Support for Windows NT 3. Like its predecessor, both versions had the same desktop environment from 3. For this logo, the flag was tilted to the right as it would be for most future appearances until the release of Windows XP , the "WINDOWS" text became larger, the "Microsoft" text is no longer in all caps and placed to the left. Windows 95 was released on August 24, , with several new features, mainly the graphical user interface, the Start Menu, Windows Explorer , and the taskbar; it was the first operating system in the 9x family.
MSN was also launched on the same day. Windows 95 also introduced a redesigned shell based around a desktop metaphor; the desktop was repurposed to hold shortcuts to applications, files and folders, reminiscent of Mac OS. The "Microsoft Windows" text changed fonts, "Windows" is no longer in all caps and is also in a bolder font , "Microsoft" is no longer on the left of the "Windows" text. Extended support ended on December 31, mainstream support ended on December 31, Windows NT 4. This version brought the desktop environment and several features from Windows 95, and had five editions: Workstation, Server, Enterprise Edition, Terminal Server Edition, and Embedded.
This logo is mostly the same as Windows 95, but with "95" replaced with "NT". Extended support ended on June 30, mainstream support ended on June 30, Windows 98 was released on June 25, In May , Microsoft released Windows 98 SE Second Edition, incorrectly referred to as Windows 99 which fixed certain bugs and problems from Windows 98 but didn't have an official logo.
The logo is the same as Windows 95, but "95" was replaced with "98". Extended support ended on July 11, mainstream support ended on June 30, Windows was first released for business customers on December 17, , and for general availability on February 17, The system is NT-based, not part of the 9x series, and was used both for server computers and regular computers.
Windows brought many features and improvements from Windows 9x. The flag is still there, but now there are five windows, four of which are blue and white with the flag being in the window in the front , and the one in the bottom left being orange and red. Extended support ended on July 13, mainstream support ended on June 30, Windows ME, released on September 14, , is one of the worst-received versions of Windows, as it was known to crash too often and contained several bugs; as a result, its usage is extremely uncommon among Windows users.
There are still the windows in this logo, but now there are only three: an orange one in the back, a blue one in the center, and a green one in the front which had the flag in it. Instead of saying the year, it says "Me" in a script font with "Millennium Edition" under it. Casey Potter [2]. In , Microsoft overhauled the Windows logo again, giving it a more clean feel.
The Windows logo was simplified, removing the black borders and squares flowing behind it, and given a "plastic" feel to match the interface of Windows XP. Why are you a flag? Metro is based on the design principles of the Swiss International Style, with clean lines, shapes and typography using bold, flat colors. The perspective drawing is based on classical perspective drawing, not computerised perspective.
The cross bar stays the same size no matter the height of the logo, which means it has to be redrawn for each time it increases in size, like classic typography. The perspective analogy is apt because the whole point of Microsoft products is that they are tools for someone to achieve their goals from their own perspective. The logo design is deliberately neutral so that it can function effectively in a variety of uses, especially motion.
You are commenting using your WordPress. If you take a look, this logo highly resembles the Windows 8, 8. This is the start of the basic structure we will see in every Windows logo.
Fun Fact, even though Windows 3. At this point, Microsoft was evolving as a company. They took everything they had learned from the previous two versions and made Windows 3. You will notice that along with their evolution as a business, their logo also evolved in professionalism.
This is the version of windows that made it popular. Support for this version also ended on December 31, During this period of time, Windows came up with a lot of new programs, but they only used two different logos. Both of these logos are very similar in appearance, but there are a few details that make them slightly different. Aside from the obvious differences like the window being tilted and the placement of the name, the colors were also changed to be brighter.
On August 24th, , Windows 95 was released to the public. Microsoft really went big with this launch and it was the first time that a Windows program would get a massive face-lift via the graphical use interface and start menu. There are three different versions of the logo Microsoft used with Windows Will they have to do another complete rebranding if Windows 8 is a flop? Metro is rectilinear and as such eminently conservative, despite its somewhat radical departure from previous MS UIs. Fair point.
I have noticed some changes that happens with Segoe UI typeface bundled in Windows 8. I must confess changes like this make me scared.
Perhaps they comes out of corporate Segoe family not UI. Yep, there were many changes to Segoe UI in Windows 8. You can read more on Wikipedia. Apple, has traditionally been primarly a hardware-focused company, while Microsoft has traditionally been a software-focused company. Of course, both companies dabble on the other side, but those are their primary focuses. So it kind of makes sense for a conistent font used throughout their stuff and their corporate image.
Also, you have your history quite mixed up. The New Microsoft Logo The old tech giant freshens up, but still looks like a follower. Contributed by Stephen Coles on Aug 24th, Artwork published in Topics Technology Tagged with consumer electronics 34 operating systems 8 Windows OS 1 logos Microsoft 6 high profile rebranding 64 system fonts as primary type Magnus says:.
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