Farewell, menus and toolbars! In this talk, Jensen Harris will share behind-the-scenes stories of how the Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon user interface was imagined, designed, and validated. You’ll see never-before-shown early prototypes and hear about the mistakes Jensen and his team encountered — and learned from — during the design process. You will also hear about the principles of user experience design Jensen and his team utilized while creating the first totally new user interface for Office.