Windows Live ID gets a Wave 3 facelift

By damaster on November 16, 2008 2:48 AM

13 comments

If you’ve tried signing in to any Windows Live ID-powered services today in your web browser, you’ll notice that the sign-in page has gotten a different look, as an introduction to the whole suite of Wave 3 Windows Live internet services. Here’s a screenshot:

There isn’t really much new except it’s gotten a new Wave 3 “buddy icon” – looks like it had lost some weight over the past years and is now consistent with the rest of the new Wave 3 icons:

Of course, as Windows Live ID starts supporting OpenID, expect more updates coming your way!

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http://www.liveside.net/members/orionll/default.aspx orionll

I was going to send you guys a tip about this, this morning too :P.
http://www.liveside.net/members/ChaosAngelic/default.aspx ChaosAngelic

@orionll:

Haha, same here.
http://www.liveside.net/members/Jamie/default.aspx Jamie

unhappy to report this update has not been picked up with OpenDNS (LDN – London) cache :(

redirected as previous version *sigh*
http://login.live.com/login.srf?wa=wsignin1.0&rpsnv=10&ct=1226800816&rver=5.5.4177.0&wp=MBI&wreply=http:%2F%2Fmail.live.com%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fn%3D1109068970&id=64855

Calendar, Spaces, Hotmail and Search (the ones i likely use hehe) all unchanged
http://msftandthefuture.spaces.live.com/ Quikboy

I strongly dislike the new icons. It’s too playful and kinda feminish. I mean flowers? Blech. The yellow ribbon around most icons is just extraneous.

Also the Groups icon is too similar to the current Spaces icon. And the new Spaces icon looks a lot like Writer. I like the new Wave 3, except these rosy girly icons and themes. I want something more vibrant, stark, sleek and exciting. Maybe next time…
http://www.liveside.net/members/tophtucker/default.aspx tophtucker

I actually like the icons & their stripes. (But where’s the Groups stripe?) The Writer/Spaces similarity makes sense. And flowers are nothing new in Windows / WL iconography.
http://www.liveside.net/members/Kip-Kniskern/default.aspx Kip Kniskern

Long Zheng has been bugging me all week about hi-res versions of these icons, and he finally got his mitts on them: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081116/delicious-new-windows-live-wave-3-icons/
http://www.liveside.net/members/Ogden2k/default.aspx Ogden2k

I really like the new icons, very stylish- they also much the IE7 logo.
http://www.liveside.net/members/Jamie/default.aspx Jamie

thankfully i have the new login page and regards to the icons at istartedsomethingcom – Calendar, Movie Maker and Writer is my favorite of them but they all good.
http://liveside.net/members/Alber1690/default.aspx Alber1690

My.Live.com is down as of now. Update hopefully?
damaster

@Alber1690: indeed it is down….and showing a green header for me even when I’m not signed in =S previous downtimes made me doubt that there’ll be an update this time, but I still remain hopeful……
http://www.liveside.net/members/BV2312/default.aspx BV2312

@Albert1690 No updated on my.live.com… Personally i think they have forgotten about it like with WL Alerts
http://liveside.net/members/Alber1690/default.aspx Alber1690

@damaster: i know…i’ve been dissapointed before as well. but…im only hoping more this time. my.live hasn’t been a part of major conversation for upgrades recently, has it?
damaster

@Alber1690: I’m not sure, but neither has Admin Center and they managed to get the Wave 3 look. According to an August 7th post on the My.Live.com blog:

“We’ll start planning for our next update to My.Live.com, aiming for a minor update in the Fall. Right now, most of our time is being devoted to another project that we’ll have more information about in the coming months.”

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