Bridge page
Why this page exists
This bridge connects related Microsoft work without replacing the deeper Office Live and Office 365 case studies. It gives the artifacts a clear career and product-platform context.
Microsoft productivity arc
From Office Online to Office 365
A progression through Office web tools, small-business workspaces, Microsoft Online Services, and early cloud admin vision work.
Product / career evolution
One arc, multiple eras
Each node summarizes the transition from web-based Office guidance toward service-oriented workspaces and cloud admin vision work.
01Tools for Your JobOffice Online / office.microsoft.com
Early productivity guidance and workflow support inside the Office web ecosystem.
02Office Work EssentialsWorkplace productivity scenarios
A continuation of the guidance model into workplace scenarios and Office / SharePoint concepts.
03Office Live / Office Live WorkspacesSmall-business services and workspace setup
Office Live work connected workspaces, small-business services, configurator thinking, and service-oriented UX.
Open Office Live case study04Microsoft Online ServicesCloud service and admin exploration
Quentin moved into Microsoft Online Services as a sole designer, working through cloud-services vision and admin/service experience exploration.
05Office 365 Executive VisionExecutive prototype and reconstruction
The Office 365 vision work preserved early cloud admin patterns and rich-client product storytelling through the Silverlight reconstruction.
Open Office 365 case studyWhy this matters
Platform shifts change the design problem
The work moves from guidance content and workplace scenarios into service configuration, collaboration, provisioning, admin flows, and executive prototype storytelling. The through-line is not sameness; it is adapting product UX to each platform and organizational moment.
Detailed chapters
Read the case studies
Detailed case study
Office Live Workspaces Vision
The transitional workspace and small-business services chapter.
Read Office LiveDetailed case study
Office 365 Executive Vision
The cloud admin and executive prototype chapter.
Read Office 365Reconstruction + source material
Explore preserved evidence
Silverlight is referenced here as the reconstruction technology for preserving the early rich-client interaction model, not as a market-strategy claim.
