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— Jason Goldman, Google

The Story of the Ribbon

Presented by Jensen Harris

Farewell, menus and toolbars! In this talk, Jensen Harris will share behind-the-scenes stories of how the Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon user interface was imagined, designed and validated. You’ll see never-before-shown early prototypes and hear about the mistakes Jensen and his team encountered — and learned from — during the design process. You will also hear about the principles of user experience design Jensen and his team utilized while creating the first totally new user interface for Office.

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