Windows 11 is nearly here. Microsoft\u2019s new operating system is currently out in beta form with a public release expected later this year. Every iteration of Microsoft Windows is a milestone of sorts, but there\u2019s a definite feeling that Windows 11 marks some of kind of significant transition. Our increasing...
‘Windows is the largest Swiss Army knife you can imagine,’ says Ralf Groene, head of design for Windows & Devices
‘Windows 11 has been 35 years in the making,’ says Ralf Groene, head of design for Windows & Devices. ‘I’ve personally been with Microsoft for 15 years, most of which time I’ve spent on Surface devices. We’ve been embedded alongside the Windows team for a decade, so when the opportunity came long to work on Windows 11 and combine the design team with the software team it was extremely interesting.’ Groene’s team consists of industrial designers, material designers and UX designers.
Giving shape to these fundamental design decisions was Christina Koehn, principal design director for Windows. Koehn was part of a 60-strong team of designers, typographers, and iconographers charged with creating Windows 11’s fresh look and feel, improving accessibility and increasing the sense of connectivity between OS and hardware. ‘This is a product that’s been around for over three decades,’ she explains, ‘Windows’ different design languages have always expressed the available technology.
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