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title: Windows 95 interface
date: "2005-06-23T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 630
description: I found this detailed design brief on the iterative process behind the Windows 95 interface. It explores how usability testing shaped iconic elements like the Start menu and taskbar to improve upon the Windows 3.1 desktop experience.
keywords: [windows 95, ui design, usability testing, microsoft, taskbar, start menu, chi 96]
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The story of the [Windows 95 user interface](http://www.acm.org/sigchi/chi96/proceedings/desbrief/Sullivan/kds_txt.htm).