Microsoft has redesigned the Office icons to reflect the suite's recent plethora of brand new and continuously evolving features.

This month, head of Microsoft Office design Jon Friedman unveiled the overhauled Office icons on Medium where well-liked by outlined the thought-process behind the redesign.

Everybody is a many different place computer system was 5 years ago the moment the Office icons were last updated, specially in terms of technology. The suite from 2013 is very unrecognisable compared to the latest versions of these software: Office now boasts features that encourage collaboration between people across countries, supports AI-powered tools which will virtually everything easier, and not to mention has added modern applications including Microsoft Teams, that could not have even been a preview five years ago.

Unveiling new @Office365 app icons! Office has created into a collaborative, #AI-powered suite that has a more simple, modern design. These icons reflect this evolution. Look at the design story upon the blog:
- Microsoft Office News (@OfficeNews) November 29, 2018

Friedman describes a new icons as an effective signal to users of the above major product evolutions. The colors have been changed becoming "bolder, lighter, and friendlier" as providing nod to how Office has created; the design has changed to be simpler as per gestalt principles - each icon appears to be like it belongs using others to symbolise app interoperability.

Markets . visual overhaul, the icons continue hold true to their roots - all five generations that use the suite across various platforms and devices it is able to get the apps having, in part, defined digital revolution.

With the next couple months, the brand new icons are rolling out across mobile and web platforms. - AFP Relaxnews