{"id":2126,"date":"2025-10-06T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=2126"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:52:15","slug":"microsoft-office-rebrand-demonstrates-how-ai-is-shifting-the-discipline-of-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/microsoft-office-rebrand-demonstrates-how-ai-is-shifting-the-discipline-of-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Office rebrand demonstrates “how AI is shifting the discipline of design”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fluid curves and zingy gradients characterise the updated logos<\/a> for Microsoft<\/a>‘s\u00a0Office applications, which have been redesigned for the first time since 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project involved “a subtle refresh” of Microsoft’s 10 core Office<\/a> icons for everyday applications ranging from email to Word and PowerPoint.<\/p>\n

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The Microsoft Word icon is now composed of three stacked rectangles rather than four<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each icon is similar to its predecessor, but updated with curvier shapes that wrap around each other and more vivid colours presented in gradients on each graphic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Word icon, for example, is now composed of three stacked rectangles rather than four, simplified to improve legibility and reduce “visual noise”. Other icons feature subtle rearrangements of their softened shapes.<\/p>\n

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This is the first time the Office icons have been rebranded since 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Microsoft also decided to maintain the icons’ letter plates to make the graphics “instantly recognisable”.<\/p>\n

Jon Friedman, corporate vice president of design and research for Microsoft 365, said that the “small but significant” rebrand shows “how AI is shifting the discipline of design and the nature of product development”.<\/p>\n