Microsoft Windows 11 Paint App Redesign Review. With the Windows 11 upgrade this month, a redesigned Paint program was released, giving the traditional software a new look. After its latest rebranding in the 2017 Windows 10 upgrade, Microsoft has revamped and overhauled its old Paint program once more. Paint 3D has been replaced by classic Paint, which has additional UI features and an improved interface.
Microsoft Windows 11 Paint App Redesign Review
Paint has been revamped, with new icons that have a minimalist appearance, focused on “simple and geometric forms,” and employing “modern metaphors that are easily understood.” Segoe Fluent Icons, which “complements Windows 11’s geometry,” and refers to “the form, size, and location of UI elements, with Windows 11 including “progressively rounded corners, nested elements, and consistent gutters,” has also been added to the collection.
When all text on the ribbon is removed, the Windows 11 design has only seven words when extended, as opposed to the previous 20-word ribbon from Windows 10. The design is challenging to browse and adapt to, as users may have to spend time rediscovering where tools are located.
Many of the tooltips don’t provide as much detail as they used to, such as the “Resize and skew the picture or selection” feature in Windows 10, which used to provide comprehensive detail but now merely explains the tool as “Resize.” Brush sizes are also indicated rather than leaving users to guess the size they want to use based on a little indicator.
While there are zoom plus and minus options, the menu displays a 100 percent option with draggable controls. Critics say the new menu is a chore, requiring consumers to click more times than before to reach other options because the menu disappears after each click.
According to Microsoft principal programme manager Dave Grochocki, future Paint updates would include a “dark theme, a centred canvas, and updated dialogues.”
While the new design makes Paint seem a lot nicer, its utility has suffered as a result of the modifications. Many users have also reported a stutter when running the program, which takes a second for the entire interface to load, which can be rather upsetting for some.
