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design resources updated 23 Nov 2006
We've now pulled together a wider selection of design and web resources. Improve your springboard to self sufficiency and check it out.
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Microsoft Expression Web package
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McLaren Technology Centre Another dull day in a dull office, dear?
Read more at Foster & Partners: www.fosterandpartners.com/Projects/0995/Default.aspx
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< Microsoft Office 2007 theme palette >
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She comes in colours Microsoft Office 2007 has been tooled up with a tasteful "theme" palette (left) that leaves some of the brash technicolour behind (but still present with the doleful tag of "standard colours").
Bolting these tones together is made child's play, viz:
child'splay
Colour is an essential component of any brand, especially an online brand. These colour resources are pretty good, if that's what rocks your boat:
We like its neat "selling the product" touch to re-colour the site on the fly. Fresh flavours indeed.
Sponsored by Pantone no less.
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design eye candy (and dandy) for the beautiful people
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Microsoft launch Design
Centre mini-site
drawing on the
experience economy, user interaction and useability, and
the promise that "Beauty makes us think better"
< Microsoft Design Centre >
This looks like it was spawned by much of the design investment in the Longhorn project team and the main end products we now see in Windows Vista (the translucent aero user interface) and Microsoft Office 2007 (UI innovations such as ribbons and intelligent mini toolbars). Maybe they have also humanely put down the animated dog that offers cute tips like "Microsoft Word crashed. Do you want me to clear up the mess or just shut down this f**kin' PC?"
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