Re:Microsoft learned from the past to design its future
by djbelieny on Monday April 29, 2019 @01:15PM
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I found it amusing to see pictures in the article showing Microsoft's design team using Macs instead of anything else running windows. No "eating your own dog food" here, move along.
Re:Microsoft learned from the past to design its future
by Arainach on Monday April 29, 2019 @01:35PM
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I worked on the Windows team in the past, and it was a legitimate problem. Exposure to competitive products is great to stay aware of options and what others are doing, but the designers I worked with used Macs exclusively to the point where they didn't understand core Windows app switching/launching/task management workflows. A significant portion of my interactions was often explaining to them how proposed changes would interact with normal users, legacy apps, and everything else outside of idealized rendered screenshots.
Re:Microsoft learned from the past to design its future
by marapuru on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @07:21AM
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> A significant portion of my interactions was often explaining to them how proposed changes would interact with normal users, legacy apps, and everything else outside of idealized rendered screenshots.
Ouch, that must be painful to do and keep doing. Did you manage to make a change in the end? (or should I take the articles' movie as an example that it did not change :-) )
Re:Microsoft learned from the past to design its future
by marapuru on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @07:20AM
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Interesting to see that Figma seems to be adopted by at least the OneDrive team. They were working on some explanatory images and copywriting there. Does anyone know if they use any other tools to collaborate on design?
Ouch, that must be painful to do and keep doing. Did you manage to make a change in the end? (or should I take the articles' movie as an example that it did not change :-) )