsoft Presentation Foundation (formerly code-named “Avalon”) to change the landscape of UI design, but I didn’t expect Microsoft’s attempt at an Avalon authoring tool to be so damn cool. Microsoft Expression - Interactive Designer (code-named “Sparkle”) is a dream-come-true for developers with a penchant for UI design.
At first glance, […]

New UI for Microsoft Office 12

Friday, September 16th, 2005

Microsoft have unveiled a new user interface for their Office suite of products.
There is a new look and feel, which is quite pleasing to the eye. But more importantly, a lot of time an effort has been spent to improve the usability of these “powerful authoring applications”.
I’m very positive about it. And interestingly, Microsoft are […]