Don't forget that Pointy-Haired Bosses often stick their finger into the pie the last minute. You can't always blame the designers.
Re:Users hate change
by reitanqild on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @09:57AM
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Good point. In that particular case (first version of ribbon) the file open and save ux was (IMO, IIRC) so awfully bad that I'll be able to give even a modern UX designer the benefit of doubt ;-)
IIRC UX people here on HN has told me Ribbon was a perfect example of UX design done right: they tested it on users and chose the easiest one.
Yet the first version of Ribbon released with the most important menus hidden behind the round logo in the upper left corner.
You are probably a good ux designer, but in general, modern ux designers cannot be trusted ;-)