Windows Vista

physical object
Identifier
2025.8.1
Description
Microsoft released a new version of Windows in 2007 called Vista which helped establish the Frutiger Aero aesthetic.
The Aero part of “Frutiger Aero” comes from Windows Aero (Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open), a User Interface introduced in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, which included an iconic transparent glass borders in many elements.
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Douglas Clark (donor)
Annabel Chow (documented)