Microsoft Teases New Windows 10 Start Menu Design with Revamped Icons, and It Looks Pretty Great

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Microsoft’s design team has shared an early peek at what Windows 10’s Start Menu will look like in the near future, and it looks like a definite improvement over the current version. Gone are the monochrome tiles and tedious icons, which have been replaced by modern, colorful versions with a better sense of depth. The background color of the tiles have also been changed to line up with the user’s chosen scheme of light or dark.



Created by the @Windows design team, this animated clip illustrates a sliver of the #UX evolution and modernization of the Windows experience. Let us know what you think in the comments below...

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[Elf_Boy]

Icons are such small insignificant things yet like nails or screws things would fall apart without them.

I remember when System 7 came out when I was on my Mac FX (wish I still had it) everyone who saw it oohed and awed at how pretty the icons were. Even my Apple hating roomie of the time.

I suspect I am too old and cynical to ooh or awe these days still it's nice to see some improvements.

 

[Dogsofjune]

Well, pretty beats safe most of the time I guess

 

[Burticus]

WOW! Something finally to be excited about!
Wait, no. The opposite of that.